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Sensors
Sensor technology covers a wide range of applications. From satellite sensors pinpointing volcanic activity to biometric sensors ensuring security.
Researchers create a flexible sensor cable to detect burglars
Researchers from the University of Saarland are trying to make like difficult for burglars — or even cattle on the…
Smartphone tech used to create sensitive gravity detector
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have altered simple smartphone technology to create a sensitive detector…
Bird flight inspires unmanned aircraft with shape-shifting wings
Engineers are are working toward a future of light, unmanned aircraft whose wings change shape. These planes will…
Pigeons Are Monitoring Air Pollution In London, Tweeting About It
There are plenty of animals that have gained Twitter notoriety. Now we can add a flock of pigeons to the list.
Disney Protected Its Precious Artwork With An Artificial Optoelectric…
Last summer, original drawings and sketches from Walt Disney Animation Studios, which ranged over a 90-year period,…
Amputee gets a bionic finger that can actually feel
While the field of prostheses has come a long way since the simple wooden leg, scientists and researchers are still…
Goodyear wants to replace tires with connected spheres
When you hear Goodyear, it's pretty common to think "tires," but what if we started thinking "autonomous, connected…
Wireless Connectivity Kit with XBee Modules
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Wireless Connectivity Kit from Digi International. The Wireless Connectivity…
This flexible skin that traps radar, acts as invisibility cloak
Engineers from Iowa State University have developed a new flexible, stretchable and tunable “meta-skin” that…
ON Semiconductor unveils next generation 1.2 Mpixel CMOS image sensor
ON Semiconductor introduces another major advance in image sensing technology with the AR0135 global shutter CMOS…