A major challenge in self-powered wearable sensors for health care monitoring is distinguishing different signals when they ...

When [Michelle] was making a sign language translation glove, she needed a bunch of flex sensors. These flex sensors cost about $10 a pop, meaning her budget for the project was eaten up by these ...

A tactile sensor based on an optical fibre ring resonator helps blind or partially sighted people interact seamlessly with ...

Although flexible sensors have gained a surge of exotic sensing capabilities in the past decade, the complex deformation, which usually results from forces or strains from multi-axes, can be ...

Nearly 80% of urgent calls for help go unanswered when older adults are alone, underscoring the urgent need for ...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible tactile optical sensor capable of reading Braille. The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text ...