IRISYS (Infrared Integrated Systems Ltd), Northampton, UK, is promoting thermal technology for intelligent building. Using its own thermal imaging cameras, the company has developed a range of ...

The presented schematic shows how to build a simple PIR motion sensor. PIR sensors allow motion sensing, it is almost always used to detect whether someone has moved in or out of the sensors range.

New thin film pyroelectric sensors, fast switching IR sources and suitable gas cell design enable new levels of ppm detection levels. Tighter legislation on environmental polutants and a public desire ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645)(ADR:OMRNY) today announced that they have finished development work on the world's first infrared sensor manufactured with wafer-level vacuum ...

Lithium Tantalate infrared sensors offering high specific detectivity and long-term stability. A wide range of single element Lithium Tantalate infrared sensors offering high specific detectivity and ...

Electronic skin (e-skin) mimics some of the functionality of human skin, aiming to provide sensory responses to mechanical, thermal, chemical, biological and optical stimuli. Therefore, ...

The D6T non-contact MEMS thermal sensor from Omron can reliably detect the presence of humans in an area, even if they aren’t moving (see the figure). This type of thermal sensor is an alternative to ...

(Phys.org)—The idea of harvesting ambient energy from the environment that would otherwise not be purposefully used is, in theory, a great way to produce green, renewable energy. But the biggest ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) For decades, researchers have sought to understand and harness the pyroelectric effect in biological materials. Pyroelectricity refers to the phenomenon where heating or cooling a ...

Heat sssssensorsss A large-eyed green pit viper. The pit organs are small depressions between the snake's nostrils and eyes. (Courtesy: iStock_TommyIX) Vipers, pythons and boa constrictors all use ...