Fission Chips Team Wins 2025 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Nanosensor Innovation

Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri and her Fission Chips Team received the 2025 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology for developing a novel nanosensor production method. The breakthrough originated from an accidental laboratory spill that unexpectedly enhanced sensor performance, leading to the discovery of a room-temperature process using vinegar vapor to create conductive nanoparticle connections. This technique replaces energy-intensive high-temperature methods, enabling cheaper, non-toxic production of versatile sensors with applications in wearable health monitoring and agricultural systems. The technology has been patented through Macquarie University and is already being implemented in products like the SunWatch UV exposure monitor and livestock pregnancy detection systems.