You can use mmWave sensors to monitor presence rather than simply detecting motion.

A research team, including Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science ...

Vibration sensors are small, affordable, and surprisingly versatile. There are some genuinely clever ways to put them to work in your smart home.

Usually, when you need to sense something in a project, the answers are straightforward. Want to sense air temperature? There’s a sensor for that. Particulate content in the air? There’s a sensor for ...

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Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are microscopic devices comprised of electronics and mechanical parts. Many recent sensor designs leverage MEMS technology for their high precision and ...

The image sensor is arguably the most important component in a digital video or still camera. But these sensors are also notoriously non-standardized. They tend to differ in the schemes used for: ...

LEDs are a wonderful technology. You put in a little bit of power, and you get out a wonderful amount of light. They’re efficient, cheap, and plentiful. We use them for so much! What you might not ...