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Sensor biochips could aid in cancer diagnosis and treatment

Sensor biochips could aid in cancer diagnosis and treatment

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It is very difficult to predict whether a cancer drug will help an individual patient: only around one third of drugs will work directly in a given patient. Researchers at the Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Medical ...


'Lab on a chip' to measure water stress in plants

'Lab on a chip' to measure water stress in plants

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell's nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences ...





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New biomedical device uses nanotechnology to monitor hip implant healing

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 18, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 0

It is so small, you can barely see it, but a microsensor created by University of Alberta engineers may soon make a huge difference in the lives of people recovering from hip replacement surgery. The U of A research team ...


Hip chip uses nanotechnology to monitor healing

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 20, 2006 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (10) | comments 0

It is as small as the tip of a pen, but a microsensor created by University of Alberta engineers may soon make a huge difference in the lives of people recovering from hip replacement surgery.


Researchers: Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of ...


Pollutant Microsensor

New microsensor measures volatile organic compounds in water and air on-site

Chemistry /

created Sep 17, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a miniature sensor that uses polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure pollutants present in aqueous or gaseous environments. ...


Researchers Develop Flow Sensors Based on Blind Fish Hair Structures

Researchers Develop Flow Sensors Based on Blind Fish Hair Structures

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A blind fish that has evolved a unique technique for sensing motion may inspire a new generation of sensors that perform better than current active sonar.


New way to make sensors that detect toxic chemicals

New way to make sensors that detect toxic chemicals

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles.


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Low Temperature Laser Processing Solves a Problem in Smart Materials Manufacturing

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 18, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If researchers could integrate some of the active materials, such as perovskites, that have been developed in recent years for microsensor, actuator, and transducer applications directly onto ...



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