Electronic enthusiasts, makers, and hobbyists interested in quickly prototyping different electronic circuits and designs may be interested in new tiny form factor boards and sensors created by ...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whisker Labs, which is bringing next generation total home intelligence technologies to market, today announced that its DIY Home Energy Monitoring Sensor has ...

A harbor seal’s whisker is shaped so that it can detect turbulence from its fleeing prey without being influenced by the seal’s own movements. How does this work in underwater sensor technology? Like ...

Electronic whiskers developed by researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley help robots "see" and "feel" their surroundings. Wikimedia Commons Robots may soon have the ability to “feel” thanks to a ...

In the dark ocean depths, seals hunt prey with their highly sensitive whiskers, which detect vibrations. It is the design of those hairs that inspired a University of Texas at Dallas researcher to ...

Improving stealth sensing technology might start with harbor seal whiskers. Qian Xue, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, is exploring how the varied ...