This circuit uses a thin piezoelectric sensor to sense the vibrations generated by knocking on a surface; eg, a door or table. Basically, it amplifies and processes the signal from the sensor and ...

Piezo Trigger Switch circuit described here is a microcontroller-compatible shock/impact sensor switch module works on 5VDC supply. The whole circuit can be assembled on a 5×7 cm common circuit board.

Sensor applications are one of the most logical places to use nanomaterials: the two key features for a sensor are its precision and its size, two areas where nanomaterials can provide big gains.

An international research group has engineered a novel high-strength flexible device by combining piezoelectric composites with unidirectional carbon fiber. The new device transforms kinetic energy ...

How an ultra-tiny, injectable energy-harvesting, temperature-sensing, and data-link system was developed. The use of ultrasound energy to provide both a wireless power source and data link. How a ...

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluke Reliability, an operating company of Fluke Corporation, is proud to announce its newest product, the Fluke 3563 Analysis Vibration Sensor system. Vibration ...

DGIST (President Lee Kunwoo) has announced that a research team led by Dr. Lim Sang-kyu in the Department of Energy and Environmental Technology has developed a smart fiber sensor that can detect ...