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.....»»
You shouldn’t be shocked that the HomePod Mini has a hidden sensor
The Apple HomePod Mini was recently discovered to have a temperature and humidity sensor. It might shock you, but hidden sensors are more common than you think......»»
China suspects Tesla vehicles of spying, restricts use by military and state employees
China has restricted the use of Teslas for military personnel, government agencies, and employees of "state-owned enterprises in sensitive industries" after deeming the EVs a national security concern due to their built-in cameras and sensors that Te.....»»
Intelligent insect counter opens new opportunities for nature monitoring
3,938 moths are part of a major insect study based on artificial intelligence, and researchers from Aarhus University have just published their results in the scientific journal Sensors......»»
SAIC partners with lidar-maker Luminar on automated-driving system
The automaker plans to install Luminar's sensors and software next year on its new R brand vehicle line and expects to standardize the equipment eventually across all its vehicles in China......»»
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors
Oculus Touch-style controllers bring DualSense-style haptic feedback, triggers. Can't wait for the "brass knuckles" adapter that turns these into handheld weapons......»»
Facebook is Making a Bracelet That Lets You Control Computers With Your Brain
Facebook says it has created a wristband that translates motor signals from your brain so you can move a digital object just by thinking about it. From a report: The wristband, which looks like a clunky iPod on a strap, uses sensors to detect movemen.....»»
SAIC partners with lidar maker Luminar on automated-driving system
The automaker plans to install Luminar's sensors and software next year on its new R brand vehicle line and expects to standardize the equipment eventually across all its vehicles in China......»»
SAIC partners with lidar maker Luminar on self-driving cars
The automaker plans to install Luminar's sensors and software next year on its new R brand vehicle line and expects to standardize the equipment eventually across all its vehicles in China......»»
Taiwan IC packaging-testing firms eyeing automotive CIS
As international design houses of smartphone-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) including Sony, Samsung Electronics, OmniVision and On Semiconductor have shifted 2021 business focus to automotive CIS, Taiwan-based IC packaging/testing service providers hav.....»»
Honey bee behavior from within the hive
Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee behaviors, according to a study published March 17, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Paul Siefert from Goethe-Universität, Germany, and colleagues......»»
How to make all headphones intelligent
How do you turn 'dumb' headphones into smart ones? Engineers have invented a cheap and easy way by transforming headphones into sensors that can be plugged into smartphones, identify their users, monitor their heart rates and perform other services......»»
Google Nest Hub teases radar tech as the future of smart home privacy
Radar tech can measure the number of occupants in a space with more accuracy than motion sensors and has the potential to be the future of the smart home......»»
Biosensing with whispering-gallery mode lasers
Whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microresonators are opening up many new research directions that enable the detection of proteins, enzymes and DNA, down to single molecules. A new class of sensors makes use of active microresonators to drastically expa.....»»
Samsung to develop autonomous driving chip for Google"s Waymo, report says
The tech giant will develop a chip that computes data collected from various sensors installed in autonomous vehicles or centrally controls functions by exchanging information with Google data centers in real time, the South Korean newspaper Herald.....»»
Pro Sports COVID-19 Sensors Trace Rise of Ultra-Wideband Tech
Bluetooth- and UWB-based contact tracing both compelling, though UWB may be poised for post-pandemic takeoff In the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, professional basketball and football seasons were made possible in part by contract tracin.....»»
Fine structure revealed of potential alternative to lead compound used in sensors
The fine structure of barium titanite, a potential alternative to lead titanite, has been revealed by researchers employing a novel technique over the extremely short time period that the ferroelectric phenomena experienced by these materials occur......»»
The googly eyes of the mantis shrimp inspire new optical sensors
Small enough to fit on a smartphone, capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging. Enlarge / Scientists have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by the eyes of the mantis shrimp. (credit: Brent Durand/Getty Images) Smartphone ca.....»»
Radar-Piezoelectric Tech Tracks Hive Mind—of Bees
Innovative dual-sensor system enables beekeepers to thwart swarming, robbing efforts A bee’s life is not just about producing honey—it can involve seeking a new home or defending the hive from intruders. Such migrations and territorial.....»»
Tesla Is Plugging a Secret Mega-Battery Into the Texas Grid
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month. The move marks.....»»
New skills of graphene: Tunable lattice vibrations
Without electronics and photonics, there would be no computers, smartphones, sensors, or information and communication technologies. In the coming years, the new field of phononics may further expand these options. That field is concerned with unders.....»»