Sensors > Optical

Material found in smartphone screens can be harnessed to map magnetic fields

27 April, 2023 by UNSW Media/ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science

Hand-held magnetic field imaging equipment could be used in construction safety and medical diagnostics.


Tiny optical sensors could help prevent pressure sores

12 August, 2022

UniSA scientists have designed small optical fibre sensors that can be attached to hospital mattresses to monitor patient movement and cardiac and respiratory rates.


Light sensors optimised for the IoT era

24 November, 2021

Scientists have developed a compact and robust optical sensor that can convert light to digital signals, making it ideal for the Internet of Things.


ST and Metalenz partner on metasurface optics technology

11 June, 2021

ST will develop manufacturing processes for Metalenz's meta-surface optics technology for next-generation smartphones, consumer devices and more.


Matrox AltiZ 3D profile sensors

28 August, 2020

Matrox Imaging announces the Matrox AltiZ series of integrated high-fidelity 3D profile sensors, featuring a dual-camera single-laser design.


Maxim Integrated MAXM86146 dual-photodetector optical sensor

10 July, 2020

Developers can quickly and easily design sensors into places where they never used to fit with the MAXM86146 dual-photodetector optical sensor solution, from Maxim Integrated Products.


Machine learning system to detect wild animals on the road

08 June, 2020

Every two minutes there is an accident caused by wildlife on German roads, at a cost to the insurance industry of more than €600 million in 2015 alone.


STMicroelectronics VD55G0 and VD56G3 global-shutter image sensors

30 March, 2020

STMicroelectronics is enabling smart computer-vision applications with high-speed image sensors that use 'global shutter' — a method for capturing distortion-free images when the scene is moving or when near-infrared illumination is needed.


Flexible wearables enabled by graphene

26 September, 2019

European researchers have developed flexible and transparent wearable devices that are conformable to the skin, providing continuous measurements of multiple human vital signs.


AGV navigation: what are the possibilities?

16 August, 2019 by Matthias Göhner, Industry Management Intralogistics

Various technologies are available on the market for bringing an automated guided vehicle (AGV) to its destination.


Teledyne DALSA BOA Spot XL vision sensor

15 April, 2019

Teledyne DALSA has announced its BOA Spot XL vision sensors for industrial automation and inspection. Designed for error proofing, identification, general inspection and robot guidance, the vision sensors deliver high performance and useful capabilities.


STMicroelectronics VD6281 multispectral sensor

21 February, 2019

STMicroelectronics has released a full-colour ambient light sensor (ALS) that is designed to help smartphones take better pictures and present more visually accurate data on screen displays.


STMicroelectronics VG5661 and VG5761 image sensors for driver monitoring

07 December, 2018

The VG5661 and VG5761 image sensors enhance monitoring of vehicle occupants by capturing the scene as illuminated from the camera, eliminating unpredictable external effects such as sunlight or street lighting.


Meet Marilyn, the robot car that can see through fog

17 May, 2018

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has invented a robot car that is claimed to see better than humans in foggy conditions and can navigate without stopping.


Car-mounted sensors to monitor streetlights

29 September, 2016

MIT researchers have collaborated with infrastructure contracting company Forrevial in developing a monitoring system for streetlights that is inexpensive and highly automated.


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