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Mass air flow sensor - hot wire - explained

How does a mass air flow sensor work? What is a MAF sensor? This video explains how a hot wire type mass air flow sensor ...
Digital Trends

MIT shows off sensor tech that enables blood glucose monitoring on smartwatches

Checking your blood sugar several times a day is one of the most frustrating parts of managing diabetes. You have to prick your finger, draw blood, and repeat the whole process multiple times. MIT ...
Reuters

China's Hesai announces lidar sensor able to detect colour for autonomous driving

SHANGHAI, April 17 (Reuters) - Hesai (2525.HK), opens new tab, China's leading maker of lidar, has developed a version of the technology used in autonomous driving that is capable of detecting colour, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Create the First Detailed ‘Smell Map’ of Odor Sensors in the Mouse Nose—and Sniff Out Some Surprising Discoveries

In two new studies, researchers used genetic techniques to upend a longstanding assumption that nerve cells with scent ...
IEEE

An Interdigital Capacitive Sensor for Nondestructive Evaluation of Wire Insulation

Abstract: A capacitive sensor has been developed for measuring the permittivity of wire insulation materials. The sensor consists of interdigital electrodes deposited on a thin polyimide substrate ...
IEEE

Capacitance and Inductance Sensor Circuits for Detecting the Lengths of Open- and Short-Circuited Wires

Abstract: The length of an open- or short-circuited wire is linearly proportional to the capacitance or inductance of the wire, respectively. Several types of simple and inexpensive circuits are ...
C&EN

Transparent Pd Wire Network-Based Areal Hydrogen Sensor with Inherent Joule Heater

† Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit and Thematic Unit of Excellence in Nanochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P.O., Bengaluru 560064, India Article Views ...