Keyword: Proximity Sensors

INSIDER: Software

Someday, when quakes, fires, and floods strike, the first responders might be packs of robotic rescue dogs rushing in to help stranded souls. These battery-powered quadrupeds would use...

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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New products for February 2023, including stainless-steel specialty inductive proximity sensors, hermetically sealed position sensors, and more.
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Articles: AR/AI
Sensor technology design and manufacturing demands continue to rise to the needs of our continuously connected world.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2022

Designing the connected battlespace of the future...mobile robots that detect and alert soldiers to dangers in real time...'electronic skin' sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of human...

Blog: Communications
The wire harness is changing as vehicles become “computers on wheels.” A reader asks how electrification impacts the wiring harness.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has designed and...

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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control

Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape, and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just...

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INSIDER: Imaging

Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the...

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Articles: Electronics & Computers
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Linear motion bearings, magnetic angle encoders, isolation valves, and more.
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Products: Test & Measurement
High-precision medical sensors, battery-cell mappers, signal conditioners, and more.
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Articles: Motion Control
Pneumatic technologies such as control valves continue to evolve, incorporating sensors, industrial network interfaces, wireless technology, and more.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2021

A microwave radiation sensor offers 100,000 times greater sensitivity...Nature-inspired sensors help autonomous machines to see better...New accelerometers aid the development of Electric Vertical...

Products: Communications
Rain detectors, beacons, flow meters, and more.
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Special Reports: Motion Control
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Test & Measurement - February 2021

Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll...

Products: Test & Measurement
Accelerometers, actuators, hexapods, and more.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Torque limiters protect against damage and downtime caused by machine overloads.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Researchers at the University of Houston report that they have designed and produced a smart electronic skin and a medical robotic hand capable of assessing vital diagnostic...

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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method provides a key step toward quantum computers, sensors, and distributed quantum information.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
University of Colorado researchers have described a new silicon chip that improves the resolution and scanning speed needed for a lidar system.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Small Accurate Temperature Sensor

Würth Elektronik (Waldenburg, Germany) is introducing a 2.0 × 2.0 × 0.5 mm temperature sensor. Its accuracy in the measuring range of -40 to 125°C is ±0.5°C, while in the range...

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Proximity Measurement of Pressure and Temperature

Inexpensive, high-performance, optically coupled temperature and strain gauges based on a combination of advanced optoelectronic and microelectromechanical concepts have been proposed. The sensors would contain vibrating beams with submillimeter dimensions, made primarily of silicon by...