Sensors News

Raleigh - They may creep us out now, but cockroaches could be used to help save lives in collapsed buildings one day soon. Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out a way to install an electronic system in a living cockroach to steer the bugs.

Sydney - A team of students from the Ukraine has developed a pair of gloves that will translate sign language into speech as part of an international technology competition, where they took first place.

The problem with a lot of modern equipment, notably wireless sensors, is replacing batteries. With pacemakers it’s worse. It’s difficult, no fun for the patient, and now it’s avoidable.

YORKSTOWN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK (dpa) - Tomorrow's cars may be able to find the nearest Chinese takeaway, read out e-mails and tell you whether the engine is running properly. Experts at the International Business Systems (IBM) research headquarters in ...