Imagine a swarm of tiny devices only a few hundred nanometers in size that can detect trace amounts of toxins in a water supply or the very earliest signs of cancer in the blood. Now imagine... Read more
Tiny Sensors Will Now Let Us Know In Real Time Companies and NGOs spend millions of dollars outfitting people in the developing world with technologies to improve their lives. But do those w... Read more
The sensor could monitor and wirelessly transmit data regarding load, strain, motion, temperature, and pressure In order to determine how a patient is recovering from orthopedic surgery, doc... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Tiny sensors known as accelerometers are everywhere. The near-weightless technology can measure the impact of a dangerous tackle on a football player’s helmet, cont... Read more
A tiny silicon chip that works a bit like a nose may one day detect dangerous airborne chemicals and alert emergency responders through the cell phone network. If embedded in many cell phone... Read more