Crickets inspire fine hair sensors
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The study of the hairs used by crickets to detect small air movements has led to the development of very small, sensitive and light weight artificial systems in silicon and plastic for aerospace systems and hearing aids usage. Researchers have taken live neuron cells including those from crickets and grown them on Field Effect Transistors to make more sensitive connections between external sensors either mechanical or biological in origin and electronics.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2005
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Sniffing out trouble intelligently
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People suffering from noxious diseases can be detected by sniffing their breath with the help of a system that identifies the organic substances in the breath and detects the onset of sickness. The device can detect five picomoles of DNA in solution.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2004
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