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New Monitoring System to Ensure Communication, Operation Safety in Railways

A new monitoring system was developed recently by scientists from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2 Aug 2021

Garment Seams Sewn with Conductive Yarn can be Used to Track Body Motion

According to computer scientists at the University of Bath, garment seams sewn with conductive yarn can be utilized to monitor body motion precisely when placed strategically.

30 Jun 2021

Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors Assist Accurate 3D Flight Tracking

Optical Surfaces Ltd has been selected by the Optical Engineering Group at the University of Warwick (UK) School of Engineering to supply key focusing optics to enable accurate 3D tracking and analysis of mosquito flight behaviour.

From Optical Surfaces Limited 3 Mar 2021

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