These sensors use infrared, radar, and sound waves to detect changes that mean someone or something is in the space. Use cases: If someone passes into the hallway, turn on a light.

A TU/e research group has developed a new near-infrared sensor that is easy to make, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones, and ready for immediate use in industrial process monitoring and ...

Researchers have finally figured out how mosquitoes see humans in the dark: They detect infrared light the body generates via heat.

Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS) use infrared sensors to provide pilots with increased situational awareness in low-visibility conditions, day or night. EVS cameras detect the heat of objects ...

Why Your Smartphone Needs an Infrared Sensor You could use a heat sensor to check your house for leaks, for instance. But mostly, it's a lot of fun.

If your phone does not have an IR blaster, you can still use an external IR blaster device: Connect the External IR Blaster: Connect the external IR blaster to your phone via a USB cable or Bluetooth.

Ear thermometers take a person's temperature using an infrared sensor. Learn more about their accuracy, how to use them, and alternative methods here.

With OmniVision’s OH02A1S image sensor, both IR and RGB images can now be captured using a single chip, allowing the surgeon to switch between high quality RGB and IR in real time, or to display ...