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April 19, 2024

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With Inspiration from 'Tetris,' Researchers Develop a Better Radiation Detector

Apr. 11, 2024 — A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear ...

Innovative Sensing Platform Unlocks Ultrahigh Sensitivity in Conventional Sensors

Apr. 5, 2024 — Engineers unlock the power of exceptional points (EPs) for advanced optical sensing. EPs -- specific conditions in systems where extraordinary optical phenomena can occur -- can be deployed on ...

Brain-Inspired Wireless System to Gather Data from Salt-Sized Sensors

Mar. 19, 2024 — In a new study, researchers describe a novel approach for a wireless communication network that can efficiently transmit, receive and decode data from thousands of microelectronic chips that are each no larger than a grain of ...

Measuring the Properties of Light: Scientists Realize New Method for Determining Quantum States

Feb. 25, 2024 — Scientists have used a new method to determine the characteristics of optical, i.e. light-based, quantum states. For the first time, they are using certain photon detectors -- devices that can detect ...

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Kerr-Enhanced Optical Spring for Next-Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

Apr. 5, 2024 — A novel technique for enhancing optical spring that utilizes the Kerr effect to improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) has ...

Network of Quantum Sensors Boosts Precision

Mar. 4, 2024 — Quantum sensor technology promises even more precise measurements of physical quantities. A team has now compared the signals of up to 91 quantum sensors with each other and thus successfully ...

Engineers Achieve Breakthrough in Quantum Sensing

Feb. 20, 2024 — A collaborative project has made a breakthrough in enhancing the speed and resolution of wide-field quantum sensing, leading to new opportunities in scientific research and practical ...

Fresh Meat: New Biosensor Accurately and Efficiently Determines Meat Freshness

Feb. 20, 2024 — Despite the technological advances keeping meat fresh for as long as possible, certain aging processes are unavoidable. Adenosine triphosphate is a ...

Altermagnetism Experimentally Demonstrated

Feb. 15, 2024 — Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials. Back in 2019, researchers postulated a third class of magnetism, called ...

Sensors Made from 'Frozen Smoke' Can Detect Toxic Formaldehyde in Homes and Offices

Feb. 9, 2024 — Researchers have developed a sensor made from 'frozen smoke' that uses artificial intelligence techniques to detect formaldehyde in real time at ...

New Approach for Fast and Cost-Effective Pathogen Detection

Feb. 7, 2024 — The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team now develops intelligent, miniaturized ...

Single Proton Illuminates Perovskite Nanocrystals-Based Transmissive Thin Scintillators

Feb. 1, 2024 — Researchers have developed a transmissive thin scintillator using perovskite nanocrystals, designed for real-time tracking and counting of single ...

Sound-Powered Sensors Stand to Save Millions of Batteries

Jan. 29, 2024 — Researchers are developing a new type of sensor that reacts to certain sound waves, causing it to vibrate. The sensor is a metamaterial that acquires its special properties through the structuring of ...

Researchers Succeed in High-Sensitivity Terahertz Detection by 2D Plasmons in Transistors

Dec. 28, 2023 — Researchers have developed a high-speed, high-sensitivity terahertz-wave detector operating at room temperature, paving the way for advancements in ...

Gentle X-Ray Imaging of Small Living Specimens

Dec. 19, 2023 — Researchers all over Germany have developed a new system for X-ray imaging, which is suited for both living specimens and sensitive materials. The system records images of micrometer resolution at a ...

Hallmark Quantum Behavior in Bouncing Droplets

Dec. 12, 2023 — In a study that could help fill some holes in quantum theory, the team recreated a 'quantum bomb tester' in a classical droplet ...

Quantum Physics: Superconducting Nanowires Detect Single Protein Ions

Dec. 4, 2023 — An international research team has achieved a breakthrough in the detection of protein ions: Due to their high energy sensitivity, superconducting nanowire detectors achieve almost 100% quantum ...

