New sensor detects PFAS in water at extremely low levels and tells apart similar compounds, providing a practical tool for protecting water supplies and supporting environmental monitoring efforts.

They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...

Chemists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...

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The Naperville City Council has OK’d the procurement of hundreds of sensors that, once installed, will help the water utility detect system leaks faster and with more accuracy than current ...

Scientists developed a microwave microstrip line planar resonator sensor tool to detect water adulteration in honey. The tool is compact, cost-effective, and easily fabricated. The microstrip line ...

"Forever chemicals" are notoriously difficult to detect, but a collaboration between the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory has yielded a ...

New portable test detects and measures different PFAS 'forever chemicals' in water, identifying trace amounts of these potentially toxic substances. (Nanowerk News) They linger in our water, our blood ...