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Israeli Chemists Develop 'Date Rape' Drug Sensor

In Israel two researchers working at the Tel Aviv University claim to have invented a sensor which can detect date rape drugs in beverages with a high degrees of accuracy.

4 Aug 2011

TU-Darmstadt Research Team Develops Nanosensor for Detection of Plastic Explosives

Researchers from the TU Darmstadt have collaborated with material scientists from the RhineMain Polytechnic, to develop an ultra sensitive nanosensor, which has the ability to detect small amounts of Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN).

28 Jul 2011

New Functional DNA Sensors from University of Illinois

University of Illinois chemists have come up with simple portable and inexpensive glucose meters that are no longer just for the use of diabetics. Chemistry professor Yi Lu and postdoctoral researcher Yu Xiang published their findings in the journal Nature Chemistry.

25 Jul 2011

Malvern Licence Paraytec's Sophisticated UV-Vis Absorbance Technology

Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, UK) and Paraytec Ltd (York, UK) have entered into a development and licensing agreement that will see Paraytec’s ActiPix® technology being added to Malvern’s materials characterization portfolio.

20 Jul 2011

Portable, Wallet-Sized Dosimeter Measures Ionizing Radiation Exposure

The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has developed a portable dosimeter for measuring a person’s exposure to ionizing radiation.

6 Jul 2011

Mettler Toledo Introduces Portable Dissolved Oxygen Measurement System

Mettler Toledo has introduced a portable system, the InTap 4070i, to measure dissolved oxygen. The battery-powered device is based on Mettler Toledo’s M400 series transmitter and incorporates an advanced optical oxygen sensor along with Intelligent Sensor Management.

29 Jun 2011

Implant Sciences to Test Bench-Top Explosive and Narcotics Trace Detector, QS-B220

A supplier of high technology sensors and systems for homeland security based markets, Implant Sciences has announced that it will test its bench-top explosives and narcotics trace nd detector, the Quantum Sniffer QS-B220.

29 Jun 2011

Scientists Create Nano-Sensors to Detect Volatile Organic Compounds

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland a team of scientists have constructed nano-sized sensors which can detect volatile organic compounds.

28 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop Sustainable Environmental Sensor

Research teams from the US and Korea have developed a self-powered sensor, which can detect the presence of mercury in water. This sensor is based on a nanomaterial.

27 Jun 2011

Mauritius International Airport Selects Morpho’s CTX 5800 Explosives Detection System

Morpho Detection, a division of Morpho, the security unit of the Safran Group, announced that it has achieved the first sale of its next generation CTX explosives detection system, the CTX 5800, to the Mauritius international airport on the Indian Ocean.

24 Jun 2011