A photograph of a cullet sorting machine in action. A suite of sensors enables sorting equipment to quickly purify crushed glass, or cullet, for recycling. Credit: Strategic Materials If you could ...

Fires are frequently caused by smoldering cables. Novel sensors now help detect such smoldering fires at an early stage by analyzing the plastic vapors released by overheated insulating cables.

The printing techniques they report also could prove valuable in production of pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Microscopic image of a printed glass demonstration structure on tip of optical fiber.

Each hair-thin glass fiber in a buried fiber optic cable contains tiny internal flaws -- and that's a good thing for scientists looking for new ways to collect seismic data in places from a busy urban ...

While sensors and low power actuators occupy the lowliest level of an automation system, they often require a disproportionate amount of time and attention. Historically, each sensor added entailed ...

next generation digital ambient light sensor and proximity detection family eliminate the need to use clear glass/plastic in front of the sensor or drill holes/slots into the display, bezel, or frame ...

Ring Alarm has always gone above and beyond to protect your home and give you peace of mind. And with Ring Alarm Pro, we’ve turned the alarm inside out, with connectivity and digital security built ...

Following a very busy fall, Ring is kicking off the new year relatively quietly, announcing just one product at CES: the Ring Alarm Glass Break Sensor. Don’t feel bad if you thought the company ...

From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, ...

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