Window sensors are a critical part of any home security system. When cameras fail, a window sensor becomes your last line of defense. Install them on all your windows, and you will know when an ...

Tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) are relatively new additions to your car’s suite of sensors. At least if you’re old enough to remember when keeping an eye on tire pressures was boasted about ...

If you need to measure a distance, it is tempting to reach for the ubiquitous ultrasonic module like an HC-SR04. These work well, and they are reasonably easy to use. However, they aren’t without ...

Haptic sensors have been around for a while now and come in various forms. Regardless of the type of haptic technology utilized, they all work around similar principles of using a combination of force ...

Scientists have designed a new type of gas sensor that can tell apart "mirror image" versions of the same smell molecule, ...

If you were asked to design a camera sensor, you'd naturally put the photo receptors on top, closest to the light. Oddly enough, because of the way chips are fabricated, until recently most camera ...

Why Replace A Faulty Oxygen Sensor? A faulty sensor cannot transmit accurate data to the car's computer, causing the engine to run unbalanced. An unbalanced engine either burns fuel with too much or ...

I like this report from Ford on how they keep self driving sensors clean. They have air blowers which can divert any insects heading for the sensor up and over it, and sprayers and other air blowers ...

The publicly available MIPI I3C Basic specification helps system designers and software developers meet demanding market requirements in order to deliver successful IoT devices. No matter how they’re ...