If you’ve ever thought the architects who plan grocery store aisles intentionally create impenetrable mazes, you’ll be happy to hear about Phillips’ grocery store GPS. The Dutch-based lighting company created an LED lighting system and app duo that d...
New soundwave powered button from Disney. Physical buttons are usually powered by electric circuits, but Disney Research Labs have different ideas. They are using audiowaves via your phone’s audiojack and microphone to trigger anything from opening a...
People are usually smuggled illegally in containers like these. Franklin Felber has invented a sensor that can detect sound behind metal walls. (via Franklin Felber)Human smuggling is still a prominent issue in various countries around the world. Sin...
The DADSS programs hopes to put an end to drunk driving, with a technology that prevents a drunk driver from driving when intoxicated. The project involves the development of a car that tests blood alcohol content (BAC) and prevents ignition-start up...
These drum pads and foot pedals fit over and under your clothes. DrumPants 2.0 has new features and will be open source? (via Drumpants) Rhythm games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero are making a triumphant return this year. But if you want to feel ...
TU Wien Researcher. A research team from the Vienna University of Technology and Vienna Medical University recently developed a polymer-based artificial blood vessel that promotes the natural growth of a new one, so that when the polymer dissolves an...
This blog was originally published by David Munsinger, software manager in the Sensors Division at Freescale, in the Embedded Beat.In his previous entries on mining sensor data, Mike Stanley has introduced the concepts of using raw sensor data to tea...
This blog was originally published by Michael Stanley, systems/algorithms team manager in the Sensors Solution Division at Freescale, on the Embedded Beat.In “Mining sensor data” Part 1 and Part 2, we saw how mechanical systems generate vibration sig...
This blog was originally published by Michael Stanley, systems/algorithms team manager in the Sensors Solution Division at Freescale, on the Embedded Beat.In Creating a Data Logger embedded application using the Intelligent Sensing Framework (ISF 2.1...
This blog was originally published by Michael Stanley, systems/algorithms team manager in the Sensors Solution Division at Freescale, on the Embedded Beat.In “Mining sensor data, Part 1″, we continued our discussion on Sensor Data Analytics. I ...
This blog was originally published by Michael Stanley, systems/algorithms team manager in the Sensors Solution Division at Freescale, on the Embedded Beat.Freescale’s made a big push in recent years in the realm of sensor fusion. We are very pr...
www.youtube.com/watchResearchers at Columbia University have developed a smartphone accessory (“dongle”) that can quickly analyze blood for the presence of HIV and syphilis. Until now, the best way to diagnose these diseases was to use a labora...
Webinarplayers.brightcove.net/.../index.htmlQ&AQ: Data sheets for the sensors; are they all online yet?A: YesQ: How close does the metal have to be to the inductive sensor?A: Good rule of thumb is 70% of the coil diameter as a maximum, the closer...
MILO Range Pro with the Kinect for Windows add-on (via MILO Range)When Microsoft introduced the Kinect for the Xbox 360, it was supposed to be an innovation in motion gaming. The results were controls that didn't respond as smoothly as promised and l...
Gold nanotubes being zapped with lasers to treat a cancerous tumor (via University of Leeds)Cancer is still a serious problem in the U.S. with more cases cropping up every year. There are lots of risky and costly treatments for the disease that are v...
The Wishbone is a thermometer that doesn’t require touch (via Joywing Tech)An app looking for support on Kickstarter is something every fledgling parent will adore. Joywing Tech is a start-up that has created a touch-less, smart thermometer cal...
A patch created by National University of Singapore researchers to generate electricity from muscle movements (via National University of Singapore)The race for the next wearable power generator is on! Recently, the National University of Singapore r...
A Samsung team of engineers presents the prototype for a stroke-detecting device (via Samsung)Five engineers at Samsung (from the smartphone and washing machine design teams) have undertaken an ambitious project in unfamiliar territory--they’re striv...
MIT senior Christina Tringides demonstrates the technique used to create the fiber implants. (via MIT)Neural implants have a lot of potential in brain medicine, and their development has many exciting implications in the treatment of neurological dis...
A new concept tool to 'unmask' emotions in China and Japan (via Simone Rebaudengo)If you live in China or Japan, then you know what a pain it can be to have to wear a surgical mask in public for environmental safety reasons. You can als...
A sticky 'organ sensor' keeping up the weight of a 100 yen coin (Sunwon Lee)A team of Japanese researchers have created the first sensor that can stick to organs and measure strain and electrical activity. It is weird science at its best and ...
Time-lapse shot of an osteoblast cell on the surface of a cantilever. (via EPFL & PNAS.org)French scientists from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have created a new nanosensor that can detect life forms as small as bacteria. They ...
Aramique, interactive director at Tool, debuts a new work called Heart Bot, creating pictures of your heartbeat (via Aramique)Aramique, an artist and interactive director at Tool, has debuted a new work created with his group of friends called Heart ...
The Bellabeat Shell allows mothers to listen and record their child’s heartbeat (via Bellabeat) There is a host of portable medical devices currently on the market that allow users to monitor and transmit health data remotely to health professio...
The SmartMat connects to a smartphone or tablet to help users gain the perfect pose (via SmartMat)Yoga has been making a comeback over the last few years, mainly to align root-chakras. Of course, what’s better for body & mind without the accessor...
