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Thread-Based Sensors Measure Head Movements in Real Time

Tufts University engineers have designed and demonstrated new flexible thread-based sensors that are capable of measuring the neck movements, offering information on the direction, degree of displacement, and angle of rotation of the head.

1 Feb 2021

Ultra-Sensitive, Resilient Strain Sensor for Textiles and Soft Robots

Scientists from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have now designed an ultra-sensitive, extremely durable strain sensor that can be integrated into textiles and soft robotic systems.

12 Nov 2020

New Capacitive Measurement System Offers Unrivalled Performance and Stability in Counting and Rotational Speed Tasks

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a new non-contact capacitive measurement system that complements its existing eddy current solution for turbo charger speed measurement.

From Micro-Epsilon 14 Oct 2020

New Finger-Worn Sensor Could Monitor Stroke Survivors’ Upper Limb Movements

A University of Massachusetts Amherst health informatician is developing a mobile health system, leveraging a wearable sensor that slips on a finger like a ring, to monitor and encourage movement and activity in the weak upper limb of stroke survivors.

27 Aug 2020

Scientists Develop Smart Sensing Eye Mask to Track Eye Movements

Integrating first-of-its-kind washable hydrogel electrodes with a pulse sensor, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed smart eyewear to track eye movement and cardiac data for physiological and psychological studies.

21 Aug 2020

New Form of Electronics Helps Draw Multifunctional Sensors, Circuits on the Skin

Researchers have designed a new kind of electronics called “drawn-on-skin electronics” that help draw multifunctional circuits and sensors on the skin using an ink pen.

31 Jul 2020

Robust, Reliable Sensors for Automatic Hand Sanitisers

Everybody is familiar with them, especially as they are more in use right now than they have ever been and we take them for granted as an important part of the battle to combat the spread of Covid 19.

From Baumer Ltd. 8 Jul 2020

New Glove-Like Device Translates American Sign Language into Speech in Real Time

Bioengineers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a glove-like device that uses a smartphone app to translate American Sign language into English speech in real time.

30 Jun 2020

New Affordable, Efficient Sensor System Offers Real-Time Patient Data

Apart from cameras, only a few tools exist for health care providers or loved ones to remotely monitor the safety of patients within hospitals and assisted living care facilities.

23 Jun 2020

A Step Up in Portable Scanning Precision and Connectivity with Nikon's New MCAx S ARM

Nikon Metrology’s new and advanced MCAx S articulated arm augments the ModelMaker H120 with improved precision, confidence and connectivity. This perfect partnership is the go-to portable handheld laser scanning solution for supreme accuracy, detail and productivity, reinforcing its position as the ideal measurement tool in the metrology lab, on the shop floor or in the field.

From Nikon Metrology NV 22 Jun 2020