Smart home platforms have plenty of powerful features for automating every device in your home, but you have to do some upfront work to make it happen. You also have to know what you're looking for.

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Rice University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment—even in climates as ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more intense worldwide. Fires often become infernos because of heat, drought and wind, especially in the summer. The problem is compounded by the climate ...

Rather than building ever-larger Coriolis, vortex or ultrasonic sensors, engineers can use smaller measuring paths and combine their outputs to accurately measure flow in large-diameter pipelines.

If your e-bike suddenly displays an error code, don’t panic. In many cases, the problem is something simple, like a loose connector, a brake sensor that’s stuck, or a battery that isn’t fully seated.

In next-generation silicon, AI can interpret system behavior at scale, but only if observability is designed into the fabric ...

Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone ...

Inductive sensors are non-contact proximity sensors that detect ferrous targets, ideally ones made of mild steel thicker than one millimeter. They consist of four major components: a ferrite core with ...

When you’re driving your car, you’re probably regularly looking at the speedometer to make sure you comply with the local speed limits. The method by which it works is simple enough: ...

Implementing robust sensor security is essential in connected systems. Compromised sensors can feed corrupt, inaccurate data ...

Door sensors detect door position (i.e., open or closed) based on the precise gap between the magnet and the reed switch.

A five-year NSF-funded project aims to uncover hidden magnetic activity that could lead to advances in wearable devices, ...