Many types of sensor now use graphene as the response material and has become a hot area of graphene research. Despite not being the most obvious use of graphene to outsiders, it is an area in which a lot of research is being undertaken and commercialized.
By Liam Critchley
6 Oct 2017
Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a hydrogen sensor that can measure hydrogen gas concentrations in the range 100-900 ppm using hollow Pd-Ag allow nanowires.
By Emily Nordvang
4 Oct 2017
The bacterium Escherichia coli, or E. coli, encompasses several hundreds of strains, all of which are often associated with causing both foodborne and waterborne illnesses.
By Benedette Cuffari
12 Sep 2017
The UNs’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an international entity with goals involving the complete eradication of hunger and malnutrition, the elimination of poverty, as well as developing a sustainable management and utilization plan in how to preserve the world’s natural resources.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
Computer viruses were the original cyber threats, however, since the late 2000s, mastermind criminals began to seriously threaten the security of our cyberspace.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
For years, officials have used infrared spectroscopy to detect trace amounts of performance-enhancing drugs in a blood sample or tiny bits of explosive bomb materials traveling through the air.
By Brett Smith
4 Aug 2017
Metal organic frameworks, commonly referred to as MOFs, have gathered a lot of interest in recent years and have already been implemented into various applications to date.
Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have created a singular variety of nanotechnology sensors that can be sprayed on flat or curved surfaces, like train tracks and or airplane wings.
By Brett Smith
10 Jul 2017
Chemical sensors, of varying composition, are used across a wide range of industries to detect changes within a physical environment. Of the various compositions, graphene sensors have surged of late, and in many areas- biosensors, pressure sensors, gas and humidity sensors, to name a few.
By Liam Critchley
4 Jul 2017
In an effort to develop a method that can accurately track tire tread, a group of Electrical Engineers at Duke University, in collaboration with Fetch Automotive Design Group, have utilized metallic carbon nanotubes (m-CNTs) to track changes in tire tread with 99% accuracy.
By Benedette Cuffari
16 Jun 2017