The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s nuclear physics group is participating in the nEDM experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, aiming to measure the neutron’s electric…
An open-source tool developed by MIT’s Senseable City Lab allows individuals to easily and affordably monitor air quality. Air pollution poses a major threat to…
Physicists at Delft University of Technology have created a microchip using a unique combination of two Nobel Prize-winning techniques, optical trapping and frequency combs. This…
The Integrated Portable Droplets system (iPODs) device offers a portable, affordable, and user-friendly droplet analysis system for rapid-results testing with strong accuracy in detecting and…
Researchers develop an insoluble CNC hydrogel with high sensitivity to calcium ions, paving the way for sustainable cellulose sensors in wearable devices and biomedicine. Cellulose…
UNSW Sydney researchers have developed a chip-scale method using OLEDs to image magnetic fields, potentially transforming smartphones into portable quantum sensors. The technique is more…
A new superhydrophobic biosensor enables the monitoring of “insensible” sweat (vaporized water loss from the skin), which was previously hard to measure. This sensor can…
Researchers demonstrate a low-power “wake-up” receiver one-tenth the size of other devices. MIT researchers have created a terahertz-based wake-up receiver for IoT devices, significantly reducing…
Researchers have made long-term volcano monitoring a possibility by creating a more efficient and cost-effective camera. Gas emissions are a manifestation of the activity taking…
Scientists have developed a device using single-atom-thick nanomaterials capable of simultaneously detecting the presence of viruses causing COVID-19 and the flu. The device offers much…
A team of researchers under the leadership of Prof. Meng Gang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), explored…
If you tuned in to the latest Super Bowl, you saw firsthand the crucial role that a referee’s decisions play in determining the outcome of…
The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur. Engineers at MIT and Caltech…
The ingestible pills utilize magnetic fields to track movement through the Gastrointestinal tract with higher resolution and accuracy. A team of researchers led by Khalil…
New bacterial sensors detect the presence of a variety of contaminants in water. When you hit your finger with a hammer, you feel the pain…
A team of researchers at JILA has for the first time successfully combined two of the “spookiest” features of quantum mechanics to make a better…
High-tech quantum sensors could guide vehicles without satellites, if they can handle the ride. When talking about quantum inertial sensors, words like “tough” or “rugged”…
If taken in just the right amount, lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression. Too little won’t work, while too much can…
