It was a journey to the center of the Earth, if only for the briefest of moments. But rather than tunneling thousands of ...

Smart scale for the average person that is lighter on the wallet . I found Withings Body+ ideal for everyday users looking for a reliable scale that measures core metrics. With Wi ...

Capacitive sensors are found in a wide range of equipment, from consumer electronics to industrial/process control. Touch buttons are increasingly found in lamps and dimmers. Motion detectors can ...

Abstract: With increasing requirements for online monitoring of overhead transmission lines (OTLs) in smart grids, contact-free measurement technologies have been updated these decades. However, the ...

Does it matter if you put a video camera near your magnetic compass that is used for navigation? The theoretical answer is "yes." But the practical answer? "Probably not." Now for a detailed ...

The ability to inexpensively but accurately measure distance between an autonomous vehicle or robot and nearby objects is a challenging problem for hackers. Knowing the distance is key to obstacle ...

Direct measurement of the adhesion energy of monolayer graphene as-grown on metal substrates is important to better understand its bonding mechanism and control the mechanical release of the graphene ...