External laser device detects presence of alcohol vapors inside of a moving car “This work illustrates how remote sensing technologies affect our everyday life,” said Marco Giani... Read more
“Silicone Wristbands as Personal Passive Samplers“ From “Livestrong” to “Purple Paws,” trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. A... Read more
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Use Method to Identify Compound with Promise for Obesity-Linked Diabetes Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have demonstrated a drug-di... Read more
Compounds present in exhaled breath can act as a “fingerprint” for individuals, scientists say. These “metabolites” represent the waste products of the body’s c... Read more
“The new materials that could be generated by this exciting strategy could provide practical solutions to meet many of the energy targets set by the US Department of Energy” For the first ti... Read more
Giant network links all known compounds and reactions to create chemical Google on steroids Northwestern University scientists have connected 250 years of organic chemical knowledge into one... Read more
“Our biochemiresistor was able to detect enrofloxacin in neat milk in 40 minutes” A whole new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liq... Read more
A research team at Michigan State University has developed a laser that could detect roadside bombs A research team at Michigan State University has developed a laser that could detect roads... Read more
Image by silveryyn via Flickr Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a hot area of research in the effort to fight global warming through the process of removing carbon from the atmospher... Read more