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Satellite Remote-Sensing Method Hatches New Cell-Analysis System

News - 15 Jul 2007

Using the same "multispectral analysis" concept that enables satellites to study Earth's surface, Purdue University researchers have developed a new system that quickly determines the...

Most Compact Wavelength-Demultipler to Date

News - 13 Jul 2007

Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to shrink all the sensing power of sophisticated biosensors — such as sensors that can detect trace amounts of a chemical in a water supply or a...

Sandia Develops New Type of Electrochemical Sensor

News - 13 Jul 2007

A Sandia National Laboratories research team is developing a new type of electrochemical sensor that uses a unique surface chemistry to reliably and accurately detects thousands of differing...

Bacteria Rapid Detection Using Optical Scattering Technology

News - 13 Jul 2007

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new low-cost system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland...

Rensselaer Researchers Analyze Specialized Pulsed Lasers injection Process on Living Cells

News - 13 Jul 2007

Specialized pulsed lasers have been used to inject individual cells with a variety of materials, but little is known about how this type of injection might affect living cells. For the first time,...

LED Lighting Brightens Supermarket Freezers

News - 13 Jul 2007

Supermarket freezers may soon look a lot brighter while demanding less energy, thanks to LED lighting. A recent study from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found...

Oak Ridge Wins Six R&D 100 Awards

News - 13 Jul 2007

Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won six R&D 100 Awards, presented each year by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's most...

Innovations in Optics-Based Communications

News - 13 Jul 2007

Researchers will announce some of the latest breakthroughs and innovations in optics-based communications at OFC/NFOEC 2006--the largest and most comprehensive international event for optical...

University of Arkansas Develop Probe for Future Planetary Rovers

News - 13 Jul 2007

University of Arkansas researchers, in partnership with a local company will develop a probe for future planetary rovers that will help scientists study the history of the solar system by examining...

Ultralight, Handheld Terahertz Spectrometer

News - 13 Jul 2007

"T-rays" have been touted as the next breakthrough in sensing and imaging, but the need for bulky equipment has been an obstacle to reaching the field's potential. Enter Brian...