Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a fatal viral disease that affects both boar and domestic pigs. Accelerometer ...

Nuremberg, Germany (EMBEDDED WORLD 2006) — Freescale Semiconductor introduces three highly-sensitive sensors to address the rapid shift in the micro-electromechanical-systems (MEMS) industry toward ...

With further improvements, the developers of the new optomechanical sensor say it might be used to orient aircraft, satellites and submarines, and could even serve as a portable reference to calibrate ...

The MMA73x0L sensors also provide enabling technology for anti-theft applications in laptop computers. An accelerometer within a laptop security system can be used to detect improper motion and ...

Unlike current Apple devices, however, the smart earphones in both patents use so-called "ear presence" sensors, which include accelerometers, capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, acoustic ...