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Volvo launches the first smart seatbelt that uses sensors to provide the perfect tension
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Volvo launches the first smart seatbelt that uses sensors to provide the perfect tension

Volvo’s innovation uses sensors to help the belt adjust its load The company claims it can help reduce injuries The multi-adaptive safety belt...

How electro-optical sensors can offer improved protection against missile attacks
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How electro-optical sensors can offer improved protection against missile attacks

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Satellite-based electro-optical sensors are intended to detect missile launches early on, gaining valuable time for initiating countermeasures in case...

Intelligent sensors cut energy use by enabling more efficient decision-making
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Intelligent sensors cut energy use by enabling more efficient decision-making

Cristian Cassella’s wireless passive sensor, pictured in his lab, can make decisions based on sensed data, improving accuracy and cutting energy use. Credit:...

Smart software replaces expensive sensors for glass wall detection with 96% accuracy
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Smart software replaces expensive sensors for glass wall detection with 96% accuracy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research team has developed autonomous driving software that allows inexpensive sensors to detect transparent obstacles such as glass...

Configuring your Philips Hue lights and sensors is now headache-free thanks to this free app update
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Configuring your Philips Hue lights and sensors is now headache-free thanks to this free app update

A new update for the Philips Hue mobile app is rolling out now The app now suggests adding new sensors and switches to...

Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors
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Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors

Schematic illustration showing the fabrication process of the CNT/BST foam with various shapes. Effects of the BST content and annealing temperature on TE...

Designing long-duration toxin sensors
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Designing long-duration toxin sensors

Microelectronic devices consisting of two metal combs with interleaved teeth with a coating of a porous material designed by Sandia National Laboratories to...

Ordinary smartphone camera sensors plus human intuition could one day detect key physical phenomenon in antimatter
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Ordinary smartphone camera sensors plus human intuition could one day detect key physical phenomenon in antimatter

OPHANIM combines everyday tech with high-end scientific imaging capability Antimatter detection is now possible using repurposed smartphone camera tech Gigapixel device could reveal...

Affordable AI-powered air pollution sensors can revolutionize monitoring of air quality, research finds
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Affordable AI-powered air pollution sensors can revolutionize monitoring of air quality, research finds

The AI-powered sensors were placed at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory on the North Norfolk coast in England. Credit: Kingston University, London A new...