title: Chemo/bio-sensor networks.
abstract: The concept of wireless sensor networks conjures up images of a world of ubiquitous sensing, but it requires a massive increase in the number of sensors available. Although there has been considerable activity in transducer-based 'sensor nets', there have been virtually no corresponding deployments of chemical- or biological-sensing networks - considerable advances in materials science are needed before these can be used on a large scale.
authors.affiliation: Adaptive Sensors Group, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diamond