Sensor detects SARS-CoV-2 proteins
Engineers have designed a novel sensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2 without any antibodies, giving a result within minutes.
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Graphene – the versatile wonder material
Graphene has a vast variety of practical applications in the creation of new materials. But what exactly is graphene and what makes it so special?
Self-powered wearable devices
Scientists have created a 3D printing method that integrates functional and structural materials to print wearable.
App monitors cancer patients' quality of life
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has developed a new mobile application that facilitates the continuous monitoring of the quality of life of cancer patients.
Quantum sensors for next-gen brain-computer interfaces
Recently, Professor Surjo R. Soekadar outlined current and upcoming applications of brain-computer interfaces.
Smart bandage shows promise for wound management
Wearable sensor detects multiple chronic wound biomarkers to facilitate timely and personalised wound care.
Exosuit helps with awkward lifts
In the last few years, mechanically assistive exosuits have started to see commercial deployment.
No needles required for glucose levels monitoring
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive glucose monitoring device prototype.
An affordable self-navigating smart cane
The cane incorporaties sensing and way-finding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles.
Exoskeleton allows amputees to walk with less effort
A lightweight powered exoskeleton helps lower-limb amputees walk with much less effort.
3D printed werables never need to charge
Engineers have developed a new type of wearable device that is 3D printed to custom fit the wearer.
Ear sensors for COVID-19 risk patients
Ear sensors help increase safety for Covid-19 patients in domestic quarantine.
Nanotechnology sensor for SARS-CoV-2
A new test method that detects SARS-CoV-2 in saliva has the same sensitivity as a qPCR test.
Tracking muscle activity through clothes
Printing metals onto cloth makes for comfortable, low-cost, and effective biosensors.
Converting human body motions into electricity
Bioengineers have invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device that converts human body motions into electricity.
Rapid screening of drug-resistent bacteria
A research team led by scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has developed a novel cell sensor with a barcode-like micro-channel structure that enables rapid and low-cost screening of drug-resistant bacteria.
Breakthrough: First hybrid sensing approach
Texas engineers innovated a first-ever hybrid sensing approach that allows the device to possess properties of the two predominant types of sensors in use today.
Making motion sensing devices more personal
An electrical impedance tomography toolkit lets users design and fabricate health and motion sensing devices.
Twisted flakes could make better components for quantum computers
Single-crystal flake devices are so thin and defect-free, they might outperform existing components in quantum computers.
A wearable sensor for neonatal seizure monitoring
Hongyu Chen has developed a wearable sensor system for the continuous monitoring of neonatal seizures.
Glove and gaming make rehabilitation fun
A new sensor material suitable for developing a rehabilitation glove.
How robots can tell how clean is ‘clean’
A sensor for autonomous cleaning robots can quantify the cleanliness of a given area.
3D printed origami technology to fight Covid-19
Researchers are replicating the subtle folding of origami to create 3D printable technologies to aid in the fight against COVID-19.
Smart shoe sensors to detect health issues
A smart shoe with inbuilt sensors could improve the quality of life of older people through the early detection of dementia and diabetic ulcers.
Electronic nose sniffs out failing lung transplant
An electronic “nose” is capable of detecting with 86% accuracy when a lung transplant is beginning to fail.
Wearable devices in the surgical environment
In surgery, wearable technologies can assist, augment, and provide a means of patient assessment before, during and after surgical procedures.
Gold film enhances quantum sensing
Quantum sensing outpaces modern sensing processes by applying quantum mechanics to design and engineering.
Wearables made with laser-induced graphene
Graphene could advance flexible electronics according to a Penn State-led international research team.
‘Smart’ shirt keeps tabs on the heart
A flexible carbon nanotube fibers can be incorporated into clothing to function as wearable health monitors.
