Qualcomm often comes up with wild ideas, and while some of them never make it to prime time, a few gems do appear on next-generation smartphones with Qualcomm processors. The latest futuristic feat ...

A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless noninvasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track ...

Ultrasonic sensors use sound waves above 20 kHz to measure the distance from the sensor to a specified target. The sensor transmits and receives sound via a ceramic transducer that acts like a ...

The NexSonic technology is designed to maximise ultrasonic sensor performance and is based on an ultrasonic processor (ASIC) ...

Among the many wearables to monitor heart rate and the sensors for motion and temperature at CES, DFree by startup Triple W stands apart and serves a unique purpose. DFree stands for "diaper free" and ...

Machines are moving beyond single-point sensing. Multi-sensor fusion now delivers vision, ranging and inertial data. The ...

In a recent article published in the journal Nature, a team of researchers described a wearable ultrasonic device that allows cardiac function to be assessed directly in real-time, with improved ...

A device that can perform 3D ultrasound imaging with just one large piezoelectric ultrasound transmitter and receiver has been developed by researchers in the Netherlands. Most ultrasound imagers use ...

There is a lot of buzz about electromagnetic (EM) detection and ranging sensor technology, which encompass radar, lidar, infrared (IR), ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB), and many others. However, there are ...

Tesla announced removing ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles in October last year, promising that Tesla Vision would offer the same functionality. Nevertheless, despite some tentative moves, newer ...

Tesla has spent years arguing that a camera‑centric approach to driver assistance can match or surpass the performance of rivals that lean on ultrasonic sensors and radar. The company’s latest ...

Tesla moves to reliance solely on cameras for Autopilot operation, dropping ultrasonic sensors and radar. The automaker will leave some features disabled in new cars until cameras can replace the ...