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Applications of Indoor Air Quality Sensors

Article - 16 Feb 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refers to the air quality within and around buildings and structures, especially as it relates to the health and comfort of building occupants as indoor...

Making Chemical Plants Safer with Breakthrough Air Sensors

Article - 4 Jan 2021

A novel air sensor is being developed between scientists from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, and the ACTPHAST 4R innovation hub of the European Union to prevent compound release from...

Velodyne Lidar's Velarray H800: Providing Self-Driving Cars with Improved Vision

Article - 20 Nov 2020

Velodyne Lidar has announced plans to bring LiDAR sensors for driverless cars into mass production in 2021 – with a target price of USD $500 and a feature list and form factor that will appeal to...

Ultra-Sensitive Graphene-Based Sensors for Next-Generation Surgical Robotics

Article - 24 Sep 2020

Atomic Mechanics, a Manchester, UK-based company, has developed a graphene-polymer-based Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMs).

Early Fire Detection with Infrared Technology

Article - 26 Aug 2020

Infrared technology provides the possibility of early fire detection. IRIS GmbH, who implements these types of systems, relies on infrared cameras from Optris.

The Importance of MEMS Sensors in Agriculture

Article - 22 May 2020

MEMS sensors offer a promising future for the agricultural industry, playing an important role in transitioning to precision agriculture.

Semiconducting Metal Oxides: The Future for Diabetes Testing

Article - 14 May 2020

Human breath analysis, particularly acetone monitoring, offers a non-invasive alternative in the field of diabetes testing. This is where semiconducting metal oxide (SMO) sensors come in.

The Importance of Force Sensors and Sensor Characterization

Article - 17 Apr 2020

AZoSensors spoke to Ed Haidar, FlexiForce Product Manager and Applications Engineer at Tekscan, about how Tekscan's force and pressures sensors work, why sensor characterization is important, and how...

Inspecting Electronics Production Using Smart Laser Sensors

Article - 18 Mar 2020

This article discusses how smart laser sensors can inspect the finest details in electronics production.

What are CCD-Based Crystallography Detectors?

Article - 4 Feb 2020

Charge-coupled devices (CCD) represent a major technology for digital imaging and has applications in astrophotography, spectrometers, and interferometers.