While expanding nuclear energy production would provide carbon-free power and can help countries around the world meet their climate goals, nuclear energy could also come with some inherent risk.

IR sensors rely on an emitter (IR LED) and a detector (photodiode or photoresistor) to measure infrared light and convert it ...

A new algorithm has been developed to simultaneously estimate multiple shortwave radiation components using data from China's Fengyun-3F satellite. This innovative approach significantly improves the ...

The ISL71590SEH, Intersil’s radiation hardened temperature sensor, is named as one of EDN’s hot products for 2014 for the analog category. The ISL71590SEH, though simple in design, was chosen because ...

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Adding to its robust data-collection offerings, Vernier Science Education has launched two new sensors for high school and college-level environmental science. Both of the wireless ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - With the help of mannequins named Helga and Zohar and sensors placed inside a spacecraft, scientists have collected valuable data about radiation exposure for ...

A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared ...