Ishikawa, Japan - The ability to sense the magnitude and polarity of the electric field is of great scientific interest. It has various real-life applications, such as early prediction of lightning ...

Electric field measurement has become a critical component in modern engineering and scientific applications. As power systems evolve towards smart grids and the energy internet, the need for ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Bits and Atoms have built a cheaper, simpler motion sensor made of a tiny metal bead suspended by a fluctuating electric field.

Rapid eye movement: new device can track saccades. (CC BY-SA 3.0 / ROTFLOLEB) A new and faster way of tracking eye movements has been unveiled by researchers in Belgium and the Netherlands. Rather ...

Configurable in any configuration up to three axes, these accelerometers and E-field sensors target consumer, automotive, industrial, and medical uses. Three new highly sensitive low-g acceleration ...

Scientists have developed a sensor for measuring the strength of electric fields, which is much smaller, simpler and less prone to distortion than comparable devices. TU Wien has developed a sensor ...

In the laboratory: Taner Esat from Forschungszentrum Jülich. (Courtesy: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Sascha Kreklau) Researchers in Germany and Korea have fabricated a quantum sensor that can detect the ...

(Nanowerk News) The ability to sense the magnitude and polarity of the electric field is of great scientific interest. It has various real-life applications, such as early prediction of lightning and ...