In 1992, Eric Fossum tried to reduce spacecraft image noise and created the CMOS sensor behind smartphone cameras

NASA's quest for smaller, energy-efficient space cameras led to a revolutionary imaging technology. Eric Fossum's innovation ...

How can self-driving cars see better? Make their sensors more human.

That extra help could go a long way, especially as robotaxi companies like Waymo and Zoox prepare to put more and more of ...
Newsweek

The 2026 FIFA World Cup Ball Runs on a Battery. Here’s How It Works

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's the first time the major tournament will take place across three ...
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 ...
SlashGear

These New Sensors Could Drastically Change How Self-Driving Car Tech Works

Self-driving cars are becoming more common on the roads, with several U.S. cities now making them a part of their public transportation. This technology is far from perfect, however, with some recent ...
The Next Web

Dutch eyeo raises €40m to commercialise NCOS color-splitting image sensors

Innovation Industries leads the Series A. imec.xpand, Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund, QBIC, HTGF, and BOM return. Total funding now stands at €55m. The money funds in-house chip design and a push toward ...
Morningstar

indie to Acquire CMOS Image Sensor Product Line from ams OSRAM

With primary operations in Belgium and Portugal, this product line includes intelligent, high‑performance CMOS image sensors for a broad range of industrial, automation, and physical artificial ...
UPI

Sony, TSMC to jointly develop image sensors for AI era

May 9 (Asia Today) --Japanese electronics company Sony Group and Taiwanese chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. are moving to deepen cooperation in next-generation image sensor development ...
Phys.org

This tiny grain-of-rice sensor gives robots a new sense and changes what delicate tools can detect

Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of traditional electronics. The new sensor ...
TechNode

Sony and TSMC form Japan joint venture to develop next-gen image sensors

Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture in Japan focused on the development and ...
Digi Times

Sony, TSMC form Japanese joint venture to push image sensors into automotive and robotics

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