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New Sensors to Control Quality of Drugs and Monitor Environment

Supersensitive sensors to detect enantiomers, called “mirror molecules,” in drugs have been developed by researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic.

8 Jun 2020

FreshAir Announces Unique and Highly Effective Smoking Detection System for Residential Applications

FreshAir, an industry leader in the development of sensors to detect and alert for hazardous chemicals, announces its unique and highly effective FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System.

From FreshAir Sensor LLC 5 Jun 2020

The Most Sensitive Bioelectronic Ammonia Gas Sensor Ever Made

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has reported in the Nano Research journal that they have developed the most sensitive bioelectronic ammonia gas sensor to be ever made.

14 May 2020

Wireless Device Compatible with Biosensors can Monitor Fermentation Process

Electrochemical reactions that occur in processes like ethanolic fermentation include the transformation of sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

6 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

Novel Sensors can Ensure Safety, Quality of Foods and Edible Oils

Antioxidants play a major role by protecting the living systems from the negative impacts of free radicals and, hence, they are regarded as one of the most fascinating and extensively researched compounds in the field of life sciences.

24 Apr 2020

Sensor Based on Black Silicon Detects Toxic Contaminants and Explosives

Researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, and Melbourne Center for Nanofabrication have designed a black silicon-based ultrasensitive detector.

28 Nov 2019

Versatile CA-6 Colorimetric Analyzer Designed to Monitor Phosphates or Total Phosphates

Designed with an advanced modular sensing element, the versatile CA-6 Colorimetric Analyzer Series from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) gives users the option of choosing to measure either phosphates or total phosphates and other parameters over a wide range depending on their process requirements.

From Electro-Chemical Devices, Inc. 21 Nov 2019

New Optoplasmonic Sensor for Quickly Testing Milk and Other Liquids for Quality

Food safety and food quality standards have never been higher in Germany and across the European Union (EU). This is particularly true in the dairy sector. However, in spite of such high standards, traces of pesticides, impurities, and antibiotics can enter into milk, and at times can lead to grave consequences for consumer health.

7 Nov 2019

New Paper-Based Sensor Technology to Economically Detect Iron Levels in Fortified Foods

To address nutrient deficiencies in their populations, several low-income countries have adopted mass food fortification programs. However, many of these programs do not have the resources needed to establish if the right amount of nutrients is constantly present in those food items.

17 Oct 2019