Android Police

I let a friend try to 'snatch' my phone to test Android's new motion-sensor lock

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

This tiny sensor could help self-driving cars and robots see better in the dark

Penn State researchers have developed a light-adaptive sensor inspired by the human eye that could help self-driving cars and robots maintain visual accuracy in changing lighting conditions.

Forget high-speed rail: California is exploring 140 mph bullet buses

An ambitious proposal in California wants to change that by exploring the idea of buses operating between 100-140 mph. Though ...
Futurism

New York City Installing Sensors to Detect Pedestrians, Vehicles, and Pretty Much Everything Else

Transportation officials in New York City are set to install 100 traffic-monitoring sensors throughout the five boroughs.
IEEE

A Real-Time Proximity Sensing System Using Point Cloud Segmentation in an Octree Structure

Abstract: This article presents a novel third-party proximity sensing system for external observation to detect potential collisions between objects in real time. The proposed system, implemented ...
The Conversation

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...
Phys.org

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small ...
Houston Chronicle

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Krasnok, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Quantum computers ...
Engadget

Sony's A7R VI blends speed with a 67MP stacked sensor

Sony A7R cameras have always been more about resolution than speed, but with its latest model, the company has flipped that equation. The 67-megapixel A7R VI is not only Sony's highest-resolution ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft will lean on your CPU to speed up Windows 11’s apps and animations

Microsoft has heard your complaints about Windows 11, and it wants to make things better. That has been the messaging out of Microsoft for most of this year, and the company is also going out of its ...
WSLS 10

Virginia State Police activate speed cameras on I-81 in Roanoke and Botetourt County

ROANOKE CO., Va. – Virginia State Police are installing speed safety cameras in work zones along Interstate 81. They will be in the counties of Botetourt and Roanoke between mile markers 143 and 150 ...