This Sensor Can Be Implanted In Your Body and is the Size of a Grain of Sand
Many Americans may not be ready yet for transhumanist body implants, but a recent study at UC Berkeley promises that future may be one step closer regardless.
This Graphene Detector Monitors All Forms of Light—and Is Lightning Fast, Too
It may look like something you’d use for target practice, but this is a new kind of sensor that can detect the presence of all kinds of light—and reacts to it in super-quick time, too.
Scientists Can Levitate Nanodiamonds in a Vacuum Using Laser Light
A team of researchers from the University of Rochester has managed to levitate nanodiamonds in a vacuum using laser light for the first time—which could provide a new breed of microscopic sensors.
SMS BioSport: Earbuds That Read Your Heartbeat But Don't Make It Thump
Sensors are everywhere—in our phones, watches, and shoes. And now our earphones, too. The SMS BioSport heart rate-sensing earbuds aim to be the audio companion of choice for all you marathon runners, mountain bikers, and other hardcore athlete types who need to know your beats per minute on a daily basis.
Mother Review: A Doll That Tracks Your Family's Every Move
Mothers are responsible for the welfare of their children. This is something we assume is true and something that guides the behavior of women with kids. They are watchful. They are worried. They set boundaries: Go to bed at such-and-such hour. Eat a balanced breakfast. Follow these rules.
A Bracelet to Keep You Safe From the Sun and Tell You What SPF to Use
Netatmo is slowly creating a reputation for itself of combining smart sensors with neat design, having recently teamed up with Philippe Starck to produce a sleek wireless thermostat. Now, it's joined forces with Louis Vuitton to produce a bracelet that'll keep you safe in the sun.
The New Kinect Will Understand Two People Talking Simultaneously
If you weren't convinced that the new Kinect was already amazing, here's something that should change your mind: the new device will be able to discern between two people talking at the same time.
Why Is A Cheap Color Sensor Such A Big Deal?
We expect our devices to know what's going on. Automatic doors, smartphones, temperature control systems and beyond all perform actions when they detect certain conditions. And it seems like it would just be convenient to put cameras on everything so devices could have eyes on all different situations. It would also…
Awesome Thermal Imager Turns Your iPhone or Android Into the Predator's Eyes
This is so very cool: Andy Rawson has built a thermal imager for iPhone—and the Android version is coming soon too. It allows you to point your camera anywhere and have an instant temperature reading of your environment.
Future Fords Adapt and React To Driver Anxiety
Cars are cutting you off on the highway. Your pulse quickens. You need to concentrate. What you really need is absolute silence—no phone calls, no music. In this kind of situation, a new stress-sensing system developed by Ford would shut down the distractions the moment driving becomes tense.
Sony's New Xperia Phones Hands On: They Go Right For the Eyes
For a long time now Sony has made some of the best cameras out there. Love the iPhone 4S camera? Yeah, because it's got a Sony Exmor sensor in it. Sony's two new Xperias are also pushing the visuals mighty hard.
I'd Kill to Have This Sharp Stabilized Camera Sensor On My Phone
After watching this demonstration video, I'm amazed by how incredibly good Sharps' new stabilized camera phone sensor is. It's on the Aquos SH-01D phone, but it should really be standard in every single phone out there. By law. [Thanks Karl!]
Breathing Heavy And Sweating After An Earthquake May Save Your Life
Earthquake rescues are difficult. Rescuers try to listen for victims, spot them with cameras and use dogs to sniff them out. Someday, they may use metabolite sensors to pick up their stench.
Ball Invasion Game Turns Your Walls Into A Battleground
Augmented reality is interesting, but that technology is way over-used in navigation and point-of-interest apps. That's why it's so refreshing to see a game like Ball Invasion and developers like 13th Lab who use AR in a new and exciting way.
Toshiba's Tablet Camera Sensor May Be Small But Shoots Video at 1080p
Toshiba's created an 8MP camera sensor for tablets and phones that they say has the smallest pixel size of all sensors, at 1.12 micrometers. Capable of shooting video in full 1080p at 30fps or 720p at 60fps, samples will be sent to manufacturers this month, so expect them in gadgets in the coming year. [Toshiba via …
Nanogenerators Could Power a Bluetooth Headset With Your Pulse
Scientists have developed the first self-powered nanogenerators that scavenge energy from their surroundings. They could someday replace conventional batteries in small electronics.
Two Lucky iPhones Will Be Guests On The Last Space Shuttle Mission
Some companies have all the luck. While Google's green Android robot sits on the sidelines, Apple gets to send two of its iPhone 4 handsets into space with the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
China Prepares Its First Aircraft Carrier
China is strutting its stuff and showing off the latest addition to it military — an old Soviet-era aircraft carrier. The Admiral Kuznetsov-class Varyag is one of two ships that were built in the early 80s.
The Air Force Wants You to Build a Sensor System for Desert Squirrels
Mohave ground squirrels and other desert animals are such a problem that the US Air Force wants someone to build an acoustic sensor system to track these elusive creatures.
New Nanosensor Sniffs Bombs, One Molecule at a Time
Imagine a piece of metal 30,000 times thinner than one of the hairs on your head. Mixed with a little protein from bee venom, that microscopic filament becomes the most powerful explosives-detection system in history, able to detect a single molecule of dangerous chemicals.
