THERE is no better way to ruin a perfectly good day than to make a mistake in the use of your air monitoring instrumentation. Industrial hygienists; military, industrial and public-sector hazmat teams ...

Smartphones rely on multiple sensors—such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and proximity sensor—to power everyday features. From screen rotation and navigation apps to motion tracking and ...

Discover the essential elements of gas detector maintenance, including bump testing, calibration and proper storage, to help ...

Recently, I’ve been working on a solar off-grid monitoring system. In the system are a few split-core Hall effect sensors to monitor DC current in the solar panel current, the battery charge current, ...

Calibration is a crucial step in the manufacturing process of many sensors (or transmitters) such as pressure, temperature and position sensors. One key component needed for calibration is the ...

The key to accurate readings is calibration, says OSHA, and the agency notes the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) recommends, at a minimum, verification of sensor accuracy before each ...

Measuring RF power at high frequencies is tricky. What if one sensor could cover it all, cut test time, and simplify complex ...

Sensors are critical components of the modern vehicle. They are the eyes of a car, enabling everything from existing ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) features such as automated braking and ...