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Sensors

The latest developments in computer vision, lidar, chemical sensors, and remote sensing
SemiconductorsSensorsNews

New "E-nose" Samples Odors 60 Times Per Second

The rapid sensor is as good as smelling as a mouse's nose

4 min read
A mouse pictured in front of line graph data about mice's ability to distinguish odor fluctuations.
A gray-scale photograph showing pillars of varying diameters in an array
SensorsJuly 2023MagazineFeature

Flat Lenses Made of Nanostructures Transform Tiny Cameras and Projectors

Metalenses are finally moving into consumers’ hands

9 min read
Lava raining down from the sky at the top of a volcano during an eruption.
SemiconductorsSensorsNewsClimate Tech

A New Sensor Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

This shoebox-sized helium sensor is tracking gas levels of Italian volcanoes

3 min read
A woman in a safety vest operates a packaging machine at Amazon.
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Packaging and Robots

How AI and sustainability are transforming the journey from click to delivery at Amazon

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A woman with long black hair wearing a white shirt and black pants is standing in front of a white washing machine and white dryer.
CareersSeptember 2024MagazineProfileSensorsConsumer Electronics

Erika Cruz Keeps Whirlpool’s Machines Spinning

She checks out the sensors and subsystems used by millions

4 min read
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BiomedicalSensorsNews

Origami Helps Implant Sensors in Bio-Printed Tissue

The technique makes it easier to monitor 3D-printed living structures

2 min read

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A 49-page report on the engineering challenges of making and supporting EVs at scale
Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?
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Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?

Can cameras inside of robots’ feet help them walk?

2 min read
A silver ball hangs on a power line over a snowy landscape.
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Smart Powerline “Neurons” Boost Grid Capacity

Sensor networks enable 40 percent more electricity to pulse through the lines

3 min read

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Is Virtualization Greener Than Lab Work for Chips?

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3D rendering of a grass microchip with a globe icon in the center, being used on a circuit board.
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One Way That Could Improve Space-Based Power: Relays

3 min read
Illustration of a space satellite reflecting a signal in a zig-zag towards planet Earth.
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Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Approach

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Even Gamma Rays Can’t Stop This Memory

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Predicting Malicious Behavior on X Before It Happens

2 min read
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EnergySensorsNewsJournal Watch

Agricultural IoT System Sends Power Through the Soil

Tennessee field trials power sensors for just pennies per day

4 min read
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BiomedicalMagazineSemiconductorsSensorsNewsJune 2024Journal Watch

Injectable Microchip Tracks Animal Health

Heart rate, breathing , movement, and temperature sensing in a 4-mm-wide package

4 min read
A black and gold patterned square on a green background.
SemiconductorsBiomedicalSensorsNewsClimate TechTelecommunications

Tiny Laser Opens Door to Chip-Size Sensors

The new frequency comb could make powerful sensors fit in a phone

3 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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Illustration of a cake with a candle shaped as a transistor symbol
A phot of an outstretched hand with several transistors in the palm of it.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

A chart showing the timeline of when a transistor was invented and when it was commercialized.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

A photo of 3 different transistors.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

Consumer ElectronicsMagazineSemiconductorsSensorsNewsMarch 2024

Diodes at Right Angles Double Autofocus Capacity

Canon twists photosensor rules to build new tech from familiar parts

3 min read
A set of six micrographs, two black and white and four colorized.
An photograph of a mannequin head and hand placed in front of a computer screen that is displaying a checkerboard-like pattern
Consumer ElectronicsNewsComputingSensors

Your Tablet’s Light Sensor Can Spy On You

A tricky hack demonstrates that even seemingly innocuous components can pose risks

4 min read
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BiomedicalSensorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Mesh Wearables Meld Microsensors and LoRa Smarts

Say goodbye to box-and-strap wearable tech of old

3 min read
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Climate TechAISensorsNewsConsumer ElectronicsClimate Change

E-Nose Sniffs Out Coffee Varieties Nearly Perfectly

Like Shazam but for java, the tech can help quantify coffee signatures

3 min read
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SemiconductorsSensorsNewsBiomedical

Silk-Based Transistors for Hybrid Applications

Silk incorporated as insulators could grant new sensing abilities to transistors

2 min read

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