Scientists at Cornell University, NY, have developed a synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity. They say it "could lead to a ...

Researchers report successful results from a hand-held breast cancer screening device that can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny sample of saliva. Their design uses common components, such ...

Flexible electronics have been drawing significant attention for healthcare applications. Establishing ideal flexible device/tissue interfaces plays a crucial role in achieving high-precision ...

Drinking contaminated water can lead to waterborne diseases, threatening the lives of many. Intentional contamination of a municipal water system represents a potential target for terroristic activity ...

Neurotransmitters are the words our brain cells use to communicate with one another. For years, researchers relied on tools that provided limited temporal and spatial resolution to track changes in ...

A new biotech startup has hatched from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design with $6 million in funding and a leadership team fresh from Neoleukin Therapeutics, another IPD ...

Illustration of the self-illuminating biosensor: A metasurface of gold nanowires drives quantum light emission and concentrates the resulting light waves to detect biomolecules. Optical biosensors use ...

Wearable biosensors typically consist of a recognition region that detects the target signal, a transducer that converts that signal into a measurable parameter, and an electronic processor that ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Ensuring the safety of drinking water, food supplies, and environmental samples depends on detecting bacterial contamination before it causes harm. Traditional microbiological ...

Dr. Ho Sang Jung and his research team from the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have developed an optical biosensor capable ...