How sensors are driving predictive maintenance. How maintenance is traditionally performed and the importance of moving to a data-driven approach. An overview of how sensors are the eyes and ears of ...

Ever wish you had insight on whether the plants in your home garden are really thriving? A group of Northeastern University researchers recently developed sensors that change color to indicate the ...

Not all poisonous gases have a smell or a color. But a tiny grid of pastel- and candy-colored squares that effectively “sniffs” out hazardous chemicals in the air such as chlorosarin — a highly toxic ...

Dutch start-up Eyeo has secured €15 million in seed funding to develop new image sensor technology with the goal of tripling a sensor's light sensitivity. The new color-splitting photonics innovation ...

A novel color-changing ‘living’ sensor reveals exposure to UV radiation, paving the way for future innovations in materials science.

A food-safe gelatin microneedle sensor pierces sealed packaging and changes color as food spoils, offering consumers a ...

Someday, you might be able to pull a color out of the real world just by touching your Apple Pencil to it. Apple patented a version of its iPad stylus with color sensors in the tip. The device would ...

Apple is considering adding color sampling sensors to future Apple Watch models that would allow watch faces to match the color of the user's band and clothing (via Apple Insider). In a patent this ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Light sensors detect the presence or absence of light, and the intensity of that light. These sensors then convert light energy into an electrical ...