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.....»»
NASA"s last S-MODE mission studies the ocean"s surface
The mission is gathering observations with airborne sensors, a research ship, and autonomous instruments like gliders that skim the upper layers of the Pacific Ocean......»»
Organic light-emitting diodes can be harnessed to map magnetic fields
Smartphones could one day become portable quantum sensors thanks to a new chip-scale approach that uses organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to image magnetic fields, with significant implications for use in health care and industry settings......»»
Novel living yeast-based dual biosensor for detecting peptide variants
Biosensors—sensors that can detect biological samples—are powerful tools for understanding the function, composition, and structure of biochemical molecules. Biosensors are often applied for the detection of proteins and their subunits, called pe.....»»
A simple paper test could offer early cancer diagnosis
MIT engineers have designed a new nanoparticle sensor that could enable early diagnosis of cancer with a simple urine test. The sensors, which can detect many different cancerous proteins, could also be used to distinguish the type of a tumor or how.....»»
Van der Waals integration permits novel hetero-integrated photonic devices and flexible optical applications
Today, electronic and photonic devices are ubiquitous in smart phones, computers, light sources, sensors, and communications. To underpin the demand for optoelectronic applications, functional materials are essential. For instance, silicon is require.....»»
Defect-rich MnOx nanobelts prepared for glutathione detection in recent study
A recent study published in Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical highlights the development of highly active oxidase mimics using MnOx nanobelts (NBs) generated through laser irradiation in liquid (LIL) techniques by researchers from Institute of Solid.....»»
Gatorade Smart Gx Bottle review: Better hydration with a squeeze and an iPhone
Gatorade's Smart Gx water bottle reminds you to stay hydrated throughout the day while automatically syncing your intake numbers to the Gatorade GX app.Smart Gx BottleWith electronic hydration sensors located with the cap of the Smart Gx Bottle, the.....»»
This sensor-filled ‘smart’ classroom is designed to improve literacy
Are sensors in the classroom bringing Big Brother to education or are they a helpful tool to improve literacy? In a world of smart everything—phones, watches, and even walking canes—it was only a matter of time before “smart cla.....»»
Quantum entanglement could make accelerometers and dark matter sensors more accurate
The "spooky action at a distance" that once unnerved Einstein may be on its way to being as pedestrian as the gyroscopes that currently measure acceleration in smartphones......»»
HomeKit Weekly: Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 sets a new standard for motion sensor technology in the home
Aqara is one of the best value brands for HomeKit products today. You can add its as your starter kit, and then start layering on devices like the low-cost water leak sensor, , and door sensors. Aqara continues to innovate with products that work g.....»»
Intelligent membranes with memories for next-generation smart filters
Researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have created "intelligent" membranes whose "memory" can be used in areas like smart separation technology, wound management, drug delivery, sensors and memory devices......»»
TPK to provide touch solutions for Luminar Iris+ LiDAR sensors
Touch panel solution provider TPK Holding has announced that Luminar Technologies has selected it as the sole mass-production partner for related touch solutions for its next-generation Iris+ LiDAR series sensor products......»»
Velotric Thunder 1 launched as fast, lightweight urban e-bikes with torque sensors and Apple Find My
Velotric is back with a brand-new electric bike design, this time focusing on a lightweight city ride. The new Thunder line actually comes in two variants, the Velotric Thunder 1 and the Thunder 1 ST. more… The post Velotric Thunder 1 launched as.....»»
Lidar maker Luminar"s Mexico factory opens ahead of schedule
Lidar maker Luminar Technologies' new contract manufacturing facility is up and running ahead of schedule. Expected to open later in the second quarter of this year, Luminar's Monterrey, Mexico, factory is producing and shipping its Iris sensors t.....»»
Sex, power and colonialism: "Marriages and sexuality were fundamental to colonial power"
Sex and power are closely linked, and this was certainly true in the former Dutch colonies. Ph.D. student Sophie Rose has investigated how sexual and love relationships influenced eighteenth-century power structures there. "You can see that there was.....»»
ASE steps up deployment in automotive electronics sector
Taiwanese OSAT ASE Technology Holding (ASE) continues to enhance its solutions for automotive ICs including sensors, electronic control units (ECU), and power devices, stepping up its deployments in the automotive electronics sector......»»
Environment: Honey bees provide a snapshot of city landscape and health
Urban honey bees could be used to gain insight into the microbiome of the cities in which they forage, which can potentially provide information on both hive and human health, reports a study published in Environmental Microbiome......»»
Wearing a fitness tracker could help you detect COVID faster
Research into COVID-19 by Oura shows the Oura Ring smart ring's sensors collect data that can warn when you're getting sick......»»
Apple Car may get parts made by iPhone 3D sensor supplier
The self-driving system of the Apple Car has been improved, thanks to the use of LiDAR sensors sourced from the same company that makes them for the iPhone.An Apple self-driving car test bed. The long-rumored Apple Car is expected to offer some form.....»»
Visualizing spatial distribution of electric properties at microscales with liquid crystal droplets
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) involve the use and development of micron-sized electrical devices such as microelectrodes, sensors, and actuators that are integrated into computer and smartphone chips. Fabricating such integrated MEMS devices.....»»