Smart pill bottle keeps drugs safe
Low-cost, stretchy sensors can be assembled inside the lid of a drug container to help monitor patient safety.
Engineering
May 6, 2019
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News tagged with sensor technologies
Sensor-based technologies are promising to support independent living for older women
A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, Ph.D., and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, Ph.D., at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women's perception of technology found that more active ...
Engineering
Apr 29, 2019
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Open source software helps researchers extract key insights from huge sensor datasets
Professor Andreas Schütze and his team of experts in measurement and sensor technology at Saarland University have released a free data processing tool called simply Dave—is a MATLAB toolbox that allows rapid evaluation ...
Software
Mar 25, 2019
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Sophisticated 3-D measurement technology permits gesture-based human-machine interaction in real time
Humans and machines will increasingly support each other in the workplace. For processes to be efficient, the machine must respond to the human worker without any time delay. Thanks to sophisticated high-speed 3-D measurement ...
Engineering
Mar 1, 2019
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System will help planners identify, prioritize highway projects
A new prototype system that monitors the number and type of tractor-trailers moving through a region could help transportation planners identify and prioritize infrastructure projects and increase operational efficiency.
Engineering
Feb 11, 2019
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Smart technology could hold key to safer winter roads
A Heriot-Watt spin-out company is using smart technology to help safeguard Scotland's roads and possibly bring an end to pot-holes.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 28, 2019
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New environmental sensing and monitoring system tested and evaluated
On the edge of Virginia Tech's campus, on a stretch of farmland that few students ever visit, small boxes are whirling through the season's change to winter, collecting and transmitting data that will make it easier for scientists ...
Engineering
Jan 16, 2019
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New technology serves as fish body double
Hundreds of surrogate "fish" will be put to work at dams around the world through an agreement between ATS—Advanced Telemetry Systems—and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to improve ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2019
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Feeling the pressure with universal tactile imaging
Touch, or tactile sensing, is fundamentally important for a range of real-life applications, from robotics to surgical medicine to sports science. Tactile sensors are modeled on the biological sense of touch and can help ...
Engineering
Nov 15, 2018
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Sophisticated sensors keep bridges, dams and buildings safe
The Story Bridge is 78 years old, the Sydney Harbour Bridge is hitting 95. Australian bridges are designed for a life span of 100 years.
Engineering
Oct 9, 2018
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