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Researchers Discover Wireless, Wearable, Flexible Electrocardiogram Sensor System

News - 30 Mar 2022

Sensors are increasingly having to fit the curves of the body as improvements in wearable gadgets boost the amount of information they can supply users. The concepts of kirigami are used in one...

Smart Glove to Train Young Surgeons

News - 24 Mar 2022

A glove is being trialled at Liverpool Hospital that gives surgical trainees instant and accurate feedback. Researchers say the gloves could also be used by musicians and artists. Engineers at...

Innovative Tiny Near-Infrared Sensor Can Examine Chemical Content of Milk and Plastics

News - 13 Jan 2022

A research team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has built a new near-infrared sensor that is easy to manufacture, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones and ready...

Developing a Holographic Image Sensor for 3D Digital Holograms on Mobile Devices

News - 5 Jan 2022

3D holograms, previously seen only in science fiction movies, may soon make their way into our daily lives. Until now, 3D holograms based on phase shifting holography method could be captured using a...

Pixel-Scale Metalenses can be Used to Make Highly Sensitive Imaging Sensors

News - 17 Dec 2021

Researchers have shown that newly designed pixel-scale metasurface lenses -; flat surfaces that use nanostructures to manipulate light -; can be used to make imaging sensors that are roughly three...

New Wearable Device Could Help Vapers Measure Their Exposure to Nicotine

News - 9 Dec 2021

A few studies have demonstrated that nicotine, a so-called addictive substance in electronic cigarettes, increases the threat of respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. This flexible nicotine...

Micro-Epsilon Extends Range of 3D Snapshot Sensors with Affordable High Performance Version

News - 3 Dec 2021

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has extended its surfaceCONTROL range of high precision 3D snapshot measurement sensors for automated, inline measurement of geometry, shape and surface...

3D Inspection of Unpopulated PCBs

News - 17 Nov 2021

For fully automated inline inspection of unpopulated PCBs, 3D snapshot sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used. Unlike conventional test systems such as microscopes, they are more cost-efficient and work...

Personalized 3D-Printed Wearables with Wireless Power Transfer, Compact Energy Storage

News - 11 Oct 2021

Wearable sensors to track a range of things from step count to heart rate are nearly everywhere. But for situations such as quickly diagnosing fatal diseases, testing the effectiveness of new drugs,...

Robotic Navigation Cane with 3D Camera Helps Visually Impaired

News - 7 Oct 2021

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have developed a robotic cane with a 3D visual positioning system and camera that offers new hope to visually impaired and blind people. Image...