(Nanowerk Spotlight) Vulnerable groups in society, such as the disabled, elderly, and infants, often require special care and are at risk of severe illness or even death. For example, each year around ...

Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous monitoring in the intestinal environment. It gives scientists the ability ...

A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms -- bulges that can cause death or serious injury if they ...

A TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor is a device that is installed in a vehicle's tires to monitor the air pressure and temperature of the tires. The primary function of the TPMS sensor is ...

Dept of Bioengineering scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas, including (from left) doctoral candidate Badrinath Jagannath, research scientist II Kai-Chun Lin and professor and co-founder of ...

Conduct precise tremor studies in rats and mice and analyze data in raw or report formats using intuitive, menu-driven software. The SDI Tremor Monitor System enables recording, reviewing, analyzing, ...

One of the most common sensor issues you may encounter is with your car's TPMS sensor, but is it a sensor that you can ...

Lactate, a compound present in sweat, is an important biomarker to quantify during exercise. However, available wearable sensors can cause skin irritation, which calls for the use of different ...

Researchers at the University of Washington's aptly named Ubiquitous Computing Lab can turn any LCD monitor in your hous into a touchscreen, with nothing more than a $5 sensor that plugs into the wall ...