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Wearable Sensor can Effectively Detect a Wide Range of Strains

Many bodily functions in humans are manifested by mechanical deformations to the skin - from the stretching, bending and movement of muscles and joints to the flutter of a pulse at the wrist.

16 Jul 2021

Soft, Strain-Sensing Device for Non-Invasive and Real-Time Detection of Skin Disorders

By putting a piece of soft, strain-sensing sheet on the skin may be able to detect skin disorders non-invasively and in real-time very soon.

31 May 2021

Red Fox ID and Cepton Enable Barrier-Free, High-Speed Tolling Worldwide with High Performance Lidar Based Solutions

A state-of-the art electronic tolling system that utilizes high performance lidar sensors from Cepton and a cutting-edge vehicle identification solution from Red Fox ID, is expected to be deployed on a major highway turnpike crossing multiple states in the United States, thereby promising fast, highly accurate, barrier-free, real-time tolling to enable smooth traffic flows. This marks the maturing of the deep partnership between Cepton and Red Fox ID in bringing innovative, automated tolling solutions to major customers across North America, EMEA and Asia.

From Cepton Technologies, Inc. 4 Mar 2021

Ultra-Sensitive, Resilient Strain Sensor for Textiles and Soft Robots

Scientists from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have now designed an ultra-sensitive, extremely durable strain sensor that can be integrated into textiles and soft robotic systems.

12 Nov 2020

New Technique to Develop Color-Changing Sensing System for Sensors

Researchers from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have designed a method to stretch and strain liquid crystals to produce different colors.

13 Jul 2020

Strain Gauge-based Load Cells Go Digital

Leading weighing technology expert, HBM has launched a new load cell conditioner - DSE-HIE, which allows any strain gauge-based load cell to operate in a modern, industrial Ethernet system.

From Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (HBM) 8 Jul 2020

Miniature Industrial Strain Sensors Measure Large Forces Even in Confined Spaces

Data collection from control systems is vital in helping to maintain and improve process performance, quality and safety, and information collected from force measurement sensors is one example of this. However, in applications where space is limited or machinery has small structural dimensions, this can pose challenges for implementing reliable measurements of force.

From Baumer Ltd. 17 Jun 2020