sensors
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Watch Sony’s Drone Prototype Take Flight
Aerosense, Sony’s new drone business, just released video of its drone prototype flying, and it’s so cool I kind of wish I had the ability to Honey I Shrunk the Kids myself so I could fit inside it.
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The Best Way To Map Radiation? Bento Boxes Stuffed With Geiger Counters
Back in 2011, a team of volunteers crammed Geiger counters into bento-shaped boxes to map the radiation following the Fukushima meltdown. It turned into the biggest collection of radiation data in history. Next up: tackling air pollution.
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The World’s First Self-Powered Video Camera Can Record Forever
It makes perfect sense. The sensors that capture images for a digital camera and the sensors that convert light into electricity for a solar cell rely on the same technology. So why not build a device with a sensor that does both, and create a self-powered video camera? Some Columbia University researchers did just that.
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This Stamp-Sized Sensor Can Sniff Out Explosives Using RFID Tags
Detecting explosives is, obviously, an important task — but many of the sensors are large and require manual operation. So GE’s tiny and affordable new RFID sensor could help automate the process, to help keep us safe without much in the way of man power.