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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News tagged with light sensor
Engineering
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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Robotics
Researchers mimic insect ocelli to build light sensor to control fly-sized drone
A combined team of researchers from Harvard and MIT has added a light sensor to a fly-sized drone to allow it to maintain stabilization and is the first known use of onboard sensors at such a small scale. In their paper published ...
Engineering
Solar cell material can assist self-driving cars in the dark
Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This has been shown by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarized ...
Sep 28, 2023
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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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Engineering
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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Hi Tech & Innovation
Preventing vehicle crashes by learning from insects
Despite only about 25% of car travel happening after dark, almost half of fatal accidents occur at night. As our vehicles become more advanced and even autonomous, the ways of detecting and avoiding these collisions must ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Engineering
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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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers realizing the limitless possibilities of wearable electronics
Benoît Lessard and his team are developing carbon-based technologies which could lead to improved flexible phone displays, make robotic skin more sensitive and allow for wearable electronics that could monitor the physical ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Without fanfare, Apple launches new iPhone for the budget-minded
Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new entry-level iPhone, aiming to appeal to consumers facing a suddenly bleak economic backdrop.
Apr 15, 2020
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