I love the Pi, but it's not always the best tool for the job.

The tiny Pico has some niche advantages over full-fledged Raspberry Pi boards ...

Researchers developed a fingertip-sized, humidity-tolerant hydrogen sensor using platinum nanoparticles that catalyze ...

Home automation with high usefulness and low annoyance tends to rely on reliable person sensing, and [francescopace]’s ...

Oxygen sensors detect the amount of oxygen in the exhaust. Oxygen sensors usually don’t have a replacement schedule. A bad oxygen sensor can be diagnosed with a code reader or scan tool. A car’s ...

If there is one thing we took from [azwankhairul345’s] environmental monitor project, it is this: sensors and computing power ...

Physical computing offers particular potential for teaching: the interactivity of physical devices increases pupils' motivation , while at the same time encouraging creativity and collaborative ...

Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level, or a ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

Winter air isn't just cold: it's dry, too. Dry air inside is well-known to cause itchy skin and dry throats, but it can also increase the amount of germs and viruses in your home. The best humidifiers ...

Nanosensors are chemical or mechanical sensors that can be used to detect the presence of chemical species and nanoparticles, or monitor physical parameters such as temperature, on the nanoscale. They ...

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