In-Hive Sensors Could Help Ailing Bee Colonies
The technology could help beekeepers reduce short-term losses, but it doesn’t address long-term problems facing honeybees -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Review: Eve Motion, the best HomeKit motion sensor
After embracing HomeKit in a big way starting in 2022, and testing several motion sensors in the intervening months, my recommendation for best HomeKit motion sensor is the . The Eve Motion sensor connects directly to the Home app on your iPhone,.....»»
Buzzing insights: Tracking bees with robotic flowers and hive sensors
EU researchers are turning to the world's top pollinator in an attempt to reverse biodiversity loss and help fruit growers......»»
Apple wants to use Vision Pro cameras and eye-tracking to detect mental health issues, report says
A new report from The Information today says that Apple is researching ways to use Vision Pro to diagnose and treat mental health issues. According to the story, Apple wants to use Vision Pro’s array of cameras and sensors to detect when a user mig.....»»
Scientists engineer plants to speak in color as environmental sensors for dangerous chemicals
What if your house plant could tell you your water isn't safe? Scientists are closer to realizing this vision, having successfully engineered a plant to turn beet red in the presence of a banned, toxic pesticide......»»
Self-powered flexible multicolor electrochromic devices for information displays
In recent years, self-powered electrochromic (EC) devices have shown significant potential in various fields such as optoelectronics, sensors, and security systems. These self-powered EC systems, capable of reversible color switching without external.....»»
Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise
Satellites and on-the-ground sensors are helping Kenya, Ghana and Zambia tackle inundation risks and farmers cope with drought......»»
Exceptional-point-enhanced sensitivity: A new paradigm for high-sensitivity fiber sensors
The sensitivity of a fiber sensor can be enhanced severalfold using an exceptional point (EP), according to a recent paper published in Opto-Electronic Advances. The technique has the potential to transform fiber sensing technology toward a new era o.....»»
Scientists use drones to land sensors onto "unreachable" glaciers threatened by climate change
Scientist have unveiled a new climate change-monitoring sensor which can be airlifted onto icy glaciers using drones to measure the impact of global warming......»»
Acer’s 27-inch monitor has headphones-free 3D audio, glasses-free 3D screen
Packed with sensors, it's a 4K VA panel that can make 2D look like 3D. Enlarge / The hood is detachable. (credit: Acer) Acer is expanding its series of glasses-free 3D products with a new 4K monitor. The 27-inch monito.....»»
A Soggy Mission to Sniff Out a Greenhouse Gas "Bomb" in the High Arctic
A needle-like tower, hung with sensors, "sniffs" the air above the Arctic circle for signs of catastrophic thaw in the sodden ground below......»»
Exciton-scissoring perfluoroarenes trigger photomultiplication in full color organic image sensors
In a recent study, a joint research team from POSTECH, UNIST, and Hanyang University has discovered a new functionality of perfluoroarenes that enables exciton scissoring in photomultiplication-type organic photodiodes (PM-OPDs) without the use of co.....»»
Laser-scribed graphene for sensors
With the development of the information era, sensors capable of transmitting and detecting information have become the leading way to obtain information. Therefore, building a sensor system with a wide detection range, high sensitivity and fast respo.....»»
Chemists create sensors to track potassium and sodium in cell organelles
Two studies by scientists at the University of Chicago have demonstrated a new way to look into the inner workings of cells—in particular, to track the flow of ions inside the many tiny organelles inside the cell......»»
Apple wants to use your mattress as a body temperature sensor
Following its Beddit aquisition, Apple has been looking at ways to use its smart mattress technology coupled with temperature sensors to identify the start of menstrual cycles, and as a measure of general health.It doesn't look like the most comforta.....»»
Emperor penguins face a bleak future, but some colonies will do better than others in diverse sea-ice conditions
The long-term future looks bleak for Emperor penguins, but our new research shows some birds may be able to survive in certain conditions, depending on where they live, at least for the next few decades......»»
Genetic research is identifying disease-resistant super corals in the Caribbean
Witnessing disease outbreaks that have nearly annihilated staghorn coral colonies in the Caribbean, Northeastern scientist Steven Vollmer wondered what lessons a few lone survivors might offer for the future of coral reefs. Would it be possible to id.....»»
Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade
North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google. Enlarge / The Pixel 7 Pro camera layout. Between the first two lenses, you can make out sensors for laser autofocus and a color sensor. Canalys.....»»
Exploring exotic spin interactions at microscale using solid-state spin quantum sensors
A team of researchers led by Academician DU Jiangfeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has made a significant breakthrough in exploring exotic spin interactions. They successfully.....»»
We try out the first legal level 3 automated driving system in the US
This is the first driver assist to allow you to take your eyes off the road. Enlarge / The front panel of a Drive Pilot-equipped EQS conceals its lidar and other sensors. (credit: Mercedes-Benz) LOS ANGELES—Mercedes-Be.....»»
New spin-squeezing techniques let atoms work together for better quantum measurements
Opening new possibilities for quantum sensors, atomic clocks and tests of fundamental physics, JILA researchers have developed new ways of "entangling" or interlinking the properties of large numbers of particles. In the process they have devised way.....»»