The global consumption value of fiber optic point sensors and continuous distributed fiber optics sensor system links during the 2012-2017 timeline will grow at an “impressive average annual rate of ...

Sensing part presence in machines, in fixtures, and on conveyors is an important component of industrial automation. Error-proofing assembly and controlling sequence based on presence or absence of a ...

The Ikhana unmanned aircraft system has been used by NASA last year to fight wildfires from the sky and this month to provide images of current Californian wildfires to authorities (link to NASA ...

Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

For the first time, researchers have fabricated sensing elements known as fiber Bragg gratings inside optical fibers designed to dissolve completely inside the body. For the first time, researchers ...

Over the past 60 years, fiber optic sensing (FOS) has been used to enhance and test the integrity, efficiency, safety, and durability of structures, vehicles, medical devices, and more across a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Fiber Optic Sensors - Global Market Forecast & Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Distributed fiber optic sensors are counted as ...

Researchers have developed new sensors for measuring acceleration and vibration on trains. The technology could be integrated with artificial intelligence to prevent railway accidents and catastrophic ...

Industrial sensors using fiber-optic cables often have a role sensing small targets or working under conditions that would hamper other types of sensors. Fiber-optic cables contain thin strands of ...

Microscopic sensors that are as thin as a strand of hair but capable of taking multiple measurements simultaneously could ...

WASHINGTON -- For the first time, researchers have fabricated sensing elements known as fiber Bragg gratings inside optical fibers designed to dissolve completely inside the body. The bioresorbable ...

Snipers equipped with today's most advanced high-caliber rifles can send lethal payloads over distances of up to two miles. But long-distance extreme sniping of this sort is usually beyond the ...