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Methane detection satellites could help in the fight against climate change

Catwell

Methane-detection satellites can help slow down the effects of climate change. Companies can use the relevant data to fix leaks and prevent further methane emissions from escaping. (Image Credit: GHGSat) Between 2016 and 2021, Southern California Ga...
- 21 Jul 2022
Researchers develop artificial cilia chip that could be used in portable diagnostic devices

Catwell

A physical device contains a thousand artificial cilia hairs. Applying a voltage causes them to bend back and forth, which then pumps fluid at tens of microns per second. ( Image Credit: Ryan Young/Cornell University) Cilia provide many benefits to ...
- 20 Jul 2022
The Webb telescope: a story, the woman behind it, and four images revealed

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A thermal image of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope. (Image Credit: NASA) Before the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) images were released, Reddit user Phonecloth decided to have a little fun by conjuring a fictional horror s...
- 19 Jul 2022
Plants are growing in the dark thanks to an artificial photosynthesis process

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Artificial photosynthesis could help solve the globally rising demand for food by growing crops in the dark. (Image Credit: Marcus Harland-Dunaway/UCR) Humans and animals can’t survive without photosynthesis because the process churns out one ...
- 14 Jul 2022
Webb's first image has finally been revealed!

Catwell

James Webb captured its first image, which shows the SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster in the distance universe along with numerous galaxies behind it. (Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI) President Joe Biden revealed the first colorized...
- 12 Jul 2022
Researchers discover a unique effect in solar cells that could lead to new imaging and light-sensing devices

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Image showing SbSI and SbSI: Sb2S3 photovoltaic devices. (Image Credit: Ryosuke Nishikubo) Osaka University scientists recently discovered a new feature of solar cells developed from antimony sulfiodide: sulfide composite they called the wavele...
- 8 Jul 2022
World's first Raspberry Pi satellite completes its mission

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GASPCAS is the first satellite to use Raspberry Pi hardware. (Image Credit: Raspberry Pi) On May 23rd, the Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite (GASPCAS) Cubesat re-entered the Earth's atmosphere after staying in space for 117 day...
- 5 Jul 2022
Today I successfully soldered sensor in WLP4 (4 bumps at 0.84 × 0.84mm area)

misaz

Hello everyone. Today I completed something small but great at once. I first time successfully soldered extremely small sensor - Maxim Integrated MAX31875 I2C temperature sensor. This is sensor is provided as part of MAXESSENTIAL01 Sample Kit which y...
- 25 Jun 2022
Researchers develop a camera system that can 'see' and reproduce sound

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Mark Sheinin (left) and Dorian Chan helped develop the dual-camera system that can capture isolated audio of two guitars playing and reproduce the sound. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Carnegie Mellon University researchers developed a c...
- 23 Jun 2022
Researchers develop VoxLens, a tool that makes screen readers more accessible

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(Image Credit: Elizabeth Woolner/Unsplash) Interactive visualizations aren’t accessible for people relying on screen readers, which are used by millions of Americans suffering from complete or partial blindness, motion sensitivity, or learning...
- 22 Jun 2022
Free-Floating Robots Monitor the Oceans for Climate Change - Thousands of Them

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The robotic vessels dive thousands of meters to gather temperature and salinity data every ten days while drifting on the ocean currents. (Image credit: Argo) Earth’s oceans play an enormous role in regulating global weather. As the planet war...
- 21 Jun 2022
This terahertz imager microchip can see ‘invisible’’ objects

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The terahertz microchip can detect an object that can’t be seen due to obstruction, such as fog, smoke, or dust. (Image Credit: University of Texas) The University of Texas and Oklahoma State University researchers recently unveiled a terahert...
- 17 Jun 2022
Physcists discover a previously undetectable particle, the axial Higgs mode

