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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The technology could help in elder care with sensors throughout a home.
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Articles: Transportation
Even though ultrasound has been studied by scientists for many years, its capabilities in practical applications are yet to be fully harnessed.
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Briefs: Internet of Things
Hardware and software tweak microwave patterns to discover the most efficient way to identify objects.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
As autonomous cars collect data on passing pedestrians, cyclists, and license plates, what privacy measures are in place? A reader asks.
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Question of the Week: Wearables
Would You Use the Pedestrian Audio Wearable System (PAWS)?
Our “5Ws” article in the March issue of Tech Briefs highlights a wearable developed at Columbia University called “PAWS.” The Pedestrian Audio Wearable System detects and locates approaching cars. PAWS then warns the pedestrian in real-time by providing audio/visual feedback via the...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The votes are in. Our readers selected top products in data acquisition, software, and ultrasonic sensing.
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Products: Connectivity
Perovskites Goodfellow (Coraopolis, PA) recently announced a new range of perovskites, a group of materials that demonstrate great potential for optoelectronic applications. Perovskites have a unique and versatile crystal...
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Application Briefs: Automotive
Anand Gopalan, CEO of Velodyne Lidar, Inc., discusses lidar software for ADAS and autonomous vehicles
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Increase battery life and reduce data loads with an analog-first processing architecture.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
An interview with Mike Horton, CTO of ACEINNA, Inc. (Boston, MA).
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Articles: Transportation
To clear up some of the confusion about what the industry means when it says 5G, here’s a guide to what it’s all about.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility managers, real estate owners, as well as commercial and industrial businesses are looking to deploy IoT.
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Products: Test & Measurement
This month: Sensors that measure weather, proximity, pH, and more.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Beta Technologies is putting their Electrical Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) prototype through the wringer.
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Products: Energy
Thermal cameras, testing software, an ion air knife, and more.
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Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
The Army Test and Evaluation Command provides essential information to acquisition decision-makers and commanders.
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Special Reports: Aerospace
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Unmanned Systems - March 2020
The latest advances in aerial, ground, and underwater unmanned systems are covered in this special report, a compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology.

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Drones, smartphones, and sensors could provide a lifeline to the world’s growing elderly population at risk of falls.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Magnetic Shield Using Proximity Coupled, Spatially Varying Superconducting Order Parameters
This magnetic shielding design can be easily incorporated into a wide range of electronic sensing applications.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
These materials can be used in aerospace vehicles, automobiles, clothing, helmets, and chemical sensors.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Blood Test Detects Multiple Types of Cancer
The test can screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy.
Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vision-based convolutional neural network system detects phone usage, eating, and drinking.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This vibrometer has uses in analyzing spasms in humans, as a breath analyzer for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, and as a preventative healthcare sensor.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The sensor makes it easier to detect and manage ice accumulation on aircraft wings.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
A mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from home.
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5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
Learn about the Pedestrian Audio Wearable System (PAWS), a low-cost, headset-based, wearable platform.
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