Indoor plants are notoriously tricky to keep healthy and alive, especially in winter. You're attempting to replicate a complex and naturally accommodating biome inside your home. Plants that thrive in ...

A federal law requiring impairment-detection devices inside all new cars survived a recent push to strip its funding but ...

While it is fun to get toys that look like your favorite science fiction props, it is less fun when the electronics in them don’t measure up to the physical design. [Steve Gibbs] took a ...

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death worldwide. Less than half the people with high blood pressure are aware of their diagnosis, and only ...

Measuring human movement with tracking devices on looser clothing is more accurate than on tight body suits or straps.

Althen Sensors & Controls expands its partnership with Silicon Sensing, enhancing global distribution of high-performance inertial sensors.

Yes, you may have felt rain at your house, but the next day's report could still only show a 'trace.' Here's why.

Scott South Pole Station has been delivering groundbreaking measurements of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. It consists of many detectors embedded in a volume of Antarctic ice measuring approximately ...

The wearable sensor developed by researchers at the University of Maryland, known as “Smart Underwear,” continuously tracks hydrogen in intestinal gas. The technology offers one of the first ...

A drone equipped with low-cost air quality sensors has revealed unexpectedly high concentrations of particulate matter at around 100 meters above ground level in Delhi. These new vertical insights ...

Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do when they stop working.