Environment & water

Biosensing for water quality, pollutants, environmental pathogens, and ecosystem monitoring.

MXene-Polydopamine-Cyanobacteria Photobioelectrochemical Biosensor for Atrazine Detection in Environmental Waters

A living-cell sensor detected atrazine in water by translating herbicide-driven changes in photosynthesis into an electrical signal.

2026-10-27

Indigoidine and deoxyviolacein co-pigmentation in a single bacterial cell enables visual discrimination of Pb( ii ) and Hg( ii ) in environmental water matrices

An engineered E. coli strain turns lead and mercury exposure into distinct blue and purple signals.

2026-10-22

New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up

Layered nanoparticles convert low-cost infrared laser light into bright green signals for ultrasensitive chemical sensing.

2026-09-22

UNM acoustofluidics research featured on Lab on a Chip inside front cover

UNM's sound-driven microfluidic device concentrates particles at a 50-micron wire for environmental and biomedical analysis.

2026-09-18

Grapheal

Grapheal develops graphene-based biosensors and connected sensing systems. Its work spans biological testing, wound monitoring and environmental measurements, with compact sensor electronics that transmit readings to connected devices and instruments for characterizing graphene biosensors.

2026-09-14