New Cell-Based Sensors Sniff Out Danger Like Bloodhounds

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 - 15:36 in Physics & Chemistry

University of Maryland engineers are collaborating across engineering disciplines to develop advanced "cell-based sensors-on-a-chip" technology. These tiny sensors, only a few millimeters in size, could speed up and improve the detection of everything from explosive materials to biological pathogens to spoiled food or impure water.

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