In-depth technical articles on sensors and sensor-related topics.
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The 2010 Best of Sensors Expo Award Winners August 1, 2010
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>>
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Bringing It All Together—Leveraging Hybrid Wireless Systems August 1, 2010
Hybrid wireless systems—incorporating multiple types of wireless technologies—offer significant benefits for collecting data from large, geographically dispersed networks, such as those in the oil and gas industry.More>>
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Using a Small Solar Cell and a Supercapacitor in a Wireless Sensor July 1, 2010
Here's how supercapacitors—double-layered capacitors with the ability to store far more energy than a traditional capacitor—can be used in conjunction with a small solar cell to power a wireless sensor node.More>>
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Capacitance Sensing in Human Body Contact Applications July 1, 2010
Capacitive sensing isn't just for your smartphone; it also holds promise for products such as medical devices that must come in contact with human skin. Here's how capacitive sensing can be used to determine the quality of the contact between the device's surface and the user's skin.More>>
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Flexible Sensor Signal Conditioning and Safe Transmission June 1, 2010
Integrating additional capabilities into a single-chip sensor signal conditioner enables flexible conditioning.More>>
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Wireless Sensor Use Is Expanding in Industrial Applications June 1, 2010
While the technological evolution of sensors is reflected in sensors getting smarter, smaller, lighter, and cheaper, another key development taking place in the sensors industry is the growth of wireless sensor use in industrial applications.More>>
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The Instrumentation Cloud Brings Web-Centric Operation to Sensors May 1, 2010
Combining RFID, analog signal conditioning, and sensors enables you to shift data analysis, monitoring, and control into the cloud.More>>
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Unifying Isolated Sensor Systems Using Web 2.0 and Open Standards May 1, 2010
Taking a page from social networking sites that offer users the ability to share and manipulate data in novel ways, Sensorpedia allows users to find, share, and use sensor data online.More>>
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Thickness Measurements Using Laser Triangulation April 1, 2010
Understand how best to use laser displacement sensors to measure the thickness of products at high speeds and from long standoff distances.More>>
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Embedded Ultrasonic Sensors for Automotive Radar March 1, 2010
A novel assembly method for automotive long-range radar may enable wider adoption of the technology.More>>
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