sensing technology

With carbon nanotubes, a path to flexible, low-cost sensors

Potential applications range from air-quality monitors to electronic skin Researchers at the Technische Universität München

New sensor could prolong the lifespan of high-temperature engines

Could save manufacturers millions in maintenance costs, lower fuel consumption A new, highly-accurate temperature sensor

Tiny Detectors Sniff Out Chemical, Biological Threats

Tiny detectors that can sniff out everything from explosives and biotoxins to smuggled humans Sandia

Microphones as sensors: Teaching old microphones new tricks

Sensor technology: Microphones are designed to capture sound. But they turn out to be able

ON-WINGS takes aircraft wing ice detection to the next level

On most aircraft ice-detection systems, the sensors can’t be located right on the aerofoil surfaces

Glove shows its true colors

Security takes top priority in laboratories and in production. In the future, employees exposed to

The Bio-patch sensor

The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that