Silver Nanowires Improve Breast Screening

Silver Nanowires Improve Breast Screening

The IDTechEx conference was held in Santa Clara, CA November 18 and 19, 2015, covering a wide range of topics including wearable devices and related technology such as sensors, printed electronics, and energy harvesting. This is one of the many items of interest from...
Scientists Enlist Algae in War on Cancer

Scientists Enlist Algae in War on Cancer

When I hear “nanotechnology,” I tend to think of microscopic components that have been designed and fabricated by people for some purpose or another. Scientists at the University of South Australia have taken a different approach to engineering their...
Handheld Device Captures Vital Signs Quickly [video]

Handheld Device Captures Vital Signs Quickly [video]

Wearables seem to have found their niche in healthcare sector. There are a number of companies working to develop wearables that can help make patient care timely, effective and accessible anywhere and anytime. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is one such...
Graphene Doubles Biosensor Sensitivity

Graphene Doubles Biosensor Sensitivity

AMBER (Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research) is  a research center at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Researchers there have made a discovery that make great improvements in the detection and diagnosis of a wide range of diseases and conditions. They have...