Category Nanoelectronics

Engineers from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, Canada, have developed a portable biosensor technology, of the “lab-on-a-chip” type, which due to its small dimensions could be integrated into wearable devices (wearables) to monitor, at all times, in real time, our health and exposure to harmful elements such as dangerous bacteria, viruses or pollutants.

The materials traditionally used in the manufacture of touchscreens are running out and we could face a significant supply shortage very soon. On the other hand, these materials are not suitable for the manufacture of flexible devices. According to new research carried out by scientists at the University of Surrey in the UK, the key could lie in silver nanowires.