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NASA Investigates Use of 'Trailblazing' Material for New Sensors
December 6, 2012 — Tiny sensors -- made of a potentially trailblazing material just one atom thick and heralded as the "next best thing" since the invention of silicon -- are now being developed to detect trace ... > full story -
Tracking Down Smallest Biomarkers
November 27, 2012 — Scientists have developed a vacuum-compatible X-ray detector that allows the size of low-contrast nano-objects to be ... > full story -
Sensor Detects Bombs on Sea Floor
November 26, 2012 — A sensor has been developed to detect undetonated explosives on the sea floor. It is based on technology used to find mineral deposits ... > full story -
Discovering Hidden Art: Detective Work Using Terahertz Radiation
November 21, 2012 — Damaging biocides can be detected on old wooden sculptures, hidden wall paintings can be made visible again and the layered structures of pieces of art analyzed. Using terahertz scanners restorers ... > full story -
Nanotech Device Mimics Dog's Nose to Detect Explosives
November 20, 2012 — Engineers have designed a detector that uses microfluidic nanotechnology to mimic the biological mechanism behind canine scent receptors. The device is both highly sensitive to trace amounts of ... > full story -
Important Progress for Spintronics: Spin Amplifier Works at Room Temperature
November 16, 2012 — A fundamental cornerstone for spintronics that has been missing up until now has been constructed by a team of physicists. A newly developed spin amplifier can be used at room ... > full story -
Searching for Elusive Dark Matter Material
November 15, 2012 — Researchers are making key contributions to a physics experiment that will look for one of nature's most elusive particles, "dark matter," using a tank nearly a mile underground beneath the Black ... > full story -
Medical Vital-Sign Monitoring Reduced to the Size of a Postage Stamp
November 15, 2012 — Electrical engineers have developed new technology to monitor medical vital signs, with sophisticated sensors so small and cheap they could fit onto a bandage, be manufactured in high volumes and ... > full story -
Boosting the Sensitivity of Airport Security Screening
November 14, 2012 — Scientists are reporting a simple way to improve the sensitivity of the test often used to detect traces of explosives on the hands, carry-ons and other possessions of passengers at airport security ... > full story -
Supersymmetry Squeezed as Large Hadron Collider Spots Ultra Rare Particle Decay
November 13, 2012 — Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, near Geneva, have spotted one of the rarest particle decays ever seen in nature. The result is very damaging to new theories like the extremely ... > full story
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