German researchers have begun a series of flights to measure the contrails produced by the latest-generation engines as part of a wider project tackling aviation’s non-CO2 impacts. Led by Germany’s ...

Carlo Gavazzi has launched three new series of ultrasonic sensors with integrated IO-Link communication: the UA12, UA18 and UA30 ASD..IO Series. These sensors feature a compact design with reduced ...

Abstract: Optical Distance Measurement (ODM) systems have a wide range of applications in many sectors, including industrial, aerospace, and telecommunication. It is essential in systems where ...

Have you ever wondered how a robot navigates a cluttered room or how a drone maintains its altitude with pinpoint accuracy? The secret lies in the tools used to measure distance, an often-overlooked ...

Ultrasonic sensors measure the distance between a target and the sensor using high-frequency sound waves that are inaudible to humans. The process is simple: the sensor emits ultrasonic waves, which ...

Amid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to meet with one of the authors of Project 2025 sparked backlash from critics online who pointed out that he sought to ...

President Donald Trump openly boasted Thursday that he is consulting one of Project 2025’s top architects — his budget director Russell Vought — on what cuts and layoffs to impose during what he ...

As robots increasingly enter human spaces, robotics companies will need to think about safety differently than they did when robots were largely siloed from their human counterparts. Sonair thinks its ...

Even before Niantic sold its Pokémon-powered gaming business, it began building a “large geospatial model” for the planet. Now, the Google Earth vets are partnering with defense contractors Aechelon, ...

How innovations in visibility, usability, and smart sensing are changing who uses tools—and how. For centuries, measurement tools have been essential to architecture, engineering, construction, real ...

There is a range of challenges and opportunities within internet of things (IoT), with the goal being to develop products and services while enabling savings on recurring costs such as energy or ...

In addition to knowing if a neighborhood is experiencing active flooding, it helps to have a bit more data. How regularly do these events occur? Is flooding expected based on the forecast? “The sensor ...