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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Amulet Scientific Brings Breakthrough Detection Tech to Market with Launch of World's Smallest Battery-Powered, Handheld Potentiostat
The compact electrochemical instrument sets a new standard for portable detection technology, expanding in-field analysis capabilities for researchers, industry professionals, and field technicians MADISON, Wis., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amulet Scientific, the company shining a light on invisible threats in our food system and broader health systems, today announces from the Biosensors 2025 Conference the commercial release of the Amulet: the world's smallest battery-powered, handheld potentiostat. A breakthrough in on-site detection technology, the Amulet unlocks new opportunities in the development of affordable diagnostics, sensors, wearable devices, and more. Reliable electrochemical analysis is essential for advancing breakthroughs in public health, food and environmental safety, and industrial innovation. Until now, such capabilities have often been limited to benchtop labs. The Amulet potentiostat changes that. Its compact, battery-powered design brings high-quality electrochemical sensing into the field, enabling faster, more responsive data collection wherever it's needed. Whether it's research institutions conducting fieldwork, industrial teams performing rapid on-site analysis, environmental agencies monitoring contamination, or educators teaching hands-on principles, the Amulet makes advanced detection accessible, portable, and affordable. "Releasing Amulet's commercial potentiostat greatly accelerates our mission to make sophisticated detection technology more accessible," said Abigail Barnes, Founder and CEO of Amulet. "Our device will move the needle for researchers and industry professionals, particularly those working to free our food systems of biological and chemical food safety hazards and environmental contaminants." Technical Specifications The Amulet features impressive capabilities in a compact form factor: Portability: Just 50mm x 16mm x 9mm and weighs 11g Small display: Built-in OLED display for standalone operation Internal memory: 100kB of internal memory storage Multiple electrochemical methods: Supports chronoamperometry (both fast chrono and multi-step chrono), differential pulse voltammetry, and square wave voltammetry Current range: ±30 μA (resolution 15 nA) Applied potential: -1.5V to +1.5V (max resolution 4mV) Configurable: Data processing algorithms can be loaded onto the device Electrode compatibility: Compatible with standard three-electrode screen-printed electrodes from major manufacturers, including OG Carbon, ItalSens, DropSens, Zimmer & Peacock, JE Solutions, and more. The Amulet also connects to the Amulet Scientific app via Bluetooth to help users log and visualize data, automate and customize data processing, annotate for experimental runs, transmit device updates, and transfer Amulet measurements to any compatible device. "Traditional electrochemical instruments have long required dedicated lab space and technical expertise," said Dr. Owen Griffiths, VP of Business Development at Amulet Scientific and Founder of OG Carbon, an electrode chip company whose chips also pair with the Amulet. "Without sacrificing analytical capability, the Amulet represents a fundamental shift in accessibility—ultimately redefining how and where critical measurements can take place." Expansion and Availability After securing $5.8 million in Series A financing led by HealthX Ventures in 2024, Amulet is now scaling its operations to commercialize and meet growing demand for its electrochemical technology platforms. The company has expanded its team of scientific and product development experts while building on its partnerships with universities, government agencies, and research institutions, such as Imperial College London. To learn more or connect with a member of the Amulet Scientific team, please visit or email info@ ABOUT AMULET SCIENTIFIC Amulet Scientific is committed to expanding in-field electrochemical detection opportunities and improving the safety and transparency of the food supply chain and our environment with more streamlined detection capabilities. The company's pocket-sized, wireless instrument features a small display, internal memory, and Bluetooth connectivity, making it an optimal choice for on-site detection. Amulet's unique, compact design unlocks new opportunities in food safety testing, affordable diagnostics, sensors, and wearables. MEDIA CONTACT: Tess Pawlisch 608-333-9788 tess@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Amulet Sign in to access your portfolio
The Guardian
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
On my radar: Romola Garai's cultural highlights
Born in Hong Kong in 1982, actor Romola Garai grew up in Singapore and Wiltshire. She has starred in films including Atonement and Suffragette, and TV series The Hour and The Miniaturist. Her directorial debut, the horror film Amulet, was released in 2020. Last year Garai portrayed Annie Ernaux in Eline Arbo's adaptation of The Years at the Almeida theatre, later transferring to the Harold Pinter theatre, for which she won best actress in a supporting role at the 2025 Olivier awards. Now she stars alongside Ivanno Jeremiah and Jamelia in new BBC Three comedy drama, Just Act Normal, available on iPlayer. She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark I'm not usually a fan of the short story – I often find them not very fulfilling. But I really like Eliza Clark as a writer, so I was excited to read these. The stories are great and very funny: there's such weird and dark humour in them. There's one story particularly, called The King, which is about an alien living in the body of an ad executive. And at the end of the world they form a new civilisation. It's a really witty pastiche on gender relations, and quite horrific, but extremely enjoyable. Vollmond, Sadler's Wells I saw this about a month ago. I'm a huge fan of Pina Bausch and I always try to go when her company, Tanztheater Wuppertal, is performing. I'd not seen this piece before, and the dancing in it was unbelievably daring. There's a whole section at the end where the stage is full of water and the dancers have to run backwards and forwards through it. Quite a few of the dancers fell over – it's amazing to see people who are so committed to what they're doing that they're putting themselves in physical danger to achieve it. Say It Like You Mean It by Sleater-Kinney This song does something weird to me. I quite often play it when I'm running, and then I start running really fast, like I'm chasing a mugger. It makes me feel intensely euphoric. It's a really sad song – Carrie Brownstein lost her mum in a car accident in 2022, so it's about grief and saying goodbye – but very beautiful. I've loved Sleater-Kinney for many years. All the music I like is sad – I don't like any upbeat music. But this song is incredibly purifying in its expression of grief. Yellowjackets The glut of television makes it hard to find things I really want to watch, but this show has struck me profoundly. It's about a group of women who go through an unbelievably extreme experience early on together, and it looks at the way they recover from trauma. They try to rationalise it, react against it, commodify the experience. It's truthful and brilliant. There's a scene in which one of the younger actresses, Sophie Nélisse, gives birth in the wilderness – it's a feat of acting. I don't understand why they haven't all won the top acting awards. The Rest Is History – The French RevolutionI'm a big history geek so I love this podcast. It's like you're sitting around a campfire. They're very good at bringing history to life in a vivid way. The one they recently did about the French Revolution was just incredible, particularly the ones on Marie Antoinette and what happened to her. They talk about revolution, and what happens to ideas when they're co-opted by the worst kinds of people, and excesses of ideology. When an ideology takes over, it's never really about the idea – the idea is to end up in charge. Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London Abney Park Cemetery is a mysterious and beautiful place that's been allowed to go somewhat wild. We have lots of lovely parks in London, but not that many wild places. You can walk around and hear woodpeckers and it feels very much like it's part of nature. Because it's full of trees, you see the passing of the seasons amazingly. And you can read the headstones – your brain is constantly whirring, thinking about all the titbits you get. There's one that I love where it says: 'Died in an accident.' And always, I'm like: 'What accident?' Le Cottage Bise, France We stayed in this hotel on the shores of Lake Annecy in a town called Talloires. It's been there since the turn of the last century. In the morning, when you have breakfast, you sit on a terrace which looks up at the Alps. Then you can walk 50 feet and just get into the lake and swim. The lake is like Evian water – it's the most unbelievably beautiful water to swim in. They have kayaks and pedalos. It's one of the nicest places I've ever been.