Researchers Develop Novel Deep Learning-Based Detection System for Autonomous Vehicles

Nov. 30, 2023 — Autonomous vehicles require object detection systems to navigate traffic and avoid obstacles on the road. However, current detection methods often suffer from diminished detection capabilities due to ...

New Way of Searching for Dark Matter

Nov. 27, 2023 — Wondering whether whether Dark Matter particles actually are produced inside a jet of standard model particles, led researchers to explore a new detector signature known as semi-visible jets, which ...

Physicists Create New Form of Antenna for Radio Waves

Oct. 17, 2023 — Physicists have used a small glass bulb containing an atomic vapor to demonstrate a new form of antenna for radio waves. The bulb was 'wired up' with laser beams and could therefore be ...

Sweet Victory: Sensor Detects Adulteration in Honey

Oct. 10, 2023 — Scientists developed a microwave microstrip line planar resonator sensor tool to detect water adulteration in honey. The tool is compact, cost-effective, and easily fabricated. The microstrip line ...

X-Rays Reveal Microstructural Fingerprints of 3D-Printed Alloy

Oct. 10, 2023 — Researchers took a novel approach to explore the way microstructure emerges in a 3D-printed metal alloy: They bombarded it with X-rays while the material was being ...

Ionic Crystal Generates Molecular Ions Upon Positron Irradiation, Finds New Study

Oct. 10, 2023 — The interaction between solid matter and positron (the antiparticle of electron) has provided important insights across a variety of disciplines, including atomic physics, materials science, ...

Electronic Sensor the Size of a Single Molecule a Potential Game-Changer

Oct. 3, 2023 — Researchers have developed a molecular-sized, more efficient version of a widely used electronic sensor, in a breakthrough that could bring widespread ...

Shh! Quiet Cables Set to Help Reveal Rare Physics Events

Sep. 21, 2023 — Newly developed ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter ...

Sensors Harnessing Light Give Hope in Rehabilitation

Aug. 29, 2023 — A research team overcomes limitations of conventional strain sensors using computer vision integrated optical ...

Researchers Use SPAD Detector to Achieve 3D Quantum Ghost Imaging

Aug. 8, 2023 — Researchers have reported the first 3D measurements acquired with quantum ghost imaging. The new technique enables 3D imaging on a single photon level, yielding the lowest photon dose possible for ...

Sensing and Controlling Microscopic Spin Density in Materials

Aug. 3, 2023 — Researchers found a way to tune the spin density in diamond by applying an external laser or microwave beam. The finding could open new possibilities for advanced quantum ...

Scientists View the 'Transition State' of a Photochemical Reaction in Real-Time

Aug. 2, 2023 — In chemical reactions, molecules transform from reactants into reaction products through a critical geometry called a transition state that lasts less than one millionth of one millionth of a second. ...

Super Radar: Breakthrough Radar Research Overcomes a Nearly Century-Old Trade-Off Between Wavelength and Distance Resolution

Aug. 2, 2023 — New interference radar functions improve the distance resolution between objects using radar waves. The results may have important ramifications in military, construction, archaeology, mineralogy and ...

Detection of Bacteria and Viruses With Fluorescent Nanotubes

July 21, 2023 — The new carbon nanotube sensor design resembles a molecular toolbox that can be used to quickly assemble sensors for a variety of purposes -- for instance for detecting bacteria and ...

Detecting Threats Beyond the Limits of Human, Sensor Sight

July 21, 2023 — A new patented software system can find the curves of motion in streaming video and images from satellites, drones and far-range security cameras and turn them into signals to find and track moving ...

Sweat It Out: Novel Wearable Biosensor for Monitoring Sweat Electrolytes for Use in Healthcare and Sports

July 6, 2023 — Wearable sensors are becoming a promising tool in personalized healthcare and exercise monitoring. In a recent study, researchers develop a novel wearable chemical sensor capable of measuring the ...

The Device That Can Remotely and Accurately Monitor Breathing: Tested on Cane Toads

June 30, 2023 — Scientists have accurately monitored the breathing patterns of cane toads in a proof of principle to develop contactless vital-sign monitoring for humans in a range of settings such as intensive care ...