Window sensors are a critical part of any home security system. When cameras fail, a window sensor becomes your last line of defense. Install them on all your windows, and you will know when an ...

IR sensors rely on an emitter (IR LED) and a detector (photodiode or photoresistor) to measure infrared light and convert it ...

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Application characteristics help specifiers choose the best discrete sensor type. Industrial automation systems depend on sensors to detect what is going on with machinery and products for effective ...

Nicole McFarlane has received funding from NSF, DOE, and N5 Sensors/ARPA-E. She is a member ASEE and a senior member of IEEE. Sensors are all around. They are in automatic doors, at cash registers, in ...

David Priest is an award-winning writer and editor who formerly covered home security for CNET. Flood sensors are handy gadgets to have around the house, especially if you live in a floodplain or find ...

No matter how they’re used, all Internet of Things (IoT) devices have one thing in common: sensors. Whether they’re sensing the wearer’s heart rate, or the proximity of the car ahead or the viscosity ...