8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (55+ words) Strength coaches and athletes have increasingly turned to velocity-based training, a method in which the speed of a barbell is monitored to gauge how hard a lifter is working and to estimate their one-repetition maximum, the heaviest weight they can…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (831+ words) Humidity is one of those deceptively simple physical quantities that turns out to be extraordinarily difficult to measure well. Anyone who has watched a weather forecast knows relative humidity, the percentage of moisture in the air compared to how much…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (791+ words) Toxic gases such as ammonia and nitrogen dioxide are among the most pervasive hazards in industrial workplaces, agricultural facilities, and urban environments, and detecting them quickly, reliably, and at low cost remains a pressing challenge for sensor technology....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (101+ words) Fuel adulteration is one of those quiet crimes that most motorists never see but almost everyone eventually pays for. When cheaper hydrocarbons such as kerosene are blended into commercial gasoline or diesel, engines lose efficiency, critical components wear out faster,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (71+ words) Hall-effect current sensors may be among the smallest components in modern power systems, but their performance can determine how safely an electric vehicle charges, how efficiently a smart grid balances energy, and how reliably an electronic device regulates power. A…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) Bioengineer.org...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (600+ words) A new flexible sensor could help machines see, feel and make decisions with a level of coordination that has long challenged conventional electronic skins....