A new sensor detects helium leaks by monitoring how sound waves propagate through a topological material – no chemical ...

A new type of soft and stretchable sensor could find uses in applications ranging from athletics and health monitoring to prosthetics and virtual reality. A new type of soft and stretchable sensor ...

Cellulose soaked in a carefully designed polymer mixture acts as a sensor to measure pressure, temperature and humidity -- at the same time. The measurements are completely independent of each other.

This news release is available in German. Material scientists at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a new type of sensor that can measure ...

Automated and integrated systems are proving to be more efficient and cost-effective solutions in industries like materials handling. The rise of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in these applications ...

Accurate monitoring of ethanol at extremely low concentrations is important across industrial safety, healthcare, food ...

Vapachromism is a phenomenon in which substances change color in response to the presence of vapor of a particular organic solvent 1. Vapochromic substances are used in sensors that detect volatile ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Researchers developed a fingertip-sized, humidity-tolerant hydrogen sensor using platinum nanoparticles that catalyze ...