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Potential Advances in Flexible Electronics Could Now Be Looming Thanks to Penn State Research

A new, fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to major advances in flexible electronics.

2 hours ago by Luke James

Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.

4 days ago by Jake Hertz

Continuous Medical Monitoring Is Now a Reality With Sophisticated Smartwatch Circuitry

Smartwatches are increasingly used as medical devices. What's going on at the circuit level for these bio-metric wearables?

July 09, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

How to Measure Gas Flow in a Mechanical Ventilator Using a Differential Pressure Sensor

In this article, we’ll look at another interesting application of pressure sensing in mechanical ventilation.

July 08, 2020 by Steve Arar

Engineers Deal With Drift in Many Ways. What About a “Zero Drift” Hall-Effect Current Sensor?

You may be familiar with current-sense amplifiers to mitigate drift. Now, Texas Instruments offers what they call the "industry’s first zero-drift Hall-effect current sensors."

July 08, 2020 by Jake Hertz

What Makes Touchscreen Technology Tick?

In the past 20 years, touchscreen technology—be it resistive or capacitive—has dominated interface markets. What makes them tick? One major factor is touchscreen controllers.

June 30, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Continuous-Wave Radar Systems May Replace Cuffed Blood Pressure Armbands

Uncomfortable cuffed armbands for blood pressure monitoring may be a technology of the past with continuous-wave radar systems.

June 29, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

NASA Creates Open-Source Device to Prevent You from Touching Your Face

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of engineers at NASA JPL has created PULSE, a pendant that will warn if you’re about to touch your face.

June 29, 2020 by Jake Hertz

New Reference Design Highlights the Inner Workings of Beacon-Based, Social-Distancing Tech

Among the many emerging social distancing technologies, STMicroelectronics has unveiled a reference design that showcases the utility of beacon designs.

June 19, 2020 by Steve Arar

Progressing New Methods to Use Light and Reliable Organic Solar Cells for Wearables

In the electronics space, organic solar cells may find a range of useful applications, particularly in the development of wearable devices.

June 19, 2020 by Luke James

New RFID Tags Configured as Sensors Can Detect Carbon Monoxide Levels—and the Sweetness of Wine

Using electrolyte glucose-oxidase as a battery source, MIT researchers have configured RFID tags as sensors, which improves the signal-to-noise ratio and reduces multipath issues.

June 19, 2020 by Adrian Gibbons

Senova and ams Mobilize New Rapid Antibody Testing for COVID-19

One of the challenges of the pandemic has been testing delays. A new point-of-care antibody tester aims to change that.

June 18, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

AI Sensor System Demonstrates New Methods of Collecting Data

A new AI-enabled sensor system for measuring staff comfort levels and workplace concentration could help employers make the most out of flexible, open-plan office spaces and “hot desking”.

June 13, 2020 by Luke James

Powered by “Soft Transmission Lines,” a New E-Textile May Give Rise to Smart Hospital Bedsheets

Swiss researchers have employing liquid metal conductors and electrical reflectometry to create one giant sensor.

June 11, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel

Russian Researchers Publish Study Results on Improving the Power Source of Miniature Devices and Sensors

Researchers from Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University have focused on creating a solid-state thin-film battery for miniature devices and sensors.

June 11, 2020 by Luke James

A Brief Sweep of the Current Measurement Landscape

There are many ways to do the job, each with its own set of advantages, disadvantages, and best use cases.

June 11, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

A New Bat-Like Sensor Captures Images Using Echolocation

What does IMERAI’s new sensor have in common with bats, dolphins, and whales? Echolocation.

June 10, 2020 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

Chinese LiDAR Sensor Manufacturer Hesai Unveils Blind Spot Detection Technology for Self-Driving Cars

Chinese Hesai unveils its innovative blind spot detection technology for self-driving cars. The company claims that its technology could “challenge’ industry leaders in the US and Europe.

June 07, 2020 by Luke James

New Fabrication Process Results in Record Performance for LiDAR Receivers

The process, which achieves long-wavelength sensitivity, ultra-low noise, and design flexibility was designed by a team of engineers from the University of Virginia.

June 05, 2020 by Luke James

MEMs Six Degrees of Freedom Sensors are Built to Cover More ADAS Safety Bases

Partial or conditional autonomous vehicles leave critical blind spots. MEMs 6DoF inertial sensors plus GNSS, camera, RADAR, and LiDAR data may be a better bet.

June 03, 2020 by Robin Mitchell