One of the earliest applications of sensor technology was developed and applied by Wilhelm von Siemens in 1860 in an effort to further understand the temperature sensitivity of a copper resistor, and how this property affected its electrical resistance.
Several modern smartphones are equipped with fingerprint sensors to perform various operations due to the convenience of this technology in comparison to passwords which need to be remembered and typed in numerous times daily.
By Benedette Cuffari
13 Apr 2017
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new method of pathogen detection for food safety purposes.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Apr 2017
Herman’s team has fabricated a transparent biosensor that could be embedded into a disposable contact lens to monitor blood glucose using FETs with nanostructured IGZ networks as a sensing transducer.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Apr 2017
Scientists at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC’s) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have recently developed a new flexible sensor which has a potential for the development of foldable tough screens.
By Benedette Cuffari
28 Mar 2017
This predictive model allowed researchers to more fully understand how the protein forms and adjusts to different pH levels, in which this information has been speculated to guide designs for sensor and soft robot devices1.
By Benedette Cuffari
24 Mar 2017
CM Senior Systems Scientist George Kantor is part of the multidisciplinary research endeavor FarmView, whose primary goal is the sustained improvement...
By Benedette Cuffari
23 Mar 2017
Nerve cells, otherwise known as neurons, are the basic structural and functional units of the nervous system.
By Benedette Cuffari
9 Mar 2017
Accurate and reliable level measurements can be easily made with the ABB family of non-contact laser level transmitters.
The LLT100 laser level transmitter can provide reliable measurements of oil and gas, using efficient pulse detection and advanced laser pulse control.