Sentences with phrase «tiny sensors»

Eventually, everything from wearables to internet - connected things such as washing machines, smart meters, traffic cameras, and even trees with tiny sensors could be connected.

For instance, they've developed tiny sensors that can detect pollutants and other dangers in groundwater.

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Chris Brotherton checks tiny sensors in a test fixture, where he exposes them to different environments and measures their response to see how they perform.

Plus carpets have multiple layers, which are ideal for hiding away hundreds of tiny sensors, capable of detecting anything weightier than your beloved dog or cat.

Thousands of honey bees have been fitted with tiny sensors as part of a world - first research program to monitor the insects» movements.

This sensory information comes from tiny sensors which relay information about joint position, tension and stretch in the muscles.

Located within the muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues of the body, are tiny sensors which relay information about joint position, pressure and muscle stretch to the brain.

Appropriately called Mother, the gadget looks like a tiny ghost mom and serves as a hub for several tiny sensors you can put on everything from your coffee maker to your front door to monitor literally anything you can imagine.

But it's important to remember this is the first time these incredibly tiny sensors that monitor your brain are available in your own home via a user - friendly headband.

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.

Ultimately, Gracias dreams of coaxing bacteria to ferry spongy nanoparticles soaked in drugs and outfitting bacteria with tiny sensors that measure local temperature and pH or tiny tools that perform surgery on a single cell.

For example, University of Maryland electrical engineering researcher Mehdi Kalantari is designing a wireless early warning system made up of tiny sensors that can monitor a bridge's structural integrity and transmit that data to a central computer for analysis.

The tiny sensors, which consist of infrared light - emitting diodes (LEDs) coupled with a sensitive light detector, measure infinitesimal gradations in light in human tissue, due to changing blood volume in the microvasculature as blood circulates through the body — a process that follows in rhythm with the beating of the heart.

It's a set of 14 light and tiny sensors that twist individually into the top of your clubs.

In lieu of hind wings, they have two tiny sensors, called halteres, that measure changes in direction.

A middle - ear implant consists of a tiny sensor that detects the ossicles» vibrations and an actuator that helps drive the stapes accordingly.

Over time, Guinard envisioned, tags would be equipped with ever - tinier sensors that could measure just about anything — temperature, moisture, light, motion — and report back.

It sports a tiny sensor that measures glucose in tears and an antenna that wirelessly transmits the data to a connected device.

The device's sweeping sensitivity comes from a tiny sensor that uses UV light to knock electrons out of most gas molecules, creating a measurable electric current.

A tiny sensor implanted in Nagle's motor cortex reads neural signals associated with arm movement, transmitting them via fiber - optic cable to processors that translate thoughts into actions.

«The tiny sensor could potentially be used at refineries to detect leaks that might lead to a fire or explosion,» said Chen.

A tiny sensor embedded inside a bicycle helmet is being promoted as a better alternative for cyclists who want to keep an eye on their heartrate during work - outs.

The glass is made with a slit silicone surface that allows air to pass through, and it has tiny sensors that can detect the levels of certain gases.

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.

A continuous glucose monitor uses a tiny sensor inserted under the skin to test blood sugar levels every few minutes throughout the day and wirelessly sends those data to a monitor.

The cells act as tiny sensors and actuators, driving the flaps to open when an athlete works up a sweat, and pulling them closed when the body has cooled off.

«Smart Ring: Mobile on - body devices can be precisely and discreetly controlled using a tiny sensor.»

Professor Jürgen Steimle is convinced that «when only a tiny sensor needs to be deformed for input, mobile devices can be worn at places on the body that enable quick and discreet input.

MEMS accelerometers are tiny sensors used in common devices, such as smart phones and laptops.

The tiny sensor can potentially be applied in a wide range of scenarios, since there are weak magnetic fields everywhere, even in the brain.

The tiny sensor incorporates the polymer and chains of miniscule conductive metal beads.

Using a tiny sensor implanted in the dACCs of the monkeys, Platt's group was able to measure the electrical activity of single neurons.

Tiny sensors could take medicine, energy efficiency and many other sectors to a whole new dimension

You can also try a gadget like the Lumo Lift, a tiny sensor that pins to your shirt and vibrates when it senses you slouching forward.

A fun, animated film that explains the science behind the tiny sensors that power everything from our phones to our game controllers.

But after they quit, and started playing around with tiny sensors and conductive fabrics they realized that there was a gap between what they wanted and what technology could provide.

Keddy said that from wearables to internet connected things such as washing machines, smart meters, traffic cameras, and even trees with tiny sensors could be always transmitting data that could be analyzed quickly to help you make decisions where and when it matters.

The Internet of Things enables all types of objects to be connected to the Internet, such as computers, smartphones, refrigerators, windmills, tiny sensors the size of a grain of sand, etc..

The tiny sensor is wireless and is capable of monitoring intake of salt, alcohol, and glucose, and then collecting that data to be used for research revolving around health and what -LSB-...]

For many, the actual thermostat is tucked away from the main parts of the house, so being able to put these tiny sensors in the rooms that really matter for comfort is a big deal.

What if a tiny sensor that you didn't even notice could send signals to your vehicle telling it not to start because you've had a few drinks?

Back then, Samsung called its features Air View and Air Gesture, which allowed you to do things like hover your hand over a tiny sensor in the bezel to wake the screen and view notifications, or wave your hand across the screen to switch between tabs or flip through photos.

Its latest Google X project can measure glucose levels in diabetics thanks to tiny sensors that are sandwiched inside of a clear contact lens.

The tiny sensors in smartphones are really not enough, and each of the brand out there knows this very well, and none would ask you to rely on those smartphone cameras for all the photography needs, and in all of them, Samsung is the only one trying to combine things and reduce the need to carry an extra camera wherever you go.

I highly doubt a tiny sensor like those found on smartphones could achieve the same amount of detail and color accuracy as an MFT / APS / FF sensor.

Nonetheless, the TrueDepth camera looks like it's here to stay, and Apple's investment into streamlining production of the complex part — not to mention do important R&D on improving its resolution and decreasing its physical size — telegraphs a real intention to do far, far more with the tiny sensor bar than just allow people to animate emojis with their face.