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Robot Uses Penetrative Radio Frequency to Sense Hidden Objects

News - 2 Apr 2021

In recent years, robots have gained artificial vision, touch, and even smell. "Researchers have been giving robots human-like perception," says MIT Associate Professor Fadel Adib. In a new...

Mantis Shrimp-Inspired Optical Sensor for Hyperspectral, Polarimetric Imaging

News - 4 Mar 2021

Scientists have taken cues from the eyes of mantis shrimp to design a new type of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but can also perform polarimetric and hyperspectral...

New Perovskite Sensor Mimics the Human Eye

News - 19 Jan 2021

Image Credit: CG Alex / Shutterstock.com A newly developed retinomorphic sensor that operates like the mammalian eye could help change the way computer processors operate. One thing has...

Researchers Fabricate Ultrathin, Transparent Sensors with Printable Microelectrodes

News - 15 Dec 2020

Transparent electronics--such as head-up displays that allow pilots to read flight data while keeping their eyes ahead of them--improve safety and allow users to access data while in transit. For...

New Type of Optical Sensor Closely Mimics the Human Eye

News - 9 Dec 2020

Researchers at Oregon State University are making key advances with a new type of optical sensor that more closely mimics the human eye's ability to perceive changes in its visual field. The...

Portable Device Enables Rapid Detection of Nutrition Deficiency in Plants

News - 9 Dec 2020

Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART),...

Using Fluorescent Nanosensors to Quickly Track Down Pathogens

News - 1 Dec 2020

Researchers from Bochum, Göttingen, Duisburg and Cologne have developed a new method for detecting bacteria and infections. They use fluorescent nanosensors to track down pathogens faster and...

$1.8 Million Grant to Advance Device for Detecting Ultra-Low Levels of Disease Particles

News - 15 Oct 2020

In Judith Su's Little Sensor Lab, researchers are working to sense tiny amounts - down to a single molecule - of everything from doping agents to biomarkers for cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...

New Discovery Could Change the Way Researchers Develop Lasers, Optical Sensors

News - 29 Sep 2020

An Army-funded landmark discovery at New York University could change the way researchers develop and use optical technologies, such as lasers, sensors and photonic circuits over the next...

All-New Portable Hydrocarbon and Water Dew-Point Analyzer for Natural Gas Quality

News - 22 Sep 2020

Michell Instruments has announced the launch of a ground-breaking new development for quality control in natural gas processing and transmission. The CDP301 hydrocarbon and water dew-point tester...