Analog and digital optoelectronic sensors combine an LED and an optoelectronic integrated circuit in a compact package to enable optical encoders to provide absolute or incremental position detection ...

There is a point where taking technology for granted hides some of the incredible capabilities of seemingly simple devices. Optical mice are a great example of this principle, using what are more or ...

Smart manufacturing. Factory automation. Industry 4.0. No matter what you call it, the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ is here. Powered by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), connected devices ...

Sometimes we need a non-contact liquid level sensor. There are several ways to build that, but the easiest is to try an optical liquid level sensor. You may already have an idea in mind since you are ...

When you’re designing miniature optical switches, reflective sensors are your best friend. They streamline the interaction between humans and machines in an elegant and intuitive manner. These sensors ...

Optical position sensors are a type of sensor that utilizes changes in characteristics of light including wavelength, intensity, phase, or polarization to generate information about an object’s ...

In the pursuit of clean and renewable energy, hydrogen plays an important role. But a major challenge facing this transition is that the gas is explosive when mixed with air. For this reason, it is ...

US Sensor Systems, based in Northridge, California, has developed a small, fibre-optic geophone for oilfield seismic exploration and production. US Sensor Systems, based in Northridge, California, has ...

When the Prusa i3 MK3 was released in 2017, it was marketed as being “bloody smart” thanks to the impressive number of sensors that had been packed into the printer. The update wasn’t really about ...