What if a sensor embedded onto the grip of a firearm was sensitive enough to detect an individual’s level of intoxication? And once detected, could it disable the firing pin mechanism? Research ...
A team of researchers from RMIT University’s Center for Advanced Electronics and Sensors(Opens in a new window) have come up with a breakthrough method that equips smartphones with special sensors to ...
Carsten Brinkschulte, who founded Dryad Networks, built an IoT network to detect wildfires. He's motivated by the impact of his work and urges founders and engineers to move to green tech. This ...
They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers say they've figured out a way to practically eliminate drunk driving. They have developed alcohol detection sensors that will be soon be launched on American roads for the ...
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers in ACS Sensors ...
The last 10 years or so have produced some colossal and deadly fire events that have destroyed whole towns, burned a record amount of acreage, and polluted skies for weeks. And wildfires are not just ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles. They are using this simple, fast, and low-temperature ...
When it comes to modern electronics, the word “smart” seems to apply to almost every kind of device on the market, especially building automation products such as motion sensors and consumer products ...