Researchers designed an IoT network using sound and motion sensors that estimates public space utilization. The ideas can be applied to other IoT sensor networks.

Researchers are developing a new type of sensor that reacts to certain sound waves, causing it to vibrate. The sensor is a metamaterial that acquires its special properties through the structuring ...

If either the light or sound triggers are selected, the respective sensors measure the ambient levels upon selection, allowing for accurate results in any setting.

A new patent application published today reveals that Apple is researching the use of ambient sound sensors to automatically adjust speaker and mobile phone ringer volume based on the device's ...

Scientists from renowned institutions in Germany have developed a microelectromechanical sensor inspired by the cochlea, a bone in the inner ear, which has the potential to revolutionize sound ...

Some whales' voices can carry across an ocean. BlueiQ, a startup, is developing tools to help map the ocean using sound sensors. Uncredited/Associated Press ...

Just think how eerie it would be, yet also how peaceful – people all around having conversations on their mobile phones, but without uttering a sound. Thanks to some military research, this ...

As a part of the "Galaxy Upcycling at Home" program, Samsung SmartThings can now use an old phone as a sensor for home automation.