All sensor articles
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NewsMerck Prize boosts work on automated air sensor for pandemic pathogens
The $540,000 will fund Khalid Salaita through the next phase of research into an air sensor that can continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that can cause pandemics.
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NewsDisabling sensor halts malaria parasite in its tracks
UNIGE scientists have identified a new type of molecular sensor that enables the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitoes at just the right moment
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NewsEarly warning sensor changes colour when wound becomes infected
A team at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a non-invasive sensor that changes colour when a wound becomes infected, alerting healthcare staff hours before symptoms become visible to the eye.
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NewsSensor controls how dormant bacteria reawaken
Researchers have discovered a new kind of cellular sensor that allows spores to detect the presence of nutrients in their environment and quickly spring back to life.
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NewsScientists switch out yeast cell’s sex drive to create cannabis tracker
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science have modified a yeast cell to sense the active substances in cannabis and get it to turn red when it does, paving the way for a new type of drug test that can be carried out with a smartphone.
