Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level, or a ...
Finding a single cancer cell in a tube of blood is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. As researchers seek to detect ...
A microscopic prism-patterned film can shift how vehicle cameras and LiDAR perceive road lanes, potentially triggering ...
For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger pricks to withdraw blood or adhesive microneedles to measure and manage their glucose levels. In addition to being painful, these methods can ...
For people living with cardiac or neurological conditions, monitoring organ activity is an important part of diagnosis and treatment. But existing technology relies heavily on electrically based ...
Driver-assistance systems are now installed in nearly all modern cars. As a result, safety depends on whether computer ...
Waveguides made of rubber embedded in a sheet of silicone could deliver better healthcare monitoring and even robot control.
Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. Researchers have developed a new optical sensor ...
For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger pricks to withdraw blood or adhesive microneedles to measure and manage their glucose levels. In addition to being painful, these methods can ...
MIT engineers developed a flexible sensor that reconstructs 3D shapes using soft optical fibers embedded in silicone.