Sensors & Test

Browse extensive resources on the advances in Sensor and Test technologies. Find applications for smart sensor systems, data acquisition, transducers, detector systems plus the latest in advanced measuring instruments and monitoring systems, devices and instrumentation.

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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The instrument identifies, quantifies, and characterizes contamination, even on irregularly shaped surfaces.
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Articles: Automotive
CEO Keith Moore tells Tech Briefs about the unique challenges facing testing engineers in aerospace.
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Moisture & Pressure Protection - September 2021
Engineers face multiple challenges when battling moisture and condensation buildup in their projects. Knowing what types of products – such as desiccants, pressure relief valves, etc. – are...

Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Test & Measurement - September 2021
An automated CT system “sees” deep inside electronics to spot hidden defects...a NASA moon mission spinoff now monitors forest fire emissions...a novel way to test bonded structures in critical aerospace...

Special Reports: Design
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Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...

Products: Energy
The SHT40 Smart Gadget comes with a humidity and temperature sensor.
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Articles: Software
An R&D project indirectly leads to potentially greater power density, EV range, and battery life.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The battery can withstand thousands of charge and discharge cycles and years of storage before being composted.
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Articles: Energy
Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Researchers are using a standard RGB digital camera to accurately monitor soil moisture.
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Products: Imaging
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
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Articles: Materials
A new high-speed sensor pushes the boundaries in light-starved conditions.
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Articles: Nanotechnology
With an optical microscope, spectra can be acquired from a sample area smaller than a micron.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Learn how to fix one of the more annoying problems in display imaging.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A novel nanostructure produces uniquely shaped light.
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Briefs: Imaging
To modernize optical storage, Purdue researchers are replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters.”
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Applications include wearables, airplane cabin monitoring, medical diagnostics, and indoor air quality measurement.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The ultra-compact, wearable hologram sensor immediately notifies the user of volatile gas detection.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Water-sensing smartphone screens, a NASA-developed RF switch, and an ultrasound patch.
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Briefs: Wearables
The technology would enable transmission of information just by touching a surface.
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Briefs: Materials
The wearable antenna bends, stretches, and compresses without compromising function.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This method is a faster way to manufacture combustion chambers and nozzles for aerospace propulsion as well as heat exchangers in oil and gas applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
An alternative, environmentally friendly production method creates permanent magnets.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The robot can walk, run, jump, and interact with the environment in synchrony with a human operator.
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Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Learn about the batteries, skin sensors, flexible antennas, and other cutting-edge research coming from Penn State Engineering.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A skin-like device can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.
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Briefs: Materials
A deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
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