It's time to make some noise.

Uber has a long-term ambition that goes well beyond shuttling passengers: The company eventually wants to outfit its human drivers’ cars with sensors to soak up real-world data for autonomous vehicle ...

The sound you can’t hear might just save your house. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster, but firefighters in California are firing up a fascinating new way to fight flames — with ...

In short: Samsung has updated SmartThings with family care features that use connected appliances and wearables to monitor elderly relatives remotely, including fall detection via robot vacuum camera, ...

In physics, a mechanical kink marks the point of transition between different internal states of a material. Researchers have now succeeded in creating a model in which they were able to move the kink ...

Researchers in Ania Bleszynski Jayich’s lab use a mechanical resonator to enable greater entanglement for potentially more powerful sensors. Most people think of diamonds as high-end adornments. Not ...

Water has long been the go-to when it comes to fighting a fire. But what about sound waves? It might be hard to wrap your head around the concept at first, but the San Bernardino County Fire ...

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Bubble baths are a time-honored way to reduce stress, as is the Japanese practice of “forest bathing,” or immersing yourself in nature. Now sound baths — a therapeutic practice using sound to a ...

Capacitive displacement sensors turn tiny gaps into actionable signals. By measuring changes in capacitance as target moves, these devices deliver precise, non-contact readings of position and motion.

Keeping your camera's image sensor clean is the simplest way to remove annoying smudges and particles from your images — here's how to clean your camera sensor to get a crisp picture of the stars ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Smart sensors aren't just for turning lights on when you walk into a room. There's all manner of fun and clever ways to use them around your ...