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.....»»
Strong sensor demand to buoy suppliers in 2021
Demand for CMOS image sensor (CIS) and other sensors is set to be robust this year, driven by a surge in demand for video conferencing, security surveillance and automotive electronics applications, and benefiting related suppliers, according to inds.....»»
A safer way to deploy bacteria as environmental sensors
In recent years, scientists have developed many strains of engineered bacteria that can be used as sensors to detect environmental contaminants such as heavy metals. If deployed in the natural environment, these sensors could help scientists track ho.....»»
Tattoo made of gold nanoparticles revolutionizes medical diagnostics
The idea of implantable sensors that continuously transmit information on vital values and concentrations of substances or drugs in the body has fascinated physicians and scientists for a long time. Such sensors enable the constant monitoring of dise.....»»
SiriuXense develops fetal monitoring patch
SiriuXense has developed a medical patch equipped with physiological sensors to monitor fetal heart rates, movements and ECG (electrocardiogram) during pregnancy, according to Tsai Fu-ji, CEO of the startup......»»
Team identifies inflammation-fighting nanoparticles in honey
Sugars make up about 95% of honey, explaining how the substance became synonymous with sweetness and a food staple of bee colonies, which repeatedly digest and regurgitate flower nectar to produce it......»»
Modeling the behavior of 2D materials under pressure
Scientists from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) have developed a method for modeling the behavior of 2D materials under pressure. The research will help create pressure sensors based on silicene or other 2D materials. The.....»»
Corridor test of Proba-3"s formation flying sensors
The longest corridor in ESA's largest establishment was turned into a test site for one of the Agency's most ambitious future missions, Proba-3. The two satellites making up this mission will line up so that one casts a shadow onto the other, reveali.....»»
Some Deep-Sea Bacteria Are So Strange, Our Immune Sensors Miss Them
These microbes are redefining our understanding of how bodies recognize potential pathogens -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
This Smart Bandage Could Hasten Healing and Might Even Detect COVID
The flexible dressing includes strain and temperature sensors and near-field communication tags .entry-content .tisubhead { color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px;.....»»
Some Deep Sea Bacteria Are So Strange, Our Immune Sensors Miss Them
These microbes are redefining our understanding of how bodies recognize potential pathogens -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
VisEra may offer wafer-level optical films for new iPhones
TSMC subsidiary VisEra Technology, which offers image sensor foundry, wafer-level testing and wafer-level optical film services, is expected to land orders for customized wafer-level thin films needed to support production of ambient light sensors (A.....»»
Pressure sensor with high sensitivity and linear response based on soft micropillared electrodes
In recent years, with the rapid development of flexible electronic skins, high-performance flexible tactile sensors have received more attention and have been used in many fields such as artificial intelligence, health monitoring, human-computer inte.....»»
Single-stranded DNA as supramolecular template for highly organized palladium nanowires
Nanowires are vital components for future nanoelectronics, sensors, and nanomedicine. To achieve the required complexity, it is necessary to control the position and growth of the metal chains on an atomic level. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a r.....»»
ASE starts optical sensors production for next-generation AirPods
Backend house ASE Technology has kicked off optical sensors production for the next-generation AirPods slated for launch in the third quarter of 2021, according to industry sources......»»
Highlights of the day: Production for next-generation AirPods underway
Apply's supply chain has started production for next-generation AirPods. Backend service supplier ASE Technology is packaging and testing optical sensors for new AirPods expected to launch in third-quarter 2021. Amid serious shortages of chipmaking c.....»»
Building electronics that can survive under Greenland’s ice sheet
Meet the Cryoegg, designed to follow Greenland's melting from beneath the ice sheet. Enlarge / Sensors, support electronics, and a transmitter are all encased in a pressure-proof shell. (credit: Michael Prior-Jones) Through the GRACE satellite.....»»
Scientist discovers a new type of "bi-molecule" with applications for quantum sensors
Dr. Rosario González-Férez, a researcher at the Department of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics and the Carlos I Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics of the University of Granada, has published an article titled "Ultralong-Range R.....»»
Swarm Takes LoRa Sky-High
The satellite company has adapted the popular IoT technology for use in its constellation There are plenty of reasons to deploy an Internet of Things (IoT) network in a rural area. But connecting dozens or hundreds of sensors to a network.....»»
Time-expanded phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry
Distributed optical fiber sensing (DOFS) is currently a mature technology that allows 'transforming' a conventional fiber optic into a continuous array of individual sensors, which are distributed along its length. Between the panoply of techniques d.....»»
Lack of prey is causing puffin chicks to starve, leading to population declines
New research from the University of Oxford's Department of Zoology has used innovative technology to study causes of declines in puffin populations in the northeast Atlantic, and found that a lack of prey near some major breeding colonies is driving.....»»