To engage high school- and college-level students in hands-on physics and data collection, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched the new Go Direct ® Static Charge sensor. Unlike a ...

In the very same Cambridge laboratory where British physicist J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in 1897, a team of European scientists has developed a new electronic device that is so incredibly ...

Membrane charge has a critical role in protein trafficking and signaling. However, quantification of the effective electrostatic potential of cellular membranes has remained challenging. We developed ...

Concept art from Northrop Grumman shows a potential architecture for defending against hypersonic missiles with space-based sensors. (Northrop Grumman) The Missile Defense Agency will continue ...

Scientists have created an electronic device so accurate that it can detect the charge of a single electron in less than one microsecond. It has been dubbed the 'gate sensor' and could be applied in ...

In simplest terms, the image sensor or imager in vision systems is an XY grid of photosites that convert light into electricity. Most often the imager is a charge-coupled device or CCD, though CMOS ...

Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime. The new "virtual ...