Ultra-efficient optical sensors can keep light circulating longer inside a microscopic chip

CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At ...
Nanowerk

A sensor that sees like a retina

BIOPIX, a retina-inspired biohybrid image sensor combining biological liquid environments with organic electronics to ...
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Biohybrid image sensor uses water-based electrolyte to mimic retina's rods and cones

Both image photodetector arrays and retinas are pixelated sensors that dynamically extract various features from the visual scene—e.g., color, brightness, and contrast—before transmitting electrical ...
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Infra-Red Sensor/Monitor

The sensor/monitor shown in the diagram ‘wakes up’ the host system on detection of infra-red (IR) signals. It draws so little supply current that it can remain on continuously in a notebook computer ...