CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At its simplest form, a microresonator is a tiny device that can trap light and ...

Photonic crystal sensor shows over 91% accuracy for cervical cancer screening, maintaining performance across varied ...

A dust sensor is an optical electronic system to detect fine particles such as dust. In principle, an optical dust sensor detects the dust particle concentration the in air by using an optical sensing ...

A new optical microresonator chip keeps light circulating longer, enhancing efficiency for next-generation sensors and ...

A new easy-to-use optical fiber sensor achieves sensitive and real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that ...

Researchers have developed a fast and accurate flexible tactile optical sensor capable of reading Braille. The technology could enable smart readers that convert Braille to speech or text, helping to ...

For decades, people with diabetes have relied on finger pricks to withdraw blood or adhesive microneedles to measure and manage their glucose levels. In addition to being painful, these methods can ...

Some of the most revealing signals about human health are carried in fluids that are almost impossible to measure. Tears, ...

Understanding acoustic feedback in hearing aids. Power consumption challenges in hearing aids. Functionality integration and its impact on energy consumption. The benefits of using photoreflectors for ...

Optical Finger Navigation (OFN) products from Avago Technologies offer a compact, precise, fast speed and highly reliable navigation solution, which will help enhance the overall system performance.