Researchs integrate vanadium oxide onto a silicon chip, paving the way for multifunctional spintronic smart sensors and next-generation spintronic devices.

Drawing chemical sensors on paper with a flexible toy pencil
Research team at Northwestern University show that chemical sensors capable of detecting toxic vapors can be drawn with a toy pencil on paper.

Graphene-Based Nanosensors for Toxic Gases
CSIRO scientists have developed new nanosensors capable of detecting very low concentrations of toxic gases such as ammonia and nitrogen dioxide, which can be reset using water molecules or ethanol.

Optomechanical sensors improve phonon studies
Researchers applying optomechnical systems to help unlock vibrational secrets of chemical and biological samples at the nanoscale.

Fluorescent Sensors – Free Access to Recent Highlights
A special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications highlights recent advances related to the synthesis, characterization, and applications of polymeric materials for fluorescence sensor applications.

Textile piezoelectric force sensors
Piezoelectric force sensors based on polyvinylidene fluoride fibers can detect small forces and be integrated in textiles.

Ultra-thin organics for creating better CMOS sensors
Organic sensors developed at TU Munich increase light sensitivity of cameras.
More sensitive electrochemical sensors from graphene
Research findings could open up a new class of technologies with applications in medicine, chemistry, and engineering.

A Snapshot of Plasmonic Sensors
Modern nanofabrication schemes and other methodological advances enable new fascinating possibilities in the emerging area of biosensing.

Electrospun Light-Emitting Nanofibers: From Lab-On-A-Chip Devices to Optical Sensors
Italian researchers review the properties of electrospun light-emitting nanofibers.