In what is being described as "a breakthrough for body sensor and navigation technologies", a team of scientists in Sweden and Germany have developed the smallest accelerometer yet reported, using ...

A tiny 3-axis MEMS accelerometer, the LIS2DTW12 from STMicroelectronics embeds a temperature sensor that boasts typical accuracy of 0.8°C. The device’s thin 2×2×0.7-mm LGA-12 plastic package allows it ...

The BMA530 and BMA580 from Bosch Sensortec leverage cutting-edge sensor technology that enhance the capabilities of hearables. They include features such as gesture and context recognition, speech ...

Aimed at vehicle crash, crush zone, and impact testing applications, the 7285 piezoresistive accelerometer weighs less than 1 g and has a 2,000-g full-scale range. The adhesive-mount device also ...

Suited for automotive, environmental, aerospace, and general lab applications, the 65HT-05 triaxial accelerometer operates to 175°C with 0.5-mV/g sensitivity. Packaged in a 10-mm welded titanium cube, ...

Accelerometers are used in vehicles for applications such as airbag deployment, electronic stability control (ESC), and tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). Airbag systems incorporate ...

The invisible sensor network that powers your phone's smartest features.

How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...

An optomechanical accelerometer that uses light to measure acceleration. Credit: F Zhou/NIST An accelerometer that uses laser light instead of just mechanical strain can register changes as small as ...

Dmitry Vasilenko, of Arrow Electronics, provides some design hints to accelerate the mechanical model of an accelerometer. Micro-mechanical systems (MEMS) have become common. They are used for ...