Sensors & Test

Sensors/​Data Acquisition

This is your resource for developments in smart sensor systems and data acquisition. Browse technical briefs, articles, and white papers on advanced applications in transducer technologies, detector systems, data acquisition, and sensor-related technologies.

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system turns faces into thermostats, providing more comfort with less energy.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This supercapacitor promises storage, high power, and fast charging.
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Facility Focus: AR/AI
Stanford University’s School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century
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Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
The sensor is able to detect ice formation far before you can see it occurring on a surface.
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Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Could ‘Smellicopters’ Someday Support Search-and-Rescue?
Our second INSIDER story today highlights an innovative combination of autonomous drones and live moth antennae: The “Smellicopter.”
Blog: Imaging
UW doctoral student Melanie Anderson explains how to make an autonomous 'Smellicopter' to navigate toward smells.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature superconducting thermometer with big potential applications, such as monitoring the...
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INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Field Effect Transistors (FET) are the core building blocks of modern electronics such as integrated circuits, computer CPUs, and display backplanes. Organic...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
A new study has confirmed the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, which uses sensors and machine learning to...
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
With PrintIC technology, sensors, actuators, energy supplies, and ICs can be printed on the same substrate, avoiding assembly cost.
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Briefs: Materials
Researchers developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes. The technology can...
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Briefs: Imaging
Applications include characterizing additively manufactured components and baggage screening.
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Articles: Materials
Jacobs' scientists are helping to make contract-tracing apps, emergency-use ventilators, and even squid-bots.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The soft, wearable device simulates the sense of touch and has wide potential in medical and industrial applications.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The conceptual Ring prosthetic leg ensures that individuals do not need an entirely new device every time they have a growth spurt.
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Briefs: Imaging
The camera collects the spatial and spectral information required for self-driving cars, machine vision, corrosion detection, and other applications.
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Briefs: Imaging
High-Resolution X-Ray Camera System
The system has applications in X-ray spectroscopy, pump probes, and molecule imaging.
Q&A: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See how Dr. Andrei Kolmakov and his team are using low-energy electron beams to 3D-print tiny gel structures in liquids.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This robotic finger has a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multi-curved surface.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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Articles: Wearables
A battery-less pacing system enables painless defibrillation.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The device can translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.
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5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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NASA Spinoff: Data Acquisition
NASA’s neutral body position research was used in the design of a medical massage chair.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
We explore the major scientific breakthroughs achieved during 20 years of human presence on the ISS.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
This lightweight, portable garment is designed for active shoulder and elbow positioning.
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