Old physics wisdom can get comically simple. Take, for instance, the idea that bigger is generally better for complex science observatories. But there’s another one that researchers unknowingly gloss ...
Compounds with polarization switching properties have a wide range of applications including ferroelectric memories, pyroelectric sensors, and piezoelectric actuators. Ferroelectric compounds are ...
Optomechanics as a branch of physics allows to control the motion of mechanical systems through interaction with light. This successful synergy drove the development and widespread adoption of ...
(Nanowerk News) Researchers at Tel Aviv University relied on principles of origami, the Japanese art of paperfolding, to develop an original and innovative solution for a problem that has been ...
Abstract: Human intrusion has always been one of the risks of port management. Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor (PIR) has been widely used in high-precision tracking of moving human body, which provide an ...
Abstract: Honeybees flying in front of a beehive were observed by the unconventional use of an analog output pyroelectric infrared (PIR) sensor. A microprocessor calculated the temperature-corrected ...
Tactile is an essential information for humans perceiving the world physically. And tactile sensing plays an important role in improving the performance of planning and control for a robotic ...
BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940, Leioa, Spain Department of Geology, Science and Technology Faculty, University of the Basque ...
Singapore, 13 December 2010 — Due to their demonstrated ability to detect biomolecules with exceptional sensitivity, silicon nanowire sensors are widely acknowledged as the most promising means of ...