Electromechanical switches are simple, cheap, and widely available (Fig. 1). However, they’re also plagued with a number of disadvantages, including wear with repeated use, and the potential for ...

Capacitive touch screen technology underpins many modern interactive devices by utilising the inherent ability of certain materials to store and transfer electrical charges. The operation of these ...

GPS is a revolutionary technology which provides unequalled accuracy and flexibility of positioning for navigation, surveying and Geographic Information Systems. The technology is quickly gaining ...

Capacitive sensing is a contactless-sensing technique with numerous applications, ranging from proximity sensing (Fig. 1), gesture recognition, automotive rain sensors, and remote liquid-level sensing ...

Now that power consumption and noise immunity are no longer roadblocks, capacitive touch brings significant benefits to smart building products in terms of aesthetics, security, and reliability Now ...

Before the doors open to the public at CES this week, 3M has been demonstrating its new 46-inch Touch Systems Projected Capacitive Display, which has been set up as a tabletop multimedia prototype.

No, eww, I don’t mean in the Divinyls sense — I’m talking about touching real-world objects like chairs or doorknobs, or even parts of your own body, say your ears, to signal your computer or other ...

Eggtronic, the Italy-founded startup developing power electronics, wireless charging and data over power technology and products, has closed around $10 million in Series A funding. Backing the company ...

According to several recent Embedded Market Surveys, 65 to 70 percent of the developers who responded said they use more than one microprocessor or microcontroller in a single design, but only 4 to 7 ...

Users of high-tech equipment in the consumer world as well as professional sectors such as industrial, medical, military and e-commerce are becoming increasingly familiar with touchscreens and the ...

When a lot of folks think of fingerprint-scanning technology, they often assume there's a single way to do it, but nothing could be further from the truth. There are actually more than a half-dozen ...