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Some people are walking around with 200 million pixels in their pockets, but a recently launched space telescope doesn’t need nearly that many. NASA partnered with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) to produce a new X-ray imaging chip called Resolve for the XRISM satellite. It has a whopping 36 pixels—not …

Paleontologists have analyzed the morphology of the neurovascular canal in the well-preserved jaw of Tyrannosaurus rex using computed tomography techniques. Their results show that the dinosaur’s neurovascular canal had a rather complex branching amongst the dinosaurs and that its complexity was comparable to that of living crocodiles and tactile-foraging birds. …

Quality cameras, as we’ve written before, are essential to any self-driving car. There are certain crucial tasks, including lane line detection, reading street signs, and accurately interpreting street lights, that only a camera can make possible. Until now, companies working on autonomous vehicles have mostly been limited to using either small …

Apple has hired a group of biomedical researchers to work on a secret project to monitor diabetic patients using sensors, according to a CNBC report. An estimated 371 million people have the disease worldwide and in the last few years, several tech companies have been trying to come up with better …

As if the makers of standalone cameras don’t have enough problems holding off smartphones, Sony has just announced a sensor that has the potential to be yet another game changer for what’s possible in mobile device photography. Its new design adds a layer of DRAM between the pixel layer and the …

The crash of the ExoMars Schiaparelli test lander, also known as Entry, descent, and landing Demonstrator Module (EDM), last month was caused by a sensor malfunction, experts at the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. Artist’s impression of the Schiaparelli lander after the parachute has been deployed. Image credit: ESA …

Anyone searching for a wireless temperature and humidity sensor may be interested in a new Internet of Things device which has been created by Mesh-Net based in London. WiCub is a battery-powered wireless sensor which requires no cloud storage or mobile application to function. Watch the demonstration video below to …

Developers, electronics enthusiasts and hobbyists but are looking to create wearable devices may be interested in a new 10 access development board which is complete with a wireless sensor. The MetaMotion provides both a gesture and emotion recognition platform that is capable of communicating via Bluetooth and is equipped with …