Sensors

Center: glass substrate showing the colorful 3D printed sensor; left: zoomed-in optical microscopy images showing the pixelated sensor in response to different vapors; right: scanning electron microscopy image of the pixelated sensor.
Scientists Create 3D-Printed Microscopic Gas Sensors
The ability to cheaply and accurately monitor pollutant levels could be a game-changer.
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Shoreline in Ingleside on the Bay, Texas.
Sensor Network to Monitor Climate Change Effects
The coastal town is experiencing higher tides, larger ship wakes and greater air and water pollution.
Sep 21st, 2021
Acid mine drainage polluting a Pennsylvania stream.
Sensor Detects Valuable Rare Earth Element
Low concentrations could be identified from acid mine drainage and other waste sources.
Sep 20th, 2021
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Four Terminal Current Sense Resistors
Sep 16th, 2021
Engineers tested the sensor device on samples of orange juice that they spiked with glyphosate for the study.
3D-Printed Sensor Detects Glyphosate in Beverages
Sep 14th, 2021
Nosang Vincent Myung (left) with Ph.D. student Bingxin Yang.
Engineers Develop Prototype Electronic Nose
Sep 9th, 2021
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Ultra-High Temperature Pressure Sensor
Aug 23rd, 2021
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Oct 7th, 2021
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Magnetic Position Sensor
Delivers the accuracy and performance needed to meet stringent requirements of safety-critical automotive applications.
May 19th, 2021
URI doctoral student Peter Ricci (left) and Professor Otto Gregory test the Digital Dog Nose sensors platform in Gregory's Thin Film Sensors Laboratory.
Sensors Identify Threats at the Molecular Level
The sensors are more sensitive than a dog's nose — and they don't get tired.
May 17th, 2021
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Brain-like Computing Device Simulates Human Learning
Researchers successfully conditioned their circuit to associate light with pressure.
May 7th, 2021
Regent House, Trinity College, Dublin, May 2018.
Graphite-Based Sensor Technology Improves Wearable Medical Devices
The printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the industry standard.
May 6th, 2021
The hydrogen fuel cell Genesis GV80 concept SUV at the New York International Auto Show, Jacob Javits Center, New York, April 13, 2017.
Optical Hydrogen Sensors Eliminate Risk of Sparking
New research makes hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles safer.
May 4th, 2021
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Guided Wave Radar Level Sensors
These units provide continuous and point-level measurements and have a rugged IP68/IP69K rated 316 stainless steel housing.
Apr 20th, 2021
Earthquake warning app on an iPhone in Los Angeles, Jan. 3, 2019.
With 'Big One' Coming, Quake Alert System Launches
ShakeAlert uses seismographic sensors to alert people before the shaking starts.
Mar 12th, 2021
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Company Breaks Own Record for World’s Smallest Image Sensor
OmniVision says its new medical sensor is just more than half a millimeter wide.
Mar 10th, 2021
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Draw-Wire Sensor
Monitor the synchronization control of telescopic platforms.
Feb 25th, 2021
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The World's First Combined Fork Sensor
The model combines the the advantages of both light and ultrasonic sensors.
Dec 15th, 2020
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Sanitary 3-A RTDs and Transmitter Probes
Clean-in-place, tri-clamp process connection ideal for applications where corrosion and product contamination are factors.
Dec 11th, 2020