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Opal-Like Material can Help Develop Next-Generation Smart Sensors

Taking a cue from the biomimicry of peacock feathers and butterfly wings, researchers have created a novel opal-like material that could lay the groundwork for sophisticated smart sensors.

19 May 2020

Sensor System Analyzes Exhaled Air to Identify Respiratory Tract Pathologies

A new compact sensor system designed by researchers from Russia and Italy can execute the functionality of the electronic nose. The researchers have also come up with a reproducible technology for its manufacture.

15 May 2020

Minimally Invasive Biosensor System for Personal Management of Gout

At Texas A&M University, researchers have developed a technology that may be used by people with gout disease to better track their symptoms.

12 May 2020

Biosensors-Embedded Mask Prevents Airborne Disease Spread

A student team has designed a mask that prevents the spread of airborne diseases whilst monitoring the wearer's vital signs.

8 May 2020

New Device Helps Detect, Monitor Nicotine Consumption from e-Cigarettes

A new device that attaches to e-cigarettes can unobtrusively monitor inhalations -- yielding important information for research about when and where people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume.

5 May 2020

Multifunctional Nano-Sensor Could Detect Iron Disorders

Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result in medical conditions ranging from anemia and hemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

30 Apr 2020

Wireless-Powered 'Smart Contact Lens' can Detect and Treat Diabetes

Diabetes is called an incurable disease because once it develops, it does not disappear regardless of treatment in modern medicine.

29 Apr 2020

Electric Stockings to Help COVID-19 Patients at Intensive Care Units

Doctors and engineers have together developed an electric stocking to prevent loss of muscle mass in bed-ridden patients. During the coming months, the stocking will be tested on Danish COVID-19 patients at intensive care units in Denmark.

29 Apr 2020

Santa Barbara Infrared (SBIR) Introduces Blackbody System Developed for COVID-19 Body Temperature Detection

Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced infrared and electro-optical test hardware for medical, aerospace, and defense applications, introduces the Nightingale Body Temperature Reference Blackbody System for human body temperature detection.

From Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc. 28 Apr 2020

Wearable Smart Patch to Help People Personalize Diets and Reduce Diabetes Risk

A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.

27 Apr 2020