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5 days ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesNASA has recently introduced a new laser-based instrument called the Aerosol Wind Profiler (AWP), developed to produce detailed three-dimensional wind profiles. Using Doppler lidar technology, the AWP tracks the movement of aerosols—small particles suspended in the atmosphere—to measure wind speed and direction with high accuracy. The system has been deployed on aircraft and is being evaluated for future use in space.
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6 days ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesChronic wounds are a serious, often overlooked medical challenge, especially for people with diabetes or poor circulation. These wounds heal slowly, are prone to infection, and can lead to life-altering complications if not managed properly. What makes them especially tricky is that traditional care methods offer limited feedback. Clinicians rely on occasional visual inspections or delayed lab results, leaving plenty of room for complications to slip by unnoticed.
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1 week ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesIn a major step forward for emissions monitoring, researchers have developed a powerful spectroscopy system that can measure multiple greenhouse gases in real time across large open areas. Designed for complex environments like wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), this system offers a significant upgrade over traditional point-based methods that often miss fast-changing or spatially varied emissions.
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1 week ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesWhat if your food packaging could tell you when something's going bad? A new review highlights how gelatin-based pH sensors are making that idea a reality. In a recent article published in Gels, researcher Ruirui Wang takes a deep dive into how gelatin, a familiar, inexpensive protein, can be turned into intelligent sensors for monitoring food freshness.
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1 week ago | 
azobuild.com | Bethan Davies |Nidhi Dhull
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesA new study in Buildings takes a closer look at why integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with blockchain, two technologies often seen as a natural fit in smart construction, is still proving to be so difficult. By combining interpretive structural modeling (ISM) with DEMATEL analysis, the researchers unpack how 13 core barriers interact, influence one another, and shape the broader integration landscape.
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1 week ago | 
azorobotics.com | Bethan Davies |Soham Nandi
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesNASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered siderite, an iron carbonate mineral, hidden beneath Mars’ surface, offering the strongest clue yet in the long-standing puzzle of the planet’s missing carbonates. In a recent NASA press release, the researchers detail this finding within the sulfate-rich layers of Gale Crater, where Curiosity’s instruments detected evidence that carbon dioxide from Mars’ ancient atmosphere may have been locked away underground.
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1 week ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesA team of researchers has developed a MEMS-based gas sensor that leverages pulsed heating and machine learning to accurately identify gases like hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and ammonia, using just one sensing element instead of a full array. Published in Microsystems & Nanoengineering, the study outlines how this compact, low-cost “electronic nose” achieves high selectivity and energy efficiency by combining smart thermal modulation with advanced data analysis.
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1 week ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Ankit Singh
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesDrones have come a long way in the last decade, showing up everywhere from farms to disaster zones. But no matter how advanced they get, one thing continues to hold them back: battery life. Most UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) can only stay in the air for so long before they need to recharge, which limits what they can do and where they can go. That’s where energy harvesting comes in.
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1 week ago | 
azosensors.com | Bethan Davies |Noopur Jain
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesResearchers have developed a nanocomposite-enhanced transistor that significantly boosts glucose sensing performance by improving conductivity and integrating machine learning for accurate detection. The innovation centers on a hybrid material—metal-organic frameworks (MOF)-MoS2 nanosheets—doped into the conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS to enhance the channel properties of organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs).
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1 week ago | 
azobuild.com | Bethan Davies |Nidhi Dhull
Reviewed by Bethan DaviesA recent review article in Buildings analyzed 95 academic studies to understand how digital technologies are being used in construction safety management. Drawing from research in both developed and developing countries, the review identifies which technologies are most commonly applied, how they’re being used, and what’s limiting wider adoption, especially in lower-income regions.
