The world of sensors is more exciting than you can imagine

This sensor can monitor brain temperature and intracranial pressure. It is made of silicone and PLGA and can transmit key data such as intracranial pressure and temperature, but it can dissolve within a few days after contact with some common organic substances.

The main design idea of ​​the patent for the curved sensor anti-shake system disclosed by Microsoft is rotation, rather than displacement like ordinary flat sensors. At the same time, it is also feasible to design a zoom lens for the curved sensor.

The chip-type brain wave sensor is the size of a palm, 6mm thick and weighs only 24g. It has the same measurement accuracy as large medical equipment. As long as it is placed close to the forehead, it can monitor the brain in real time.

Researchers at the University of Washington have successfully developed a new type of sensor that can use Bluetooth and WiFi signals to monitor smartphones to collect various data on public transportation. When users are waiting for the bus at the bus stop, they can not only know how long it will take for the bus they want to take to arrive, but also know whether the upcoming vehicle is crowded through the new sensor.

Researchers from the University of Manitoba in Canada have created a sensor device that can capture more subtle and flexible body movements, such as finger movements, by implanting carbon nanotubes into chewed gum.

Recently, the American company IntelliNet Sensors developed a drone-specific sensor called Lynx6-A. This sensor can detect the breathing and heartbeat of survivors under the ruins of disaster areas. It can be carried by drones to areas that are difficult to reach by manpower, helping rescue workers detect signs of life under collapsed buildings, damaged roads or avalanches.

MIT has recently developed a new type of sensor device that patients can swallow like a capsule. Inside the human body, it can not only transmit high-definition video to show the patient's gastrointestinal condition most clearly, but also calculate heart rate and breathing rate through other sensing functions to better detect heart and lung function.

The optical sensor can be used to search for trace gases produced by biological processes. This is good news for scientists searching for possible life on Mars, who have long hoped for a device that can detect the small amounts of ammonia released by microbial metabolism while being insensitive to the large amounts of carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere.

The sensor can send signals to the mouse brain tissue by simulating the neural information of touch sensors in human skin. When mechanoreceptors in the human body sense pressure, they send a burst of nerve impulses; the greater the pressure, the higher the pulse frequency.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have developed an ultra-thin flexible pressure sensor made of nanofiber material. It is only 80 microns thick and can accurately sense the pressure on the surface of round objects and can even measure the pressure at 144 points at a time.

These are just the tip of the iceberg in the world of sensors. If you want to know more, you might want to first learn about Analog Devices' sensor technology.

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