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Researchers designed biomimetic 'stalactite' nanopores that mimic naturally occurring stalactites. The asymmetric pores could enable advancements in biosensing, energy harvesting, and filtration.
Researchers use MXene to develop a flexible electronic skin that replicates the microstructures in human skin to achieve exceptional sensitivity. The multifunctional sensor also provides therapeutic heat treatment.
Real-time, in-package pathogen detection technology could significantly reduce foodborne illnesses and waste, while improving efficiencies in the food supply chain.
Researchers develop flexible health sensor with game-changing sensitivity. Integrating photoconductor and organic transistors enables exponential signal boost, allowing accurate continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood oxygen, blood pressure during normal daily activities.
Researchers have developed an innovative electronic skin patch that mimics attributes of human skin for sensing biomechanical and bioelectrical signals relevant to health monitoring. The device is skin-like stretchable, breathable, and has self-adhesive properties and superior capabilities for precision mobile health tracking.
Integrated microfluidic platforms that combine automated sample preparation with on-chip nucleic acid amplification tests enable rapid, accurate molecular diagnostics at home for improved preventive medicine and biosecurity.
By adopting a single-enzyme approach, scientists have unlocked a new era in enzymatic biofuel cell technology, where one device serves a dual purpose: harvesting electricity and providing an analytical signal for glucose detection, all powered by a single enzyme, glucose oxidase, on both the anode and cathode.
In an effort to reduce the size of optical spectrometers, researchers have been working on developing miniature on-chip spectrometers that could be integrated into small handheld devices or even smartphones. Now, reducing the size down to the micrometer scale, researchers have developed a single-dot spectrometer based on an in situ modulated perovskite photodetector. The device is enabled by photogain manipulation controlled by ion redistribution in the perovskite film under an externally applied bias. This unique spectrometer design breaks the footprint-resolution restriction of spectrum analysis and leads to a new design direction of perovskite in situ modulation for the development of new functional devices.