Researchers have made a breakthrough that could pave the way for affordable, highly sensitive robotic touch. A team from Northwestern University and Israel's Tel Aviv University discovered that a ...

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new type of soft and stretchable sensor could find uses in applications ranging from athletics and health monitoring to prosthetics and virtual reality. The technology, called ...

Vapachromism is a phenomenon in which substances change color in response to the presence of vapor of a particular organic solvent 1. Vapochromic substances are used in sensors that detect volatile ...

(A) The structure of a CNT. (B) A typical structure of 2D materials. (C) The unique structure of a silicon nanoladder. Due to limitations in the performance of traditional materials, force sensors ...

Semiconductor engineers leveraged manufacturing techniques developed for computer chips to create microscopic MEMS devices. Fabrication methods for MEMS sensors, such as layer deposition, ...

Automated and integrated systems are proving to be more efficient and cost-effective solutions in industries like materials handling. The rise of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in these applications ...

A new material changes its conductivity depending on the concentration of carbon dioxide in the environment. The researchers who developed it have utilized the material to produce a miniature, simply ...

Sensors that sniff out chemicals in the air to warn us about everything from fires to carbon monoxide to drunk drivers to explosive devices hidden in luggage have improved so much that they can even ...

A new type of soft and stretchable sensor could find uses in applications ranging from athletics and health monitoring to prosthetics and virtual reality. A new type of soft and stretchable sensor ...