sensors

Cambridge researchers are part of a cutting-edge project unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan last week to better understand Londoners’ exposure to...

Pollution causes 30,000 people a year in the UK to die early yet most of us are unaware of the degree to which we are exposed to it. Low-cost...

A new responsive material ‘glued’ together with short strands of DNA, and capable of translating thermal and chemical signals into visible physical...

Scientists are using volcanic gases to understand how volcanoes work, and as the basis of a hazard-warning forecast system.

As sea ice begins to melt back toward its late September minimum, it is being watched as never before. Scientists have put sensors on and under ice...

Ground-breaking new sensing technologies in the world’s first ‘smart tunnel’ are providing engineers with an inexpensive and efficient method of...

A combination of nanotechnology and a unique twisting property of light could lead to new methods for ensuring the purity and safety of...

A new long-range wireless tag detection system, with potential applications in health care, environmental protection and goods tracking, can pinpoint...