Researchers from Guangxi University, China have developed a new gas sensor that detects ammonia with a record speed of 1.4 seconds. The sensor's design mimics the structure of alveoli—the tiny air ...

A new gas sensor using ruthenium dioxide nanosheets achieves ultra-sensitive ethanol detection down to 5 ppb, enabling real-time breath alcohol monitoring at under 30 milliwatts. (Nanowerk News) ...

Full vehicle autonomy has been about two years away for a decade or more, but at CES 2026—as happened at its past umpteen predecessors—we got a preview of promising new technologies that claim they’ll ...

Ultrasonic sensors measure the distance between a target and the sensor using high-frequency sound waves that are inaudible to humans. The process is simple: the sensor emits ultrasonic waves, which ...

DARPA launched Phase 1 of its Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program, a groundbreaking effort to develop and deploy quantum sensing technology. Quantum sensors offer unmatched precision in detecting ...

A wearable sensor could make tracking medication levels much easier for people living with bipolar disorder, eliminating the need for blood draws and lab analyses. The first-of-its-kind device could ...

Heterogeneous integration is a key enabler of today’s AI innovations. By bringing together multiple chips with different functionalities, a.k.a., chiplets, AI devices have been able to achieve ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...

Sonair’s 3D ultrasonic sensor uses acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR) to enable 360° obstacle detection up to 5 meters. Each ADAR sensor offers a 180×180° field of view, allowing autonomous mobile ...