Thanks to billions of years of evolution, cells are remarkably adept at detecting pathogens or toxic chemicals in the environment. Taking advantage of this natural surveillance capability, researchers ...

University of Limerick’s Dr Sarah Guerin says the crystal-based sensor can detect leaks ‘as small as 2mm’ in water pipes. A researcher at the University of Limerick has developed a low-cost sensor ...

Physicists have linked together, or 'entangled,' the mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue crystal, giving it a quantum edge in measuring electric fields with record sensitivity ...

Norwegian researchers have developed what they are calling the world's first sensor capable of measuring individual particles in a blood sample. Human blood contains several hundred different proteins ...

Quantum crystal: A quantum sensor built from a collection of beryllium ions (red spheres) in a Penning trap. (Courtesy: Steve Burrows) An ultra-precise quantum sensor based on trapped beryllium ions ...

[Scott Harden] continues his work on a high precision crystal oven. Being able to set a precise temperature depends on the ability to measure temperature with precision as well. That’s where this ...

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has prompted scientists to focus their research on rapid and robust diagnostic tests. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays – the ...