alifornia-based company Blumio has developed a wearable and non-contacting millimeter-wave radar sensor that measures arterial pulses at the wrist.
By Benedette Cuffari
2 Nov 2020
AerNos is set to revolutionize the way scientists monitor human exposure to air pollution. The company has utilized the latest advances in engineering, data science, and nanotechnology to produce a nano gas sensor that can simultaneously measure multiple air pollutants.
Several different types of sensors have been developed to translate sign language into spoken and/or written words. One recent Nano Energy study discusses a novel self-powered triboelectric flex sensor (STFS) that can successfully sense and translate sign language into both voice and text.
By Benedette Cuffari
22 Oct 2020
Atomic Mechanics, a Manchester, UK-based company, has developed a graphene-polymer-based Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMs).
California-based Aeva has struck a new partnership with global automotive manufacturer ZF to develop the world’s first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR sensors.
Wearable sensors – as well as numerous other “passive” sensor applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) – are hoovering up vast amounts of data that can be used to improve our daily lives dramatically. However, this aspect of wearables and the IoT presents significant challenges.
By Ben Pilkington
7 Sep 2020
Water companies expect an increase in demand for water during warmer summer months, but they need a better way of predicting how people use water and when, in addition to monitoring water quality. The answer could be sensors placed within the water network.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
19 Aug 2020
Crafted Design has broken ground with its QueueSight augmented reality social distancing tool using sensors technology.
This article discusses different ways in which people with serious health issues, such as diabetes or kidney disease, can track their conditions in real-time with the help of tattoo biosensors.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
11 Aug 2020
New-Zealand-based SECURELY provides a range of “smart” products designed to help older people and their families, friends, caregivers and other medical professionals to monitor and manage elderly care.
By Ben Pilkington
10 Aug 2020