University of Washington engineers have turned tissue paper - similar to toilet tissue - into a new kind of wearable sensor that can detect a pulse, a blink of an eye and other human movement. The ...

A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising alternative to routine blood screening finger jabs for diabetic blood sugar levels.

Testing wastewater samples is one of the primary methods for assessing infectious disease prevalence in populations. By collecting and testing samples from various water treatment plants, scientists ...

News-Medical talks to Professor Dipanjan Pan about the development of a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect COVID-19 in less than five minutes.Thought LeadersProfessor Dipanjan ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a kraft paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect traces of pesticides in fruit and vegetables in real time when ...

Researchers have developed a rapid, ultrasensitive test using a paper-based electrochemical sensor that can detect the presence of the virus in less than five minutes. It uses a graphene biosensor and ...

An inexpensive paper sensor along with a smartphone-based reader can rapidly provide information on a person's personal smoke exposure during wildfire season. (Nanowerk News) An inexpensive paper ...

LONDON (WPVI) -- British researchers have developed a simple paper-based sensor that indicates when meat and fish have gone bad. The sensor traces amounts of ammonia and another chemical released by ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Because it is easily available, low-cost, insulating, flexible, and portable, paper has been recognized as a particular class of supporting matrix for accommodating biological or ...

A carbon dioxide sensor developed by physicists at the University of Alberta can be manufactured on a mere piece of paper. The simplicity of this environmental innovation has myriad potential uses - ...