environmental monitoring
Genetic Markers for Tracking Species
Biologists now want to use a similar procedure for identifying domestic animal and plant species more efficiently. German Barcode of Life (GBOL) is the name of…
New “nanobead” approach could revolutionize sensor technology
When fully developed as a hand-held, portable sensor, like something you might see in a science fiction movie, it will provide a whole diagnostic laboratory on…
First identification of endocrine disruptors in algae blooms
The effect is not caused by microcystin toxins, long recognized as potentially harmful to humans and aquatic animals, but as yet unidentified substances. As a…
Hydrogels used to make precise new sensor
The “diffraction-based” sensors are made of thin stripes of a gelatinous material called a hydrogel, which expands and contracts depending on the acidity of…
Imaging science offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
More than 170 participants gathered this week for the eighth annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference in Irvine, Calif. This year's…
Nanogenerators Power Conventional Electronic Devices
In this case, the mechanical energy comes from compressing a nanogenerator between two fingers, but it could also come from a heartbeat, the pounding of a…