Skin-like sensor maps blood-oxygen levels anywhere in the body
Injuries can't heal without a constant influx of blood's key ingredient—oxygen.
Nov 8, 2018
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New brain-like computing device simulates human learning
Researchers have developed a brain-like computing device that is capable of learning by association.
Apr 30, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Development of a novel technology to check body temperature with smartphone camera
Thermal-imaging sensors that detect and capture images of the heat signatures of human bodies and other subjects have recently sprung into use in thermostats to check facial temperatures for contactless COVID-19 screening ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Mantis shrimp inspires new breed of light sensors
Inspired by the eyes of mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a new kind of optical sensor that is small enough to fit on a smartphone but is capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.
Mar 3, 2021
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Device uses light sensors to tell whether the wearer is inside or outside
Taking an interdisciplinary approach—and mixing in a little do-it-yourself initiative—a team of Penn State Berks researchers developed a wearable device that can tell the difference between indoor and outdoor lighting. ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Robotics
MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio waves
Small mobile robots carrying sensors could perform tasks like catching gas leaks or tracking warehouse inventory. But moving robots demands a lot of energy, and batteries, the typical power source, limit lifetime and raise ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Autonomous vehicles can be fooled to 'see' nonexistent obstacles
Nothing is more important to an autonomous vehicle than sensing what's happening around it. Like human drivers, autonomous vehicles need the ability to make instantaneous decisions.
Mar 6, 2020
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Common solar tech can power smart devices indoors
Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too?
Aug 19, 2021
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Researchers developing smart ring for health care and extended reality
A team of researchers in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science aims to enable health care and extended reality—which encompasses virtual, augmented and mixed reality—with their smart sensing ...
Jun 1, 2023
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In-sensor computing to speed up machine vision
By applying in-sensor computing of analog data, a team of researchers at Vienna University of Technology's Institute of Photonics has developed a way to speed up machine vision. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
