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Ear infections are the most common reason that parents bring their children to a pediatrician, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Each passing year, machine vision is finding its way into applications that were not commercially feasible — and in some cases, impossible.

We interviewed an industry expert about the role of inductive position sensors in the IIoT.

The key to acceptance and adoption of a "smart home" will be enhancing total ease of ownership.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, GA. Founded in 1934 as the Engineering...

Berkeley Lab technology could reduce time needed to declare buildings affected by earthquakes safe and sound.

People-Counting Sensor

FLIR Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) announced the latest generation of the FLIR Brickstream 3D Gen 2 people-counting sensor. This new version includes a unique...

Industries are constantly searching for new approaches to advance operational efficiency and product quality. With unplanned downtime estimated to cost...

There is increasing demand in many high-end commercial and industrial markets for precision motion sensing for a diversity of applications.

Some of the most common applications for hazardous duty sensors are in the oil and gas industry.

Suppose you have 10 taxis in Manhattan. What portion of the borough’s streets do they cover in a typical day?

The AIRGARD® air analyzer has been deployed to protect multiple critical infrastructure locations.

Tufts University engineers are making transistors from a material you’re more likely to see in a fabric store than in the field of electronics.

A technique was developed that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than...

Researchers from Newcastle University continue to explore the source of Mars' mysterious methane.

The Tumaini app will could help farmers spot pests and disease before it's too late.

A new-and-improved system from Stanford University captures light from a greater variety of surfaces, allowing a wider, farther imagery than ever before.

Programmable automation controllers (PACs) play the primary role in IIoT systems. Also referred to as machine controllers, PACs provide a centralized architecture; they act as the...

Wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a variety of objects, researchers compiled a dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone. The information...

This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that...

Smart objects are required to store and retrieve massive amounts of data quickly without consuming too much power. Millions of new memory cells could be part of a computer chip and provide that...