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Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Do You See Valuable Applications for ‘Meta-Sense?’
A Tech Brief this month highlighted a manufacturing method from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that integrates sensing capabilities into 3D-printed objects.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, where water in plants is most actively managed.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new technique for measuring the performance of lithium batteries uses thermal waves to measure local lithium concentration as a function of depth inside battery electrodes.
INSIDER: IoMT
In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has designed and...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
The trade-off between carrier mobility and stability in amorphous oxide semiconductor-based thin film transistors (TFTs) has been finally overcome by...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Twisted nanoscale semiconductors manipulate light in a new way. This effect could be harnessed to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving medicines as well as photonic...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Demand for sensitive and selective electronic biosensors — analytical devices that monitor a target of interest in real time — is growing for a wide range of applications....
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - February 2022
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible electrodes, NASA sensors, and anti-corrosion compounds.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Liquid-cooled workstations, universal amplifiers, hydrogen sensors, and more.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
In an airport, the scanner could eliminate the need for passengers to remove shoes at the checkpoint, speeding the screening process.
Briefs: Imaging
The camera could have uses in faster disease diagnosis and thinner cellphones.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The camera captures pulse and respiration signals from a video of a person’s face.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Sensing is incorporated directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new fabrication methodology addresses the need for a thin, double-sided circuitry board.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Four industry experts explore the future outlook for smart sensors and IIoT.
5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
Imagine a tablet or Kindle that can display braille on command for the visually impaired.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A software makes industrial robots nimbler and almost as sensitive as human hands.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape, and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just about...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future...
Blog: Energy
What's so tough about developing a car? A Tech Briefs reader wants to know the most challenging subsystem of the vehicle to build.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near-perfect efficiency.
Briefs: Software
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate among 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces.
Briefs: AR/AI
The fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have developed a sensor system and manufacturing process for smart contact lenses. The sensor system contains a photodetector for receiving optical information, a temperature sensor for...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Diamonds’ atomic flaws are converted into atomic sensors that watch a quantum world of materials under extreme pressure.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Biological insights of fruit fly eye movements could enhance robotics.
UpFront: Materials
Private stations get NASA funding; a camera "sees the unseen," and more.
Top Stories
Blog: Power
My Opinion: We Need More Power Soon — Is Nuclear the Answer?
Blog: AR/AI
Aerial Microrobots That Can Match a Bumblebee's Speed
News: Energy
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Turning Edible Fungi into Organic Memristors
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Microscopic Swimming Machines that Can Sense, Respond to Surroundings
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spreadsheets to Insights: Fast Data Analysis Without Complex...
Upcoming Webinars: Power
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
Upcoming Webinars: Internet of Things
