It’s always interesting to see how scientists and engineers have exploited—in the positive sense of the word—somewhat obscure, fundamental physics principles to create innovative sensors. For example, ...

The recent development in the utilization of flexible optical fiber sensors and the prospective application scenarios were then summarized, which encompass human activity monitoring and healthcare, ...

Patients who remain in bed for long periods of time may develop pressure sores, which can in turn become potentially life-threatening chronic skin ulcers. A new sensor could help keep that from ...

Figure 4. Fiber optic sensing of viral N gene DNA. (A) Graphical view of Cas12a- mediated cutting of ssDNA immobilized on fiber surface. (B) A typical sensorgram showing Cas12a-mediated DNA sensing ...