Category: Sensors and sensor systems

It is no secret that the electrical conductivity of the skin depends on the degree of sweating and also reflects the dynamics of a person’s emotional state. Someday, wearable gadgets…

Virtual reality not only aims to provide the ability to experience presence and enjoy unusual sights and sounds, it also intends to convey smells and tastes. If you immerse yourself,…

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation announced the IMX925, IMX935, IMX926 and IMX936 CMOS sensors, which feature a back-illuminated pixel structure and support for global shutter technology. The sensors are designed for…

Space weather and the state of the Earth’s ionosphere introduce errors into the operation of global positioning systems. To correct them, a ground-based network of stations creates a correction map…

Researchers from Northwestern University (USA) have developed a high-tech patch to transmit to the wearer a whole range of tactile sensations, from soft touch and stroking to strong pressure and…

Softbank announced the completion of development of record-breaking lightweight ultra-thin heterojunction solar panels made of silicon. The panels are being developed to power flying stratospheric platforms that can replace cell…

It is known that it is most convenient to look for lost keys under a lamp, and not where they were lost. This is roughly how one can characterize the…

The first clinical trials of a retinal implant in combination with a set of wearable devices to restore visual acuity in people have been completed in Europe. All patients participating…

A team of scientists led by researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) has created the world’s first solar cell using gallium phosphide and titanium. This…

The study of neutrinos, along with the search for dark matter, is becoming a new type of competition between advanced countries. China easily entered the race with the United States.…