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Weizmann Institute’s Electronic Nose for Environmental Toxicity Applications

An electronic system was trained by the scientists from the Weizmann Institute for predicting the pleasantness of new odors, similar to humans who perceive them.

19 Apr 2010

Nano-Scale Molecular Switch Detects Metallic Ions in Surrounding Environment

A novel nano-scale scientific tool in the form of a molecular switch was synthesized by two chemists from The Scripps Research Institute.

17 Apr 2010

Optimal Dynamic Detection System Detects Nitroglycerin-Based Bombs

The Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Princeton University researchers have successfully demonstrated the functioning of the Optical Dynamic Detection (ODD) system that can detect chemical explosives like nitroglycerin in a package.

15 Apr 2010

ChemImage Awarded Patent for Optical Sensor that Detects Explosives

An optical sensor developed by ChemImage Corporation to detect explosive compounds was recently awarded a patent, the hundredth one for the company.

15 Apr 2010

Award for Wireless HyGreen Hand Hygiene System with Alcohol Sniffing Sensor

The HyGreen Hand Hygiene System from Xhale Innovation was declared the winner of the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition.

15 Apr 2010

Homeland Security Equips Cell Phones with Chemical Detection Sensors

A cell phone is embedded with a chip that is priced less than a dollar. This chip can be programmed to alert the mobile phone carriers regarding the presence of toxic chemicals in the atmosphere.

15 Apr 2010

In Vivo Glucose Sensing RFID Microchip Under Development by PositiveID

PositiveID Corporation is presently developing an in vivo glucose-sensing RFID microchip. This microchip is now in the Phase II development stage.

15 Apr 2010

Ionfinity’s New Chemical Sensor for Security Industry

The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program of the U.S. Navy had awarded the Miniature Electronic Sniffer for Navy Vertical Take off Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (VTUAVs) project to Ionfinity.

13 Apr 2010

NEA to Functionalize Carbon Nanotubes with Sensing Materials

Nano Engineered Applications (NEA), a Riverside, CA-based start-up firm and Avisio’s majority owned subsidiary, was awarded an exclusive license for a chemical detection technology by the University of California, Riverside (UCR).

7 Apr 2010