Because optical encoders are functionally similar, “resolution” is often used as a main characteristic for magnetic encoders, a device providing the angle of a magnet attached to a mechanical shaft ...

If you’re shopping for a digital camera, sensor size is one of the first things you’ll hear about. Chances are you’ve seen terms like “crop sensor,” “full frame,” and “micro four-thirds” thrown around ...

Quantum technologies are on track to reach new heights – quite literally: quantum company Q-CTRL has plans to send ultra-sensitive quantum sensors and navigation devices to space, as part of a mission ...

TDK Corp. has unveiled several new sensor, laser, and microphone products at CES 2021. Three of the most advanced products announced include the TCE-11101 MEMS-based carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas sensor ...

A new sensor design introduced Thursday by Kodak will double, and possibly quadruple, the light sensitivity of digital cameras, according to the company. Describing the technology as “groundbreaking,” ...

A team of researchers are developing a platform to 3D print affordable sensors for detecting environmental hazards.

Today’s new cars are loaded with clever technology designed to make life easier and safer for drivers. Many of a car’s sensors are mounted behind the windscreen, between the rear-view mirror and the ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University of Singapore have discovered a new intracellular “smoke detector.” The intracellular sensor detects damage to the mitochondria. The sensor may ...

In 2013, 9-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died after suffering for years from severe asthma attacks. In the years following, inquests into the death of the young girl, who’d lived in the southeast ...