Photoplethysmography (PPG) is an optical sensing technique that measures blood volume changes and underpins devices ranging from hospital-grade pulse oximeters to consumer wearables that track heart ...

Early this year, Patagonia offered me a Nano Air Ultralight hoody for testing, so I rode it throughout the spring and fall seasons. This hoody is a multisport garment, but its slim cut, unrestricted ...

Google’s meme-friendly Nano Banana image-generation model is getting an upgrade. The new Nano Banana Pro is rolling out with improved reasoning and instruction following, giving users the ability to ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a microscope that captures signals across an intensity range fourteen times wider than conventional systems. The device records both forward and ...

Consensus Statement provides unified framework for characterising, reporting, and benchmarking emerging light-sensing technologies A team of experts from academia and industry has joined forces in a ...

A global team of experts from academia and industry has joined forces in a landmark ‘Consensus Statement’ on next-generation photodetectors based on emerging light-responsive materials, which could ...

Presence/motion sensors are one of the best ways to make automations feel more natural, but most of them run on batteries and eventually have to be swapped. That’s one of the main reasons I really ...

Scientists have developed a fully transparent skin sensor that accurately measures UV radiation, detecting light and converting it to electrical signals. So when the Sun's rays reach damaging levels, ...

ETH Zurich researchers captured a nano-object (center of the image) using a laser trap. The laser light, which is focused with a lens, is shown in red. Credit: Lorenzo Dania / ETH Zurich ETH Zurich ...

The camera weighs 52 grams and includes a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor with a 143° ultra-wide field of view. It supports video recording at up to 4K/60fps and can shoot slow-motion video at 4K/120fps. DJI ...

What just happened? Researchers at University College London have developed a new type of solar cell capable of efficiently generating power from indoor light, a breakthrough that could reduce ...

Philips has just announced a monster list of new products for its Hue lineup, part of an overhaul announced at the IFA conference in Berlin. In recent years, the Philips Hue line has struggled, as ...