Usually, when you need to sense something in a project, the answers are straightforward. Want to sense air temperature? There’s a sensor for that. Particulate content in the air? There’s a sensor for ...

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...

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High-resolution tactile sensors are very helpful to robots for fine-grained perception and manipulation tasks, but designing those sensors is challenging. This is because the designs are based on the ...

Door sensors detect door position (i.e., open or closed) based on the precise gap between the magnet and the reed switch.

Designing single molecules that compute general functions of input molecular partners is a major unsolved challenge in molecular design. Here we demonstrate that high-throughput, iterative ...

Continuous monitoring of protein biomarkers in the body has been a significant scientific challenge, yet it holds ...

The wearable sensor market is growing at an annual compound rate of 17.8%. However, sensors have challenges, particularly in terms of miniaturization and power consumption. Several key parameters are ...

Force measurement sits at the heart of modern engineering. Robots that handle fragile parts, aerospace systems that can't ...