Meet Spectroscopy’s “New School”
By Frank van Geel, James Strachan
July 2, 2025
How compact, connected, and consumer-ready technologies are taking spectroscopy out of the lab and into the world
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Sensors
Nanoneedles with DESI-MS Enables Real-Time Brain Cancer Monitoring
June 18, 2025
A new patch uses nanoneedles and mass spectrometry to sample brain tissue safely, enabling personalised and real-time diagnostics
1 min read
Smart Floss Monitors Stress in Real Time via Salivary Cortisol
By James Strachan
May 22, 2025
Microfluidic floss sensor quantifies cortisol via electropolymerized molecular imprinting
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Fluorescent Owl Feathers Reveal Age and Sex Markers
April 24, 2025
Using high-performance liquid chromatography and UV detection, researchers trace how porphyrin pigments vary with age, sex, and body size in owls
2 min read
No Applause, No Problem
April 10, 2025
In vivo sensing and machine learning reveal how birds know when their practice is paying off
3 min read
The First Step Towards In Vivo Metabolomics?
April 9, 2025
Nanotube sensor can continuously detect hundreds of metabolites in vivo with enzymatic precision
3 min read
Bye, Bye ELISA?
By Jessica Allerton
March 20, 2025
Biomarker sensor demonstrates efficient kidney disease detection
1 min read
Dropletronics
By Helen Bristow
December 31, 2024
Biocompatible electronic devices open up new possibilities for in situ disease detection
1 min read
Meeting Mpox Where It’s At
By Helen Bristow
December 17, 2024
New optical biosensor offers mpox virus detection in 20 minutes
1 min read
Hydrogen Boon
November 12, 2024
Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) technique offers high-sensitivity, calibration-free hydrogen gas detection
1 min read
