What use is a sensor that's wrong?

An international collaboration involving researchers from the University of Innsbruck has developed a novel luminescent material that enables particularly robust and precise optical temperature ...

Whether for drug screening or toxicity testing, stem cell-based 3D tissue models are key to biomedical research. However, ...

On Friday, the CAFC issued a nonprecedential ruling reversing the Eastern District of Texas’ denial of judgment as a matter ...

The P0118 code means that the engine control module (ECM) has detected a voltage signal that’s too high from the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor (below). In practical terms, the ECM believes ...

One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...

Xiaomi has introduced a new gadget for smart home enthusiasts: the Mijia Smart Temperature and Humidity Sensor 3 Mini. The compact climate tracker is now available for crowdfunding on Xiaomi Mall and ...

Signal conditioning is necessary in most sensor applications, but there are exceptions. This article discusses those exceptions and reviews sensor technology, system design, and operational ...

Abstract: This brief proposes a low-power and energy-efficient CMOS temperature sensor circuit. It presents an integrated transducer and readout design with a novel 1-bit temperature-voltage (T-V) ...

Abstract: Conventional temperature sensors can achieve low inaccuracy at the expense of multipoint trimming due to the nonlinear temperature dependency. However, a multipoint trimming technique cannot ...