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 ...

To further enhance sensing capabilities, the QS18LAF250 adjustable-field sensor with a Class 2 laser debuts as the latest member of the WORLD-BEAM sensor family. The component provides a cutoff range ...

Connected devices already outnumber the world's population by 1.5 to 1. By 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to connect 50 billion smart objects to the network. The IoT consists of things ...

Protect workers and equipment at oil and gas plants. Gas detection systems are meant to protect workers in oil and gas plants by warning them if there is a toxic or combustible gas leak. Smart sensors ...

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...

Researchers have now developed a novel sensor that enables the continuous, and real-time detection of solid-state epidermal biomarkers, a new category of health indicators. The team's wearable, ...

A research team at Princeton University and the US Naval Research Laboratory developed a new sensor that could allow practical and low-cost detection of low concentrations of methane gas. In a paper ...

How adjustable‑period seismometers improve seismic monitoring reliability in deep, high‑stress mining environments.