‘Living electronics’ monitor and heal inflamed skin

Scientists have integrated living cells, gel, and sensors to create "living bioelectronics" to heal skin. Tests in mice show promise.

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
June 11, 2024 ~7 min

Imperceptible sensors made from ‘electronic spider silk’ can be printed directly on human skin

Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 24, 2024 ~7 min


Robotic palm mimics human touch

MIT CSAIL researchers enhance robotic precision with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 20, 2024 ~6 min

Researchers develop a detector for continuously monitoring toxic gases

The material could be made as a thin coating to analyze air quality in industrial or home settings over time.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
May 17, 2024 ~6 min

New portable fentanyl sensor is super sensitive

A new fentanyl sensor is six orders of magnitude more sensitive than any electrochemical sensor for the drug reported in the past five years.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
May 7, 2024 ~5 min

This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces

Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in a large room.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
May 7, 2024 ~8 min

Wearable health sensor charges without wires or batteries

The addition of wireless, battery-free charging to a wearable sensor is a step toward the future of self-health monitoring.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
May 2, 2024 ~4 min

‘Electronic tongue’ tastes when white wine goes bad

An "electronic tongue" successfully identified signs of white wine going bad weeks before human experts did.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
April 19, 2024 ~5 min


Software improves sensors that check crop health

New software acts like polarized sunglasses to improve accuracy of devices that measure the color of a plant's leaves to assess health.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 25, 2024 ~6 min

Wireless network gets data from sensors the size of salt grains

A wireless network that gathers data from sensors no bigger than grains of salt could lead to implantable or wearable biomedical devices.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
March 19, 2024 ~7 min

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