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Boston College physicists recently discovered an undetectable particle called the axial Higgins mode. (Image Credit: Nature) Physicists at Boston College discovered a new particle, otherwise called “quantum excitation,” that could ultima...
- 16 Jun 2022
Hyundai's Avikus AI-Powered Ship Completes First Transoceanic Voyage

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The Prism Courage LNG Tanker relied on the Avikus HiNAS 2.0 system to autonomously navigate from Freeport (Gulf of Mexico) to the Boryeong LNG Terminal in South Chungcheong Province in Korea in 33 days. (Image credit: PR News Wire) A self-steering s...
- 16 Jun 2022
Apple develops a new framework for custom hand gestures on wearable sensors

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Apple’s new gesture customization framework allows users to add their own gestures for wearable sensors. (Image Credit: Xu et. Al) Apple researchers developed a new framework for users to add their own gestures to wearable sensors wi...
- 13 Jun 2022
Cabin Awareness Technology uses Radar to Detect Occupants in Vehicles

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The system uses millimeter-wave radar to detect occupants throughout the vehicle cabin to help prevent heatstroke deaths. (Image credit: Toyota) According to the NHTSA (US Department of Transpiration) and Insurance Zebra, there is an average of 38 h...
- 10 Jun 2022
Tw/e researchers unveiled new flexible sensors for robots in an industrial work environment

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Flexible sensors can be installed on the surface of a robot in an industrial work environment, ensuring that these robots detect a human’s presence. (Image Credit: TW/e, Marco Fattori) Robots are commonly deployed in industrial workplaces for ...
- 8 Jun 2022
Introducing TypeAnywhere, a QWERTY-based text entry device

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TypeAnywhere allows a user to type on any surface. (Image Credit: University of Washington) HMIs are the most important feature, in my opinion. How else do we interface with the world and devices? Researchers at the University of Washington develope...
- 3 Jun 2022
Summer of Sensors Schedule of Events

robogary

Kudos to Randall and the E14 staff for publishing a roadmap of activities for the Summer of Sensors. Its great to see the activities and webinars in one place for the summer, it helps me to plan ahead and calendar my favorites, and balance whic...
- 3 Jun 2022
Nanobots may become the future of wound treatment, killing off bacteria

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Nanobots were used to treat a mouse’s wound, which was infected with the Acinetobacter baumannii superbug. (Image Credit: ACS Nano 2022, 16, 5, 7547-7558) Samuel Sanchez, an engineer from the Institute of Bioengineering in Barcelona, Spain, ad...
- 31 May 2022
Researchers develop a 3D-printed bracelet, allowing people with cerebral palsy to play video games

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The 3D-printed sensor bracelet allows people who have cerebral palsy to play video games or use a computer. (Image Credit: University of Sydney) Engineers at the University of Sydney developed a 3D printed bracelet that could allow people with cereb...
- 23 May 2022
Microlens Array Enables Development of a Thin Sensor for Computer Vision

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A new minimized MLA-based sensor (right) is seen next to a standard vision-based tactile sensor. (Credit: Chen et. al.) Vision-based tactile sensors have been widely studied in the robotics field, as they are capable of tracking movement and changes...
- 17 May 2022
Paranormal Electronics Incapable of Detecting Ghosts

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PKE Meter. If only it was a real thing. (Image credit: Amazon) Paranormal research and ghost hunting have been around since the 18th century and have even spawned official organizations, such as the Society of Physical Research, to investigate spiri...
- 12 May 2022
POLL Seeking Feedback on Questions for Panel Discussion on Sensor Technology

rscasny

element14 is going to host a panel discussion on Sensor Technology this summer. The panel discussion is loosely focused on new trends and developments in senor tech. We have developed some questions, but we wanted to get some feedback from the ...
- 9 May 2022
A step closer to create fall detector with MPU6050

embeddedguy

During last some days, I was working on creating a sensor library for MPU6050. In this blog I want to explain what I have done so far with this sensor. The MPU6050 comes with onchip Accelerometer and Gyroscope. The sensor can measure accelerati...
- 28 Apr 2022