Scientists have come up with a way of creating sensors which could allow machines to smell more accurately than humans Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to id... Read more
Korean scientists are developing a powerful new sound and motion sensor that could someday give people, buildings and more the equivalent of “Spidey sense.” This isn’t some fantastical... Read more
Touch can be a subtle sense, but it communicates quickly whether something in our hands is slipping, for example, so we can tighten our grip. For the first time, scientists report the develo... Read more
Flexible electronic sensors based on paper — an inexpensive material — have the potential to cut the price of a wide range of medical tools, from helpful robots to diagnostic tests. Scientis... Read more
In the near future, invisible health-tracking technology will replace wearables, like the Apple Watch, available now With the introduction of the Apple HealthKit late last month, the burgeon... Read more
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port. Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sens... Read more
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates that wearable sensors could one day transform the correctional system by tracking gun use by community-based offenders, who accou... Read more
New research published today in the journal ACS Nano identifies a new type of sensor that can monitor body movements and could help revolutionise healthcare. Although body motion sensors alr... Read more
A new kind of human-machine communication is to make it possible to detect damage to rail vehicles before it’s too late and service trains only when they need it – all thanks to a cloud-supp... Read more
Nanophotonics experts at Rice University have created a unique sensor that amplifies the optical signature of molecules by about 100 billion times. Newly published tests found the device cou... Read more
KIT Computer Scientists Work on a Measurement System for Mobile End Devices to Compile a Pollution Map in Collaboration with Users using Participatory Sensing Big cities in the smog: Photos... Read more
The SandPiper I.S. is the world’s first truly portable, inexpensive, smartphone enabled spirometer. It is based upon patented (pending) SandPiper sensor technology. The sensor is a ne... Read more
First Warning Systems has created the FWS Circadian Biometric Recorder (CBRTM), a cancer-detecting bra that enables women to identify malignant tumors in their earliest stages. It uses senso... Read more
Your eye could someday house its own high-tech information center, tracking important changes and letting you know when it’s time to see an eye doctor. University of Washington engineers hav... Read more
A new device designed to sample and detect foodborne bacteria is being trialled by scientists at the University of Southampton. The Biolisme project is using research from the University to... Read more
