Lead contamination in municipal water sources is a consistent threat to public health. Ingesting even tiny amounts of lead can harm the human brain and nervous system—especially in young children. To ...

A team of researchers developed an accessible, handheld water-testing system that was tested through a citizen science ...

Researchers have developed a portable, user-friendly sensor that can quickly detect lead in drinking water, offering a ...

According to Storhoff, Lu’s new sensor is remarkably selective for lead ions. Homeowners might use the alumina plates or paper strips and a solution of the nanoparticle-based sensors to test ...

It’s working on a handheld device for real-time, on-site detection of toxic lead in tap water with design goals of: An affordable price point around $10/sensor Resiliency with enough power to ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an ultra-sensitive sensor made with graphene that can detect extraordinarily low concentrations of lead ions in water. The device ...

PhD student Guihau Zhou is one of the students who has worked with Junhong Chen to develop lead sensor technology. Mechanical engineering researcher Junhong Chen believes his wafer-thin sensor ...