A new fiber-optic sensor made from stretchy rubber rather than glass can be integrated into wearable electronics and measure movement. The sensors can also quantify the force of stretching, bending, ...

A 3D printing enthusiast has made a cute, functional lo-fi digital camera using an optical sensor salvaged from a discarded ...

Researchers have developed a tiny fiber optic force sensor that can measure extremely slight forces exerted by small objects. The new light-based sensor overcomes the limitations of force sensors ...

The prospect of exploiting spider silk's combination of optical and mechanical properties has been an attractive proposition to designers for some time. Back in 2008 a project at Tufts University ...

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed an optical computing framework that performs ...

Said to be the first low-cost optical recognition sensor designed specifically for toys, the OV810 SmartSensor integrates an image sensor, mask-programmable gate array, and core logic. The CMOS device ...

Air bubble sensors are used to detect air or gas bubbles in flexible clear plastic tubes. They are intended to prevent air infusions. The air bubble sensor has no contact with the liquid and is ...

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive method for detecting hotspots in the environment, such as bushfires or military ...

One of the key aspects of the Apple Watch is the Digital Crown, which lets users navigate the watchOS interface without having to touch the screen all the time. However, it seems that Apple is working ...

Over the years when asking that question, a knee jerk response is that laser mice are more accurate than optical mice. But times change and so does technology. In 2015 the Pixart 3366 sensor was ...