Sentences with phrase «by tiny sensors»

Fisher says it's not inconceivable that in the future, more products — meant to safeguard your privacy in a world constantly being scanned by tiny sensors or cameras — would also be prevalent.

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Fully automated homes, smart vehicles, agricultural equipment and even entire smart cities are on the horizon, all run by billions of tiny robots and interconnected sensors.

But even the tiny cars use software and sensors that is similar to the technology used by big tech companies and well - funded startups road - testing full - sized cars, he said.

By liberating tiny LEDs from their rigid backbones, researchers hope to produce a new class of biological sensors

As the scanner pokes its prey (here, a small, green plastic frog) with a needle - like probe driven by a tiny motor, a light sensor detects contact between probe and object with an accuracy of 30 micrometers, and a linear actuator translates the rotation of the Lego gears into linear distance at a resolution of 6.25 micrometers.

«Does it make sense to measure the quality of air we breathe via many tiny, distant satellite sensors at the elevation of a skyscraper, or by using one or several sensors in close proximity to the nose?

Now, an optical whispering gallery mode resonator developed by Penn State electrical engineers can spin light around the circumference of a tiny sphere millions of times, creating an ultrasensitive microchip - based sensor for multiple applications.

This is how the identification of smallest magnetic fields with diamond sensors works: in the tiny diamond tip, two adjacent carbon atoms are being removed and one of the resulting vacancies is replaced by a nitrogen atom.

What's more, using sensors on its skin the butterflyfish can detect tiny waves in the water produced by insects moving around on the surface, allowing it to work out how far away they are and in which direction.

This season, in a study led by Crisco, 125 varsity college players at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University will strap on Revolution helmets fitted with tiny sensors that measure impact in real time, transmitting data to a laptop computer on the sidelines.

When a collision happens, a xenon atom will recoil and emit a tiny flash of light, which is detected by LUX's light sensors.

VR lets people experience and control a computer - generated imaginary or «virtual» world by donning a mask containing a tiny TV screen in front of each eye and wearing gloves containing movement sensors.

By using tiny carbon nanotubes tuned electronically to particular gases, researchers turned smartphones into toxin sensors.

Avatar also employed two other amazing bits of technology: Skullcaps worn by the actors had tiny cameras capturing their facial performances, which allowed for more detailed and realistic animation of their characters without the burden of dozens of miniature sensors placed on their faces.

Very special shock absorbers, developed by then - GM subsidiary Delphi and now used by Ferrari among others, use powerful electro - magnets, tiny metal particles suspended in oil, and high - speed sensors to read road conditions and change damping every millisecond.

They emit a tiny infrared laser, which bounces off the subject and back towards the camera, where it is registered by a sensor.

Playing with center positioned sensors on entry level phones, it's tough to not be irked by this tiny blemish on the S8 +.

Above the screen a tiny slot - like speaker grille is joined by numerous almost - imperceivable sensors and the obligatory Sony logo.

While Huawei claims things like «20 percent more light» the truth is that a 1/1.28 inch sensor is tiny, even by smartphone standards.

Powered by an array of tiny sensing hardware tucked into the «notch» at the top of the iPhone X screen, Face ID paints your face with invisible, infrared light and scans it with an infrared sensor to determine if you are the person who is allowed to unlock this particular phone.

The tiny sensor, which packs the same design as the rest of the products in the Eve line, lets you keep tabs on temperature, humidity and air quality (by measuring volatile organic compounds).

Up front are the usual sensors, a front - facing camera, and a multi-colored notification LED, but of note is the dual front - facing speaker setup, denoted by tiny slits that are very inconspicuous to maintain the simplistic elegance of the Xperia Z4 Tablet.

The past five years, spurred by increasingly tiny and powerful sensor device launches, have seen a number of pilot programs at various assisted living and cognitive care facilities.