Food and beverage applications make use of a range of sensor technologies. Here’s a brief look at laser displacement sensors. The DS1100 laser-displacement sensor from Cognex, released in March 2013, ...

Remember the days of the simple photo-electric cell? Using either a transmitter-receiver pair or a single TX/RX with a retro-reflector, the interruption of an IR beam would trigger an alarm, stop a ...

AutomationDirect has expanded its photoelectric sensor offering to include OPT series short and long range distance sensors. Available with either Class 1 or Class 2 laser options, the distance ...

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its laser navigation sensor technology is now available to mouse manufacturers worldwide. Three versions of the industry's first laser-based optical ...

TDK Corp. has unveiled several new sensor, laser, and microphone products at CES 2021. Three of the most advanced products announced include the TCE-11101 MEMS-based carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas sensor ...

The thermometer and the barometer were born in the 1600s and, since then, sensors used for environmental purposes have ...

A research team at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed new laser technology that could lead to tiny, cost-effective biosensors. The sensors integrate lasers and optics together on ...

The stock listing frenzy in 2020 by high-tech transportation companies via SPAC mergers isn’t yet finished as Silicon Valley startup Aeva, a maker of sensors for self-driving vehicles that blend ...