A novel way to measure rainfall, namely using microwave links from cellular communication networks as path-average rain gauges, is discussed.

A novel way to measure rainfall, namely using microwave links from cellular communication networks as path-average rain gauges, is discussed.
DNA origami nanobiosensor: The binding of the bioanalyte (left) with the ssDNA-associated bioreceptor (center) on the surface of the DNA origami is transduced as a measurable change in properties (right) that can be recognized and quantified by a detector.
The design of a new bionic skin that is sensitive to incredibly small changes in pressure and vibration is reported.
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A transparent and breathable microfluidic contact lens that could help to diagnose and treat eye disease is developed.
A wearable soft microfluidic device with sequentially filling reservoirs can collect, store, and analyze sweat in situ from almost any part of the body.
Strain-sensitive ‘smart’ materials that can monitor their own strain and internal damage state.
A scalable method for fabricating electronic whiskers (e-whiskers)—a class of electronic skin—for sensing a variety of external stimuli, including proximity, texture mapping, surface roughness, material stiffness, force, and temperature.
The iridescence of Nicobar pigeon plumage is put under the microscope.
A broadband visible-light-driven photocatalytic SERS platform with the CuO nanowires (NWs)/Cu2O hetero-nanostructures as the backbone.