I love the Pi, but it's not always the best tool for the job.

Abstract: Nowadays the smart house is necessarily useful part of home comfort. Many people can't imagine their lives without smart devices. A lot of companies provide solutions in this field, for ...

Researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an innovative flexible sensor that can simultaneously detect strain, strain rate, and ...

One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. Flexible temperature sensors are the subject of extensive ...

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Core is a useful wearable body temperature sensor for those battling heat training – but there are some fundamental snags to iron out. Core Body Temperature Sensor is an unobtrusive way for athletes ...

The Pixel 9 series has just been announced, and as you can see from the image below, the Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL still sport that small circle below the flash light. The temperature sensor is still ...

I recently had to build an infrared close proximity sensor that could tell if something was dropped in a parcel delivery drop box. After some searching, I ended up using a microcontroller and a piece ...

Temperature tracking has long been one of my favorite aspects of HomeKit. Understanding how the temperature can vary in different parts of my house helped me decide where to use stand-alone fans and ...