Engineers in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Instrument Electronics Development Branch have developed a chopper-stabilized auto-zero amplifier capable of amplifying signals with extremely small amplitude originating from a thermopile-based infrared (IR) sensor. The instrument is self-adjusting in that it...

A mobile health technology was developed to monitor and predict a user’s psychological status, and to deliver an automated intervention when needed. The technology uses smart-phones to monitor the user’s location and ask questions about psychological status throughout the day.

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A new system from the Georgia Institute of Technology has a sound approach to recognizing tiny gestures of the hand.

Researchers from the University of Buffalo found a counter-intuitive way of improving the water-purification process: keeping things cool.

A Tech Briefs TV video this week featured AlterEgo, a “mind-reading” wearable headset from MIT's Media Lab.The technology allows a user to silently converse with a computing device, AI assistant, or application without any audible voice or discernible movements. The wearable device captures electrical...

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If you think there’s too much hype surrounding 3D printing, perhaps that’s because you’re only thinking about plastic parts.