Researchers at Rice University have engineered E. coli to act as living multiplexed sensors, allowing these genetically modified cells to detect and respond to multiple environmental toxins ...

In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of ...

In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Rice University has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of ...

But what if the pain comes 20 minutes after the hit? By then, the injury might be harder to heal. Scientists and engineers at Rice University say the same is true for the environment. If a chemical ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and New York's Columbia University have embedded transistors in a soft, conformable material to create a biocompatible sensor implant that monitors ...

Researchers at Rice University have engineered E. coli to act as living multiplexed sensors, allowing these genetically modified cells to detect and respond to multiple environmental toxins ...

A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and including colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced in Nature Communications that they ...

For years, automotive companies have developed intelligent sensors to provide real-time monitoring of a vehicle's health, including engine oil pressure, tire pressure and air-fuel mixture. Together, ...

Scientists describe their construction of complementary, internal, ion-gated, organic electrochemical transistors that are more amenable chemically, biologically and electronically to living tissues ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Accurately monitoring the body's bioelectrical signals is crucial for cardiology research and clinical diagnosis of heart diseases. However, this requires customizable ...

From left to right, Rafael Verduzco, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and nanoengineering at Rice; Ravindra Saxena, co-first author of the study and graduate ...