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A novel electrometer manages to combine robustness with sensitivity, enabling a range of medical and other applications.More>>

Sensor signal conditioners with built-in correction algorithms can greatly aid sensor system designers as long as they understand which algorithm to use and when.More>>

A wireless radiation sensor network, a 3D Hall sensor, chemical sensors that can be embedded, and amazing DA systems: Meet the winners of this year's awards!More>>

The Gapman Gen3 is a next-generation, high-precision, noncontact, portable, thin-gap electronic feeler gauge that offers enhanced measurement capabilities for an expanded range of gap measurement applications.More>>

Condition-based predictive maintenance uses the vibrations of machinery to diagnose its health. This article considers the characteristics of an ideal vibration sensor for this purpose and introduces the ADIS16227 integrated industrial vibration monitor.More>>

In the aftermath of the late 2008/early 2009 economic downturn, we provide an overview of the worldwide linear and rotary position sensor markets with some details of the capacitive linear displacement and resolver rotary position sensor markets.More>>

Biosensors are gaining ground in the healthcare market and are expanding into the industrial, environmental monitoring, security, and biodefense market segments.More>>

Advances in microelectronics, manufacturing techniques, and construction materials have significantly improved the performance and cost efficiency of LVDT position sensors, opening new applications for this tried-and-true technology.More>>

What do a rugged shock recorder, a vibration dosimeter, a tiny IR imager, wireless sensor nodes, an array of different sensors, energy harvesting devices, and feature-packed data recorders have in common? All of them won a Best of Sensors Expo Award at the 2010 Sensors Expo.More>>