CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At ...

A dust sensor is an optical electronic system to detect fine particles such as dust. In principle, an optical dust sensor detects the dust particle concentration the in air by using an optical sensing ...

Conventional electronic noses rely on arrays of chemical sensors whose electrical responses are often affected by humidity, temperature fluctuations, and long-term drift. While these systems have ...

Nuclear magnetic resonance –based co-magnetometers are essential tools for applications ranging from inertial navigation to geophysical exploration and biomedical sensing. Their performance critically ...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible tactile optical sensor capable of reading Braille. The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text, helping to ...

A new easy-to-use optical fiber sensor achieves sensitive and real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that ...

For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger pricks to withdraw blood or adhesive microneedles to measure and manage their glucose levels. In addition to being painful, these methods can ...

Understanding acoustic feedback in hearing aids. Power consumption challenges in hearing aids. Functionality integration and its impact on energy consumption. The benefits of using photoreflectors for ...

Optical Finger Navigation (OFN) products from Avago Technologies offer a compact, precise, fast speed and highly reliable navigation solution, which will help enhance the overall system performance.

The world’s largest neutrino detector just got even more powerful after scientists successfully deployed ...