Sensors/​Data Acquisition

Data Acquisition

Find viable solutions for advanced data acquisition technologies. Access the latest technical briefs and product news that are essential to data acquisition systems and applications.

NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microphone Detects Turbulence Hundreds of Miles Away
Products: Test & Measurement
New on the Market: September 2021
Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Facility Focus: The Pennsylvania State University School of Engineering
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Technology Enables Digital Communication Through Touch
Articles: Imaging
Products of Tomorrow: September 2021
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control

A 3D-Printed 'Fish Fin' Offers New Ideas for Morphing Aircraft

Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Intelligent Robots Pick, Prune in the Peach Orchard

INSIDER: Energy

More Efficient Electricity Distribution Thanks to New Insulation Material

Blog: Electronics & Computers

A 'Charging Room' Powers Devices Through the Air

Blog: Aerospace

Go for Launch: Scientists Explore Radiation Risks to Mars-Bound Astronauts

INSIDER: Power

Better Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage

Latest Briefs & News

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Backside Illumination Gets Fast
A new high-speed sensor pushes the boundaries in light-starved conditions.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Monitoring Additive Manufacturing with an Optical Microphone
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
Products: Imaging
New Products: September 2021 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
Briefs: AR/AI
Standard Digital Camera and AI to Monitor Soil Moisture
Researchers are using a standard RGB digital camera to accurately monitor soil moisture.
Articles: Energy
Mapping Performance Variations to See How Lithium-Metal Batteries Fail
Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery.
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Medical Robotics - September 2021

Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic...

Special Reports: Imaging
Aerospace Manufacturing - August 2021

Demanding applications in the aerospace industry require products and systems that are manufactured using the latest technologies – from design and simulation, to fabrication and final testing. To help...

Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Touch-Sensing Glove Feels the Pressure
A new pressure-sensor from MIT detects small and fast changes in pressure at the fingertip, such as from lightly rubbing fingers together.
Question of the Week: Software
Could Digital Twins Be Used on ‘Any System?’

An INSIDER story this month highlighted efforts to use sensors to improve the virtual design model known as a digital twin.

Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Giving Robots Better Moves
RightHand Robotics combines machine vision with an intelligent gripper design to make more adaptable robots.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wearable, All-in-One Health Monitor
The soft, stretchy skin patch can monitor cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels at the same time.
NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Measuring Moon Dust to Fight Air Pollution
NASA’s need to contain hazardous lunar dust led to technology that senses other pollutants.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Device Powers Wearable Sensors Through Human Motion
A triboelectric generator made of flexible circuit boards creates electricity when the wearer moves.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Data Recorders Aid Earth Dust Mission
The Earth Imaging Spectrometer instrument is heading to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022.
UpFront: AR/AI
UpFront: August 2021 Tech Briefs
NASA's Landslide Reporter, a smarter cement, and a way to track microplastics in the ocean.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow: August 2021
A new COVID test, a "ChromoUpdate," and NASA's brake rotor.
Podcasts: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Here's an Idea: Hearing Aids
This episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here’s an Idea™ explores a variety of new-and-improved hearing aids, from $5 “do-it-yourself” devices to advanced systems that monitor brain waves.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-Driving Model Navigates a Tough Traffic Problem: Narrow Streets
A self-driving algorithm guides an autonomous vehicle through a traffic scenario that many of us know well: navigating traffic on a crowded, narrow street.
White Papers: Sensors/Data Acquisition
AXIS Software Development Tools

Software developers for mission-critical applications need special tools. Often, they are forced to use tools that aren’t necessarily designed to work together. Abaco’s AXIS is a full suite of integrated...

Briefs: Lighting
Ultra-Thin, Energy-Efficient Photodetector Integrated with Gorilla Glass
This could lead to the commercial development of smart glass, with applications ranging from imaging to advanced robotics.
Briefs: Wearables
Smartphone App Hears Ear Infections in Children
The app detects fluid behind the eardrum using a piece of paper and a smartphone’s microphone and speaker.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Generation of Polystyrene Latex Spheres with Incorporated Fluorescent Dyes
Microspheres are used in wind tunnel experiments to monitor airflow, to stain biological samples, and in time-delayed drug release.
Briefs: Wearables
Electronic Tattoo Enables Uninterrupted Heart Monitoring for Extended Periods
This wearable device is placed on the skin to measure a variety of body responses, from electrical to biomechanical signals.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
High-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Monitoring Meteorological Parameters
The system uses infrasonic acoustics for weather monitoring and for drone or UAV activity.
Briefs: AR/AI
Drones Use Machine Learning to Detect Landmines
Dangerous “butterfly” landmines can be detected using low-cost drones and infrared cameras.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Insect-Sized Agile Drones
These tiny aerial robots can operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility Focus: Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
Duke Engineering supports clinical ultrasound imaging, restoration of hearing by cochlear implant, megapixel photography, and metamaterials.
Blog: Software
'P-Flash' Uses A.I. to Fight Fires
The Prediction Model for Flashover, or P-Flash, estimates where flashover explosions could occur.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Reduced Heat Leakage Improves Wearable Health Device

North Carolina State University engineers continue to improve the efficiency of a flexible device worn on the wrist that harvests heat energy from the human body to monitor health.

Webcasts

On-Demand Webinars: RF & Microwave Electronics

Advanced High-Peak-Power Semiconductor Laser Transmitter Solutions for LiDAR

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Software Reuse in Automotive Engineering

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Don’t Let the Future of High-Voltage Cables Shock You

Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

Artemis: Back to the Moon

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Managing the Complexity of Sealing Battery Housings in Electric...

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Engineered Fillers for Vehicle Lightweighting: Doing More With...

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Technology Leaders: Photonics/Optics

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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Here's an Idea: A Morphing Airplane Wing Built by Tiny Robots

Blog: Aerospace

A 3D-Printed 'Fish Fin' Offers New Ideas for Morphing Aircraft

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