Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed a stretchy, transparent, skin-like sensor which can be used in such applications as prosthetic limbs, robotics, and touch-sensitive ...

Imagine walking into a room that automatically adjusts its temperature and humidity to your comfort level, no apps, no manual adjustments, just seamless automation. Sounds futuristic? Not anymore.

In winter, it’s important to ventilate living and working spaces regularly. Here’s how to make a homemade measuring station ...

Stillwater, OK–Students from OSU’s Radiation Physics Laboratory built and successfully launched a cosmic radiation detector this summer that reached the edge of outer space. Carried by a helium-filled ...

This article details six essential sensors, along with four necessary questions a design engineer should ask before choosing which ones to use in their next design. In the R&D and electronics design ...

It takes just a moment to add a new app to your phone, but adding a sensor to a military radar display takes years. That’s why air-defense troops must bounce between multiple systems, wasting precious ...

The author is a longtime contributor whose articles about engineering and radio history are a popular recurring feature. Broadcast engineers love to talk. Recently, over a pleasant long lunch, between ...

Capacitive touch sensors have made homes i n scores of MP3 players and mobile phones. Of course, the mobile arena is no longer the only bastion for these devices. Today, sensor technology has ...