Sensor uses acoustic waves to detect objects at smallest scales

At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

World’s smallest programmable robots think, swim, and sense temperature using light

Together, the machines represent a long-awaited breakthrough in microscale robotics, a field that has struggled for decades to combine independent motion, sensing, and computing at extremely small ...
Electronics For You

Miniature IoT Water TDS And Level Monitor Cum Controller

For setups that rely on stored water, clear awareness of tank level and water quality is essential. Traditional level ...
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa's most populous county invests in statewide water quality sensors as current funding dries up

The Des Moines River braids through a floodplain south of Woodward in Dallas County. A network of sensors across Iowa capture real-time data in rivers and streams, including nitrate, pH, temperature ...
The Gazette

University of Iowa water sensor program will get funding from Polk County as Linn, Johnson leaders consider contributions

IIHR research associate Tom Stoeffler checks the sensor unit for a nitrate sensor at Waterworks Prairie Park in Iowa City on Sept. 11, 2025. The state’s automated network of sensors allows for ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

Tiny sensors rapidly detect ‘forever chemicals’ in water

They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...
EurekAlert!

From trash to treasure: Indonesian scientists turn plastic bags into glowing water sensors

What if we told you that the plastic shopping bag from last week’s grocery run could one day help detect toxic metals in drinking water? Sounds like science fiction? Think again. A dazzling new ...
SlashGear

All The Ways You Can Use Water Leak Sensors In Your Home

The vital key to protecting your home from damage, both simple and drastic, is proper preparation. When you prepare your home for certain eventualities, you'll be able to catch these hazards in the ...
The Gazette

Iowa is at risk of losing most of its water quality sensors. Here’s why that matters.

IIHR research associate Tom Stoeffler checks the sensor unit for a nitrate sensor at Waterworks Prairie Park in Iowa City on Sept. 11. The state’s automated network of sensors allows for monitoring of ...
The New York Times

The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding in Real Time

Hundreds of sensors placed throughout New York City measure water as it rises, then send the data to an interactive map available to the public. By Cole del Charco Kelly Hayes, a co-owner of Gowanus ...
CNET

The Best Leak Detectors of 2025: Stop Water Damage in Its Tracks

Few home problems are as insidious as hidden water leaks: It's easy to miss them until there's widespread damage, and after-effects can include pricey mold problems. That's why I'm so glad there's a ...
Phys.org

Young innovators tackle arsenic-tainted water with sensors

What began as a modest school project by two curious teenagers in Bihar, eastern India, has evolved into a cutting-edge startup, using artificial intelligence (AI) and digital sensors to tackle one of ...