A quantum device that can determine its position in three dimensions is more accurate than non-quantum versions. Vehicles could use it to navigate even if GPS stopped working. One way to keep track of ...

The age of sensors is upon us. These days, it's unusual to experience an electronic consumer product that doesn't use sensors to create new experiences for its users. As micro-electromechanical ...

Researchers have used a specialized form of additive manufacturing to create MEMS sensors that can be fabricated as custom, single-quantity units. Why custom-made sensors using additive manufacturing ...

We are presenting a novel approach for very low cost 6D inertial sensor. This concept is based on the idea to mix on same device MEMS and NEMS technologies. The MEMS part is used for the mass to keep ...

A MEMS sensing IP has been licensed for a sensor fusion IC using a standard CMOS process, and that’s expected to dramatically reduce the cost and size compared to design solutions based on discrete ...

A newly-developed 3D printing technique could be used to cost-effectively produce customized electronic 'machines' the size of insects which enable advanced applications in robotics, medical devices ...

How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...

If you’re trying to detect the orientation of an object, sometimes you really don’t need a 6DOF gyro and accelerometer. Hell, if you only need to detect if an object is tilted, you can get a simple ...

The first LED digital wristwatches hit the market in the 1970s. They required a button push to turn the display on, prompting one comedian to quip that giving one to a one-armed man would be in poor ...

Intel’s D415 and D435 RealSense 3D cameras made a splash when they were released. These low-cost, USB 3-based cameras provide a high-resolution video stream as well as a matching 3D-depth data stream ...