Search results for microsystem

Plasma Physics 8 hours ago

Sophisticated sensors offer precision measurement for fusion research

Nuclear fusion is a source of great hope for future energy security, with this field being explored in research reactors around the world. Accurately detecting their performance requires measurement systems that supply valid ...

Nanomaterials 12 hours ago

Nanomechanical gas sensor arrays: A step toward smarter, safer food and environments

Imagine walking into your kitchen and instantly knowing if the fish you bought yesterday is still fresh—or entering an industrial site with sensors that immediately alert you to hazardous gas leaks. This isn't science fiction—it's ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 11, 2025

Smart humidity sensor monitors human behavior through respiratory patterns

A cutting-edge humidity sensing system has been unveiled, capable of monitoring human behaviors in real-time through the detection of respiratory patterns. This breakthrough technology integrates a highly sensitive humidity ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 28, 2025

Harnessing gravity to create a low-cost microfluidic device for rapid cell analysis

A team of researchers at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled, low-cost device that will make flow cytometry—a technique ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 21, 2025

Emerging biomedical ultrasound tech: Flexible micromachined ultrasound transducers

A new review article unveils the world of flexible micromachined ultrasound transducers (MUTs), an emerging technology at the intersection of wearables, ultrasound, and MEMS. These cutting-edge devices, which include both ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 20, 2025

Micro-vibration microneedles: Paving the way for rapid and minimally invasive biomarker detection

Scientists have created a new way to quickly and minimally invasively detect glucose using microneedles. These swellable hydrogel microneedles extract substantial amounts of skin fluid in just five minutes, a less invasive ...

Nanophysics Feb 18, 2025

Microfluidic component library component library enables rapid, low-cost device prototyping

Researchers have developed a freely available droplet microfluidic component library, which promises to transform the way microfluidic devices are created. This innovation, based on low-cost rapid prototyping and electrode ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 12, 2025

Q&A: Quantum state of photoelectrons measured for the first time

For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 18, 2024

The future of optical modulators and integrated photonics

Despite being a mature technology in existence for over several decades, silicon photonic modulators face scrutiny from industry and academic experts. In a recent editorial interview, experts emphasize the need to explore ...

Cell & Microbiology Nov 4, 2024

Researchers use single-cell technologies and microfluidics to print organ structures

Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems IMM have harnessed their know-how in microfluidics and single-cell technologies to print organ structures. They will be presenting their developments ...

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