Traffic lights might seem like they let cars stop or go randomly, but that's not always the case. Many of them use special ...

Researchers in the US have revealed that an emerging class of quantum sensors, called ...

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed an ultrasonic sensor technology that applies a ...

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are becoming increasingly common on roadways, but making them as safe as possible may entail going beyond the particular specs of the vehicles themselves to upgrading the ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed EyeDAR, a compact, orange-sized radar sensor for safety ...

A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a tiny new sensor that could dramatically improve the safety of self-driving cars on public roads. This is a compact, low-power millimeter-wave ...

Ikea's new home security kit feels right at home when it comes to basic protection -- and it's refreshingly easy to use.

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 ...

Smart biomedical devices are transforming modern health care, using skin-mounted sensors to capture in-depth health information directly from the body. As clinicians increasingly use biosensing ...

A wearable device that alerts people with food allergies before a reaction begins has the potential to reduce ...