Sensors/Data Acquisition

Sensors

Access the latest developments used in sensor-related technologies. Learn more about essential applications for specialized sensors and durable designs for extreme conditions.

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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Lab-On-Chip Flow and Temperature Sensor

The sensor provides accurate and real-time measurement of flow rates and temperature in next-generation microfluidic instruments.

Briefs: Imaging

Solid-State Sensor for Detection and Characterization of Electric Fields

The sensor enables detection of items for security screening, intrusion detection, forensics, and medical imaging.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Lenslet-Based Integral Field Spectrograph

Applications include biomedical imaging, remote sensing, and heliophysics research.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Specialized Dye Enables Medical Information to be Stored Below the Skin

The dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Infrared Detectors Enhance Night-Vision Cameras

The ability to enhance night vision could improve what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and on the battlefield.

Briefs: Communications

Long-Range Wireless Sensor Network

The network is designed for remote, low-resource locations where power and communications infrastructure are scarce.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Biosensor Enables Real-Time Oxygen Monitoring for Organs-On-A-Chip

This sensor makes it possible to ensure that such systems more closely mimic the function of real organs.

Briefs: Automotive

Radar Enables Cars to Spot Hazards Around Corners

Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, the automated system “sees” around corners to spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.

Briefs: Automotive

Nature-Inspired Sensors Could Help Autonomous Machines See Better

The sensors can be built into the shells of aircraft, cars, or other machines.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

E-Tongue Nanosensor Array

The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.

Articles: Wearables

Products of Tomorrow

A smartwatch that tracks medication levels, a flexible LED, and NASA's "Micro-Organ" device platform.

Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Ring Detects Finger Location to Track Hand Movements

The technology, which could be added to smart watches, could detect the onset of Parkinson’s disease or help with stroke rehabilitation.

Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Will We Someday 'Draw' Sensors On Our Skin?

A Tech Brief featured in our October issue showcases how University of Missouri researchers are creating pencil-drawn sensors. The engineers demonstrated that the simple combination of pencils and paper could be used to create personal, health-monitoring devices.

Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics

Is the Public Ready for a Level-4 Autonomous Vehicle?

A reader asks, "Will the public feel safe enough in an autonomous vehicle?"

Products: Data Acquisition

New on the Market: October 2020

Tubing plugs, displacement measurements, CAM software, and more.

Q&A: Lighting

Q&A: NanoLED Architecture Overcomes Efficiency Droop

A nanoLED has up to 1,000 times the brightness of conventional submicron-sized LEDs.

Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Open Controllers Simplify Automation Systems

By consolidating tasks traditionally performed by multiple devices into a single, high-performing controller, manufacturers can improve operations.

Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics

Rapid Prototyping of Cable and Connectors for Unique Applications

Standard commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) connectors continue to be a great resource for quick prototypes and reference designs.

Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition

New Products

Accelerometers, actuators, hexapods, and more.

Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers

Protecting the New Generation of Sensors and Electronics: Smarter and Smaller Requires Advanced Protection

For nearly 50 years, engineers in the electronics, aerospace, defense, medical device, and transportation industries have relied on Parylene coatings.

Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control

Aerospace & Defense - October 2020

In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about NASA's return to the moon with Apollo's twin sister Artemis, how autonomous...