Ambient light sensors can reveal your device activity. How big a threat is it? For now, there's no reason for concern, but that could change in coming years.

A well implemented ambient light optimiser will do nothing when the lights are off, but will raise brightness as the lights come on and gently adjust colours to combat the warmth or coolness of the ...

A new ambient sensing technology called Sensify could make this easier by turning your light bulbs into motion sensors. And it might be landing on a Philips Hue bridge near you very soon.

Macquarie University researchers have used vinegar vapour to dramatically improve UV sensors in a cheap, room-temperature process leading to better wearable devices.

After months of delay, the Xiaomi Smart Ceiling Light D20 is finally available to buy. Its standout feature is a built-in radar sensor that detects motion to automatically turn the light on or off ...

Learn how sensor fusion will make robotics safer and more capable by mimicking how humans process their surroundings with multiple senses.

It takes just a moment to add a new app to your phone, but adding a sensor to a military radar display takes years. That’s why air-defense troops must bounce between multiple systems, wasting ...