sensors
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I’d Kill To Have This Sharp Stabilised Camera Sensor On My Phone
After watching this demonstration video, I’m amazed by how incredibly good Sharps’ new stabilised camera phone sensor is. It’s on the Aquos SH-01D phone, but it should really be standard in every single phone out there. By law.
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Scientists Can Make Bomb Detectors With Inkjet Printers
When properly designed, explosives detection sensors are really expensive. But researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a cheap, ammonia-detecting sensor that can be manufactured with an inkjet printer and some paper.
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The Fireball That Could Save Firefighters’ Lives
Firefighters are awesome, but it doesn’t change the fact that the job puts their lives on the line. This Wi-Fi ball, courtesy of Intel, has sensors built-in that, if thrown into a burning building, could keep our bravest out of harm’s way.
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Monitor Broken Bones With A High-Tech Cast
What’s preferable to a plaster-cast on your broken arm? Well, obviously an unbroken arm, but if you don’t have that option this high-tech orthopaedic cast is next in line. It uses electromyographic sensors so doctors can monitor muscles from afar.