A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background ...

A Zürich-based team has successfully condensed complex 4D sensing technology — once too bulky for everyday use — onto a single silicon chip.

Current vision systems for robots and drones rely on 3D sensors that, although powerful, do not always keep up with the ...

In this video I'm building an Arduino Heart Rate Monitor that is housed in a toy handle in the style of the Star Trek Tricoder. The device uses the PulseSensor with an Arduino Pro Mini and an OLED ...

Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going. Retired instrumentation engineer [Don Welch] recreated a heading indicator of his own, using cheap ...

The MAX471 is an older current sensor which can handle up to 50 Watt, with a maximum of 25 Volts or a current of 3 Amperes. It is officially not supported any more however there are still many for ...

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Sensors monitoring Aberdeen’s geothermal heating potential are being installed underground throughout the city. The 100 sensors, or seismic nodes, are being placed across a mixture of public and ...