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Technology Leaders: Wearables
Bio-interfacing and biodegradable flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) devices can help tackle some of the world’s great challenges including environmental degradation and food scarcity.
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News: Imaging
Novel biosensors allow the simultaneous study of both neuronal activity and transcription factor dynamics.
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Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Will Biosensors Be Used Effectively in Crowded Environments?
A team used to making pollutant-detection systems is adapting their technologies to spot coronavirus.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This device could enable rapid, inexpensive liquid biopsies to help detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Mobile, Wearable EEG Device with Nanowire Sensors
This low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) device provides research-grade signal quality.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include optical data transfer, infrared and night-vision systems, environmental sensors, and breath analysis for medical diagnosis.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A team used to making pollutant-detection systems is adapting their technologies to spot coronavirus.
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Briefs: Wearables
Drones, smartphones, and sensors could provide a lifeline to the world’s growing elderly population at risk of falls.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
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NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Research in astronaut monitoring leads to virtual reality spinoffs.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Life-saving sensors, soft hearing implants, and a new water-decontamination method
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
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Briefs: Wearables
System Allows Diabetics to Monitor Blood Sugar Without Drawing Blood
The self-contained technology is similar to the smart watches that monitor heart rate.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
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Briefs: Materials
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A transistor has been made from linen thread, enabling the creation of electronic devices made entirely of thin threads that could be woven into fabric, worn on the skin, or implanted...
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A fully print-in-place technique for electronics could enable technologies such as high-adhesion, embedded electronic tattoos and bandages with patient-specific biosensors.
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Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Will ‘Print-in-Place’ Electronics Become a Mainstream Medical Tool?
The Duke University team says its “print-in-place” advancement could lead to embedded electronic tattoos and custom bandages with patient-specific biosensors.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically as bodies change or even transform to...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
UCLA researchers at the Center for Heterogeneous Integration and Performance Scaling (CHIPS) say that computers powered by traditional integrated circuit chips are reaching their limits and a...
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Briefs: Aerospace
System for Incorporating a Physiological Self-Regulation Challenge into Parcourse/Orienteering Type Games and Simulations
Although biofeedback is an effective treatment for various physiological problems and can be used to optimize physiological functioning in many ways, the benefits can only be attained through a number of training sessions, and...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tufts University engineers are making transistors from a material you’re more likely to see in a fabric store than in the field of electronics.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A technique was developed that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any...
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