Emotional Bytes: Can AI Crave a Favorite Food?
Electronic tongue’ holds promise as possible first step to artificial emotional intelligence. Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not…
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500,000x Smaller Than a Human Hair: Game-Changing Electronic Sensor the Size of a Single Molecule
Australian researchers have developed a molecular-sized, more efficient version of a widely used electronic sensor, in a breakthrough that could bring widespread benefits. Piezoresistors are…
New Biosensors Allow Earbuds To Record Brain Activity and Exercise Levels
The streaming data from these biosensors can be used for health monitoring and diagnosis of neuro-degenerative conditions. A pair of earbuds can be turned into…
Innovative Saliva-Based Glucose Sensor to Revolutionize Diabetes Monitoring
An innovative device could pave the way for more convenient diabetes monitoring. A prototype sensor that measures glucose levels in saliva could eventually offer a…
Entanglement Enhanced Sensing Paves the Way for Advanced Quantum Sensors
A new research study explores finite-range interactions for creating quantum entanglement. Metrological institutions around the world administer our time, using atomic clocks based on the…
Diamond’s Downfall: The Quantum World’s Next Top Material
Diamond has long held the crown in the realm of quantum sensing, thanks to its coherent nitrogen-vacancy centers, adjustable spin, magnetic field sensitivity, and capability…
Discovery Unlocks Terahertz Technology for Quantum Sensing
Metal oxide’s properties could enable a wide range of terahertz frequency photonics. Visible light is a mere fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the manipulation…
Approaching Absolute Zero: Scientists Use Lasers To Cool Small Membrane
Researchers from the University of Basel have developed a new technique that successfully cooled a small membrane down to temperatures close to absolute zero using…
A Single Drop Changes Everything: New Technique To Revolutionize Nanosensor Manufacturing
Engineers at Macquarie University have pioneered a new method for producing nanosensors that is significantly less carbon-intensive, cuts costs, and enhances efficiency and versatility, substantially…
Harvard Scientists Control “Points of Darkness” for Remote Sensing and Covert Detection Applications
Two studies report new methods for using metasurfaces to create and control dark areas called “optical singularities.” Optical devices and materials allow scientists and engineers…
The Future of Medical Diagnostics: All-Purpose Biosensor Chip With 10,000-Fold Increase in Detection Range
Detection across widely varying concentrations down to single-molecule could enable multiple medical tests to be performed on a single portable device. UC Santa Cruz scientists…
New Hybrid Material Transforms Light: Revolutionizing Solar Energy, Medical Imaging, and Night Vision Technologies
Researchers have developed a hybrid material that efficiently transforms low energy light into higher energy light, potentially revolutionizing applications in solar energy, medical imaging, and…
A Cutting-Edge Diamond Sensor for Neutron Experiments and Quantum Information Science
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…
New Low-Cost Device Developed by MIT Can Measure Air Pollution Anywhere
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…
Combining Two Nobel Prize-Winning Techniques: A New Microchip Technology
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…
iPODs Transforms Microfluidic Testing for a Faster, Portable Future
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…
Photonic Cellulose Nanocrystal Sensor Revolutionizes Biomedical Monitoring
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…
Turning Your Smartphone into a Quantum Sensor: The Power of OLEDs
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…