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03/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New graphene gas sensor inspired by dog noses

Man’s best friend enjoys one of the best noses on the planet. That’s why a Chinese-led study based its newly-developed electronic nose on a dog’s nose by using biomimetic graphene materials, reported a Nanowerk article. A dog’s excellent sense of smell comes from the hundreds of millions of capillaries that line the inside of its nose. The large […]

02/03/2018 / By Earl Garcia

New medical eNose device able to sniff out bacteria known to cause soft tissue infections

A proof-of-concept portable device known as the electronic nose (eNose) was found to effectively detect detrimental bacteria that lead to soft tissue infections even without prior preparation of tissue samples. The research team from the University of Tampere, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University of Technology and Fimlab in Finland also found that the device was able to distinguish bacterial […]

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