Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology has worked for years to develop devices based on the triboelectric effect—the phenomenon behind static electricity. The effect happens when one ...

[Editor’s note: When we last visited with lead installer John and his helper Charlie (The NEWS, March 5, 2007), they had just learned the hard way that there’s a lot more to sealing ducts than just ...

Researchers have developed an extremely sensitive miniaturized optical fiber sensor that could one day be used to measure small pressure changes in the body. Researchers have developed an extremely ...

Some of the applications mentioned here require a room that maintains a higher or lower pressure compared to the surrounding ambient environment. If the isolated room has greater air pressure, it is ...

Pressure sensors are used to measure the pressure level in patient wound-suction therapy. A key challenge faced by many designers is that wound-therapy devices are used for different critical care ...