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Entirely new approach to develop micro-electromechanical systems
New design methodology may pave the way for micro-electromechanical sensors and actuators – robots will be able to see and feel more effectively in future.
The Holy Grail in Plasmonics – The Lycurgus Cup Goes Nano
Professor Logan Liu and co-workers at University of Illinois create large-area, high-density nanoscale arrays based on the the Lycurgus Cup.
Litmus paper for detecting organic solvents
A litmus-type sensor system for the detection of volatile organic compounds is developed using a common office inkjet printer.
Textile piezoelectric force sensors
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Ultra-thin organics for creating better CMOS sensors
Organic sensors developed at TU Munich increase light sensitivity of cameras.
Metamaterials using in novel sensor design
Device is more efficient, versatile and cheaper and could be used in airport security scanners or collision avoidance systems.
Potential REP Lab-on-a-Chip System for Medicine and Research
New technology combines a laser and electric fields to separate particles and microbes by size.
New biosensor monitors water quality
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Food additive enables printed materials for soft robotics
University of Wollogong researchers have printed materials which can actuate and strain gauge.
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