Sensors
Sensor hub is Android 6.0 Marshmallow compliant
Bosch Sensortec has announced its next-gen Android M sensor hub solution, a ready-to-deploy solution for smartphones, tablets and other devices running the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The solution integrates an advanced feature software library to leverage Bosch Sensortec’s high performance sensor hubs, motion and environmental sensors.
Field sensor can detect signals from the nervous system
The human body is controlled by electrical impulses in, for example, the brain, the heart and nervous system. These electrical signals create tiny magnetic fields, which doctors could use to diagnose various diseases, for example diseases of the brain or heart problems in young foetuses. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have now succeeded in developing a method for extremely precise measurements of such ultra-small magnetic fields with a...
Current sensors provide sensitivity down to 26.7mV/A
Expanding its portfolio of current sensing devices based on cutting-edge implementation of Hall effect technology, Melexis has announced the MLX91210 family. Running off a 5V supply, the MLX91210 ICs have current sensitivity levels down to 26.7mV/A and support linear current measurement ranges that span as far as ±75A corresponding to 30ARMS current.
Non-contact temperature sensor replaces thermocouples
Quick and easy to install in place of a traditional thermocouple probe, the PyroNFC-K miniature infrared temperature sensor has been announced by Calex Electronics.
Sensors developed using ISO 26262 safety compliance
The AS5170 magnetic angular position sensors from ams are now available at Mouser Electronics. The devices are ams’ first magnetic position sensors fully developed using the automotive industry’s program for ISO 26262 safety compliance to meet the increasing demand for automotive safety features built into critical vehicle systems.
Innovative research means hologram tech is not far away
Sensors and engines will make smartphones and smartwatches of the future capable of feats that are hardly imaginable from today’s perspective. This is the assumption made by Raimund Hahn, CEO of Rhino Inter Group, one of the world’s fastest growing and leading wholesale groups for electronic devices.
Financial and fuel savings for your fleet
Tyre condition problems are the single biggest reason for breakdowns and accidents in commercial vehicles. Empowering fleet managers to take control of this issue, tyre pressure monitoring specialist TyrePal has launched its TeleTPMS system, a tool specifically designed for the remote monitoring of commercial vehicle tyre pressure.
'Blackbox' tech could replace dashcams in cars
On 5th July, 2016, Roke Manor Research (Roke) demonstrated the world’s first viable 3D ‘black box’ technology for vehicles, using just a single dashboard camera. Fitted to an autonomous Toyota Prius, Roke demonstrated how data captured via vision processing technology could be used to provide a precise 3D reconstruction following a road incident.
Radiation detectors work in record-high energy fields
Employees of MEPh are the first to develop detectors of transition radiation, able to split hadrons (protons, K-mesons and pi-mesons) in record-high energy fields from 1 to 6 TeV. Transition radiation (TR) is a form of electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes through inhomogeneous media, which for the first time was demonstrated theoretically by Ginzburg and Frank in 1946. It was detected experimentally at the Yerevan Phys...
E-nose detects pesticides and nerve gas in low concentrations
An international team of researchers led by Ivo Stassen and Rob Ameloot from KU Leuven, Belgium, have made the detection of pesticides and nerve gas in very low concentrations possible. The best-known electronic nose is the breathalyser. As drivers breathe into the device, a chemical sensor measures the amount of alcohol in their breath. This chemical reaction is then converted into an electronic signal, allowing the police officer to r...