Over the past three years, the Raspberry Pi has proved that a credit card-sized microcomputer can routinely surprise users with its sneaky power and capabilities. Of course, the only problem is that a ...

Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a next generation smart sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is capable of identifying infrared (IR) wavelengths ...

The rising sea levels along Georgia’s Savannah coast and an uptick in more severe storms during hurricane season are bellwethers to looming ecological challenges stemming from climate change.

In addition to knowing if a neighborhood is experiencing active flooding, it helps to have a bit more data. How regularly do these events occur? Is flooding expected based on the forecast? “The sensor ...

Oura is part of a new partnership that’s looking to develop photonic sensors for wearable devices. As reported by PULSE, the company is one of several Finland-based companies – along with GE ...

Orange and Rockland Utilities’ vision for the grid is based on a dependable sensing system with specific accuracy and installation requirements. A three-phase ...

Proximity sensors are common enough in automation projects that we hardly give them a second thought — pick something with specs that match the job and move on. But they can be fussy to get adjusted ...

France-based infrared sensor maker Lynred has officially kicked off a new European project to develop high-performance devices for use in future defense systems. The Grenoble company is coordinating ...

Supported by the Saving Energy Nationwide in Structures with Occupancy Recognition (SENSOR) program of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a ...

As wildfires currently devastate western North America, a new airborne project team hopes to develop a space solution to stop conflagrations before they get out of control. The project could one day ...

This project is to prototype a set of self-powered (such as piezoelectric, thermostat, solar, etc) embedded sensor systems for pervasive computing. A tangible exam is a body-temperature powered motion ...

Our team aims to develop a novel wearable eating sensor. Think about how to measure your daily calorie expenditure. Easy! Fitbit or related products. But how can you track the calorie intake? Our ...