The thermometer was developed over several years by a number of people - Cornelis Drebbel, Robert Fludd, Galileo Galilei and Santorio Santorio. The word thermometer was derived from two Greek word fragments – ‘thermo’ meaning ‘heat’ and ‘meter’ meaning ‘to measure’.
Researchers at Cornell University have used a small silicon chip to develop a microfluidic water sensor with a higher degree of sensitivity compared to other water sensors on the market.
By Kalwinder Kaur
14 Oct 2013
Brett Sargent, Chief Technology Officer and VP/GM of Products and Solutions at LumaSense Technologies, Inc., talks to AZoSensors about the management of Big Data in the sensor industry.
LUMO BodyTech, founded in 2011, has developed a wearable sensor and smartphone application to monitor an individual's posture.
By Kalwinder Kaur
10 Oct 2013
Broadly speaking, pyrometers belong to a class of thermometers that are used for measuring only high temperatures. However, today they have been modified to measure low temperatures as well.
A bolometer is a highly sensitive instrument used for detecting heat or electromagnetic radiation. It was invented by Samuel Pierpont Langley, an American astronomer, in 1878. This instrument was initially used in combination with a telescope to quantify infrared radiation.
Noncontact sensors using capacitive and eddy-current technologies each represent a unique blend of advantages and disadvantages for a variety of applications.
Eddy current and capacitive noncontact displacement sensors are becoming a standard technology for z-height measurement due to their compactness, flexibility, ease of use, high resolution, noncontact nature and robust design.
Kiwi Wearable Technologies – a new start-up company - has developed a cutting-edge internet-enabled motion sensing device that can track your activity and is capable of making your living environment an automated experience.
By Kalwinder Kaur
1 Oct 2013
Selsyn or synchro is an electro-mechanical device used for the easy and precise transmission of angular data between two or more remote points. The readings may be provided in terms of mechanical position or as an electrical signal.