Sensors

21 May 23

Flat Lenses Made of Nanostructures Transform Tiny Cameras and Projectors

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Inside today’s computers, phones, and other mobile devices, more and more sensors, processors, and other electronics are fighting for space. Taking up a big part of this valuable real estate are the cameras—just about every gadget needs a camera, or two, three, or more. And the most space-consuming part of…

04 May 23

Robot Hand Manipulates Complex Objects By Touch Alone

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In terms of human features that robots are probably the most jealous of, fingers have to be right up there with eyeballs and brains. Our fleshy little digits have a crazy amount of dexterity relative to their size, and so many sensors packed into them that allow you to manipulate…

04 Apr 23

Robo-Honeycomb Reveals the Secret Lives of Bees

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Interactive robotics is a relatively new field of study, but in a short time it has moved on from just performing preprogrammed repetitive tasks to more complex activities, including interactions with living creatures. Biocompatible and biomimetic robots, for example, are being increasingly used to study animals and plants. Animal-in-the-loop robotic…

21 Mar 23

US innovative transport projects to receive $94m in funding

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The US will support a series of smart mobility projects using the funding from its November 2021 infrastructure law, which pledged to dedicate $500m (£408m) over five years for these types of initiatives. US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said the grants would "foster innovations that improve people's day-to-day lives, making…

25 Jan 23

Stacking Turns Organic Transistors Up

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Metallurgy & Material Science

Organic electronics appear to be, as the name might imply, quite good at interacting with a biological body and brain. Now scientists have created record-breaking, high-performance organic electronic devices using a potentially cheap, easy, and scalable approach that adopts a vertical architecture instead of a flat one, according to a…

18 Jan 23

Biological sensor allows robot to detect smells

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The robot designed by the Tel Aviv University team is able to detect and interpret electrical signals it receives from the biological sensor, as a response to the presence of a nearby odour. The biological sensor's sensitivity to smell is 10,000 times higher than that of existing electronic devices, the…

05 Dec 22

Electronic tattoos could help measure stress

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Electronic tattoo (e-tattoo) technology could be the key to tracking a natural body response which makes the palms of someone's hands wet when they are excited or nervous, and helping people that suffer from mental health conditions. Although this bodily response - called electrodermal activity - has been known for…

Flat Lenses Made of Nanostructures Transform Tiny Cameras and Projectors

Robot Hand Manipulates Complex Objects By Touch Alone

Robo-Honeycomb Reveals the Secret Lives of Bees

US innovative transport projects to receive $94m in funding

Stacking Turns Organic Transistors Up

Biological sensor allows robot to detect smells

Electronic tattoos could help measure stress

Machine Learning Turns Up COVID Surprise

Psychedelics startups counter stereotypes to bring hallucinogens into mental healthcare

EV Startups, Running Out Of Juice

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Green hydrogen production costs could be lowered with new method