Bacterial sensors usually rely on emitting light to transfer information about what they're sensing, but that method isn't ...

Engineers at Rice University have developed a dual-bacterial system that converts chemical signals directly into electrical ...

Wearable technologies are starting to reshape how people manage health. Continuous glucose monitors that measure blood sugar ...

A new quantum sensing approach could dramatically improve how scientists measure low-frequency electric fields, a task that ...

Dozens of hair extensions—including artificial and natural braids—may contain synthetic chemicals that are a health and environmental hazard, a new study shows. At least 12 of the 169 chemicals ...

CB Defense Today is an interview program featuring experts who discuss innovations, technologies, and partnerships relevant to the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological ...

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of ...

A startup company called Zymosense is developing and marketing nanosensors invented in Nigel Reuel's Iowa State lab. The new tools will help industries track and improve the enzymes used in ...

Prof. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH. Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored Omar Yaghi – the “father ...

Abstract: This work aims to demonstrate the capability of a low-cost experimental setup to monitor surface plasmon resonance (SPR) chemical sensors based on plastic optical fibers (POFs) and ...

Chemical warfare is one of the most devastating forms of conflict. It leverages toxic chemicals to disable, harm or kill without any physical confrontation. Across various conflicts, it has caused ...