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.

Blog: AR/AI
Can We Trust A.I.? Modeling Tool Quantifies How Much a Machine Doesn't Know
Podcasts: Imaging
Here's an Idea: An ‘Aerodrome’ Testing Ground for Unmanned Aircraft
Products: Data Acquisition
New on the Market: September 2020
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Wireless “Pacemaker” for the Brain
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Electronic “Skin” Brings Sense of Touch and Pain to Prosthetic Hands
subscribe to newsletter
Each week get the latest tech briefs & key industry topics…delivered to your inbox!

Top Stories

Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Can We Trust A.I.? Modeling Tool Quantifies How Much a Machine Doesn't Know

Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Here's an Idea: An ‘Aerodrome’ Testing Ground for Unmanned Aircraft

INSIDER: Design

Biomorphic Batteries Could Provide 72 Times More Energy for Robots

Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition

SQUID 2.0: Autonomously-Stabilizing, Ballistically Launched Drone

Videos: Test & Measurement

'Spot' Robot Measures Patients' Vital Signs — Contact-Free

Blog: Imaging

What's Best for Autonomous Cars: LiDAR vs Radar vs Cameras

Latest Briefs & News

Briefs: Wearables
Breathable Electronics for Wearable Technologies
The material was designed specifically for biomedical or wearable technologies, since sweat and volatile organic compounds evaporate away from the skin.
Briefs: Wearables
Smart Fabrics with Bioactive Inks Monitor the Body by Changing Color
Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body.
Articles: Internet of Things
Products of Tomorrow: September 2020
An A/C alternative, AI that sharpens blurry images, and a NASA energy harvester.
Briefs: Imaging
Occulter for CubeSat Coronagraph
The instrument has uses in photography where the goal is to image a dim object near a bright one.
Facility Focus: Energy
Facility Focus: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center
Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Technologies Interpret Mood from the Skin
Smart devices measure electrical signals from the skin, indicating stress levels and emotions.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Quantum Sensor Enables Wide Spectral Coverage
The sensor could provide a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency from 1 to 100 GHz.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Force/Torque Sensor Helps Rover Sample Mars
See how one company reached out to NASA with an offer to develop a custom sensor for the Mars 2020 mission rover.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronic Diodes Demonstrate Performance Beyond 5G
Applications include high-speed communications, networking, and sensing.
Briefs: Motion Control
EEG-Based Technique for Controlling a Robotic Arm with the Brain
This technique can be used by people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.
Briefs: Communications
Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Share Communications Frequencies
This method of machine learning could make communications in the unlicensed bands much more efficient.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Quantum Error Correction Method
This method provides a key step toward quantum computers, sensors, and distributed quantum information.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tunable, Chip-Based, Vortex Microlaser and Detector
This system encodes information in twisting beams of light.
Articles: Software
Executive Forum: Machine Learning & AI
Tech Briefs posed questions to machine learning/AI industry execs to get their opinions on platform selection, data interpretation, and more.
Articles: Materials
Cost-Effective Printed Sensors for the IoT/IIoT
With accelerated time from design to production, specialized foil sensor arrays will be expanding to many new areas.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Windows Self-Illuminate on Rainy Days
Self-powering, color-changing humidity sensors are applicable to various fields including smart windows, health care, and safety management.
Application Briefs: Software
Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance
Predictive maintenance is poised to become much more widely adopted, and that will help to boost productivity in a time when we really need it.
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Smart Sensors for Hazardous Areas
Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Self-Powered Alarm Fights Forest Fires, Monitors Environment
A remote forest fire detection and alarm system is powered by nothing but the movement of trees in the wind.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Long-life Batteries for the IIoT
Choosing the right battery will save trouble and expense in the long run.
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Ultrasonic Sensors Support New Industrial Applications
These sensors will improve autonomous technologies in the industrial environment, like AGVs or forklifts.
Products: Imaging
New Products: September 2020 Sensor Technology
Safety-critical MEMS, absolute pressure sensors, thermal imaging cameras, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers 3D-Print Sensors Onto Moving Organs
Designed to assist in robotic surgeries, biomedical devices can be printed in and on the human body.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Markerless Motion Capture Technology Could Help Skeleton Athletes’ Training
A new type of motion capture technology accurately tracks an athlete during the push start phase of performance.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in Hyperspectral Imagers
Learn how to obtain large signals from hyperspectral imagers.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Camera Trends: Where We Are Now and What to Expect in the Near Future
The COVID crisis is propelling the camera industry toward disruptive transformation.
Products: Photonics/Optics
New Products: September 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
High-temp infrared emitter, single-frequency SWIR lasers, hazard testing systems, and more.
Briefs: Imaging
T-Ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundred Times Over
Real-time terahertz imaging with a single-pixel detector.
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Product of the Month: September 2020 Tech Briefs
InnoSenT introduced the IMD-3000 radar system as an alternative to pushbutton switches.

Webcasts

Upcoming Webinars: Medical

Making Medical Device Designs Possible with Innovative Silicone...

Upcoming Webinars: Transportation

High-Voltage Arteries: How Connectivity Gives Life to Electric...

Upcoming Webinars: Medical

Metal Injection Molding

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

The Power of the Hollow: Using Hollow Aluminum Extrusions to Meet...

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

Helping HEV/EV Batteries Go the Distance and Stay Cool Under...

Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Standardization for Automated-Vehicle Testing and Simulation

Trending Stories

5 Ws: Wearables

5 Ws of the Sign-to-Speech Translation Glove

Briefs: Materials

A Technique for Injecting Ag+ Ions as Biocide into H2O

Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control

Metallic Glass Shatters Gear Limitations

Articles: Photonics/Optics

Snapshot High-resolution Hyperspectral Imaging

Articles: Motion Control

The Modern Industrial Workhorse: PID Controllers

Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control

5G in Manufacturing: What’s Here and What’s to Come

Videos