Vodka tastes different from brandy, and connoisseurs can distinguish among different brands of whiskeys. The flavors of spirits result from a complex bouquet of volatile compounds. New colorimetric ...

We create bio-based chemical sensor array with receptors designed to accurately target gaseous molecules with high sensitivity and selectivity. This allows the development of an economical, small, ...

The US Army’s highly accurate chemical and biological testing tech and patents are now available for license and commercialization by qualified companies via license agreement. BOZEMAN, ...

Chemists have developed a simple sensor to detect an explosive used in shoe bombs. It could lead to inexpensive, easy-to-use devices for luggage and passenger screening at airports and elsewhere. The ...

Imagine walking into your kitchen and instantly knowing if the fish you bought yesterday is still fresh—or entering an industrial site with sensors that immediately alert you to hazardous gas leaks.

Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is an explosive that’s been used in past shoe-bombing attempts. TATP is a difficult chemical to detect, but researchers have developed a colorimetric sensor array that ...

A low-cost, durable sensor made from adhesive paper and dye-coated silica microparticles can identify and quantify a range of toxic gases, including highly dangerous compounds such as chlorosarin.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Chameleon-like adaptive camouflage is based on structural colors that have evolved in Nature to help animals like cephalopods and certain birds and fish to modify their colors to ...

Mountain View, CA – December 15, 2011 – Metabolomx, a diagnostic company focused on the detection of the metabolomics signature of cancer from exhaled breath, today announces publication of results ...