Silent sensors and tiny servos let vacuums and extractors spring to life based on air quality and machine state.

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The controller you pick up every time you play a game. After years of use, it can get scratched, dirty, or you might just get bored of how it looks.However, if it still works, it's a waste to just ...

TMR keyboards became available in 2024 and are marketed as using more advanced sensing technology than mechanical, optical, and Hall-effect keyboards. Like Hall-effect switches, tunnel ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Traction inverters lie at the heart of today’s hybrid and electric (HEV/EV) vehicles. They had a humble beginning in the 1960s, though, when the shift ...

The discovery of a thermal version of the Hall effect in common semiconductors challenges our understanding of how magnetic fields and heat fluxes interact within solids. Figure 1: Transport ...

When mounted inside the traction inverter, TI’s TMCS2100-Q1 multi-axial coreless Hall-effect current sensor enables more efficient, longer-range, and more enjoyable driving experiences for HEVs and ...

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered an unexpected form of the Hall effect, overturning the long-held assumption that this electrical response only appears when a magnetic field ...

Carnegie Mellon University scientists have uncovered a new phenomenon that challenges a longstanding assumption about how electronic materials respond to magnetic fields. The discovery broadens the ...

Want to add Touch ID to your Mac without giving up your favorite keyboard? A DIY Touch ID project called the Dashboard Touch shows how you can build your own fingerprint sensor for less than $35. It’s ...

High-resolution, real-time tactile sensing is essential for robotic tasks that demand accurate, dynamic detection of contact morphology and pressure distribution, such as grasping and manipulation of ...

Technologies like Hall effect and TMR are terms you may have heard when looking for new controllers for your video game console. Both methods can be employed by manufacturers to reduce stick drift, an ...