Discrete water sampling is resource and time intensive. It also involves the need for the scientist with or without a vessel to be on site to take the discrete sample.
Stanford researchers have developed a portable sensor device for rapid detection of heavy metal ions using a sulfidation process and concentrator for increased visual detection.
Stanford researchers have designed and tested an electrochemical gas sensor which can detect volatile organic species in the gas phase and differentiate multiple species with a single chip.
Stanford researchers have developed a streamlined method for simultaneously estimating a broad range of hydrocarbon fuel physical and chemical properties for a wide range of fuels.
Stanford researchers have developed two related inventions which advance the state-of-the-art of CMUT's (capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers).
Stanford researchers have invented a fully water-soluble, orange hydrazine sensor that can robustly quantify the toxin hydrazine in liquids such as drinking water, waste water (treated and untreated), and bodily fluids.
Stanford researchers at the Bao Lab have designed and fabricated a highly stretchable, tough, and self-healable material with high fatigue resistance applicable for electronic (e-) skin devices.
Engineers in the Stanford Microfluidics Laboratory have developed a sensitive, high-resolution, label-free detection method for identifying and quantifying analytes on chip-based electrophoretic assays.
Researchers in Prof. Zhenan Bao's lab at Stanford have developed a series of imidazole derivatives for solution processed, n-type doped organic electronic devices.
Engineers in Prof. Butrus Khuri-Yakub's laboratory have developed a patented, simple, cost efficient, CMUT (capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers) fabrication process with incomparable precision and performance.
Researchers in Prof. Robert Byer's laboratory have patented a new fiber laser technology for generating frequency combs with broadband output (an octave or more).