Researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a wearable sensor system capable of estimating ...

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Laser power measurement and force metrology are interlinked disciplines dedicated to quantifying the interaction between light and matter. In contemporary research, these fields have evolved from ...

Researchers from the University of Tübingen (Germany) have described their use of germanium semiconductor nanospheres as probes to refine optical tweezer technology and allow for the ultraresolution ...

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Brazilian researchers have developed a technique that estimates the force exerted on each grain of sand in a dune from images ...

Engineering experts have proposed a novel technique to measure the cell traction force field and tackle the research gap. The interdisciplinary research team used single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers ...

It is now possible to simultaneously monitor six dimensions using a load cell. • The world of 6DoF load cells is characterized more by customization than by standards. • Multiaxis load cells measure ...

Click here to read the print version. In 1856, Lord Kelvin observed that metallic conductors subjected to mechanical strain exhibit a change in their electrical resistance. Since that time engineers ...

A team of scientists has for the first time measured the elusive weak interaction between protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. They had chosen the simplest nucleus consisting of one neutron ...