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Common sensor failures in modern cars and what they typically cost

Modern cars rely on a dense web of sensors to manage everything from fuel delivery to collision avoidance, and when one fails ...
Phys.org

Implantable sensor uses engineered bacteria for wireless molecular tracking

Scientists from Turkey have designed a next-generation implantable biosensor using genetically engineered E. coli for molecular-level monitoring within the body that runs on its own, wirelessly, with ...
Hot Rod

MAPtest: When Boost Pressure and Brainpower Don’t See Eye to Eye. Why Your Supercharged Street Car Needs the Right MAP Sensor

Imagine this scenario: Your supercharged project car is finally completed. Fresh engine, badass centrifugal blower, speed-density ECM tune, plenty of fuel, yadda-yadda-yadda. With a deck this stacked, ...
The Verge

Aqara’s cord-free presence sensor runs for up to three years on battery power

The $50 sensor runs on two coin cell batteries so you don’t need a nearby power source for installation. The $50 sensor runs on two coin cell batteries so you don’t need a nearby power source for ...
TechCrunch

Teradar raises $150M for a sensor it says beats lidar and radar

Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar, loves when people tell him: “I don’t believe you.” That’s “right where we want folks,” he recently told TechCrunch. Carey has spent ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft Edge gets scareware sensor for faster scam detection

Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more quickly and ensures that Defender SmartScreen blocks them faster. In scareware ...
Newsweek

Map Shows States Where Air Pollution From Ozone Is Highest

Ozone exposure can cause coughing, sore or scratchy throat, pain on deep breaths, difficulty breathing deeply, airway inflammation and damage, and greater susceptibility to infections, according to ...
MassLive

A new federal map let’s you see what kind of rocks you are walking on across the country

From weather patterns to chemical reactions, what contributes to how the sediment beneath your feet forms is complex and extensive. And if you’ve ever stopped to pick up a cool rock or check out the ...
Austin American-Statesman

Austin Air Quality Map

This map shows air quality ratings for Austin and across Texas, updated every 10 minutes. Use the buttons below to switch to the smoke forecast and to show or hide wind information. Most mapped air ...
Wired

A Special Diamond Is the Key to a Fully Open Source Quantum Sensor

Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on whom you ask. And while much of this year's Quantum Village at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas is focused on ...
The Hill

Map: Who may see northern lights as coronal mass ejection hits Earth

(NEXSTAR) — Several states, primarily along the northern border, may have the chance to see the northern lights on Thursday. A coronal mass ejection, or CME, was hurled out by the sun on Tuesday, NOAA ...