Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A miniature electronic device that detects information about a specific variable such as temperature or light.
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- noun Any of several very small
sensors that detect small amounts, or changes in a physical variable.
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Yet somehow, via some sort of subatomic microsensor array perhaps, the nanite is able to get readings on things that lie beyond the impenetrable boundary.”
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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“Yet somehow, via some sort of subatomic microsensor array perhaps, the nanite is able to get readings on things that lie beyond the impenetrable boundary.”
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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“Yet somehow, via some sort of subatomic microsensor array perhaps, the nanite is able to get readings on things that lie beyond the impenetrable boundary.”
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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It is so small, you can barely see it, but a microsensor created by University of Alberta engineers may soon make a huge difference in the lives of people recovering from hip replacement surgery.
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A microsensor is being developed that could be injected into the brain of a person with motor neurone disease to transmit important information to doctors.
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A microsensor is being developed that could be injected into the brain of a person with motor neurone disease to transmit important information to doctors.
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The main task of the PhD student will be to characterize (A) small-scale gradients in hydrocarbon contaminated aquifers using microsensor equipment, characterize (B) the ecology, physiology, and the (meta) genome of hydrocarbon degraders in situ, and © the role and distribution of extracellular electron transport via type IV pili in aquifer sediments.
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A background in microsensor application is desirable.
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MEMS are made up of components typically no larger than 100 micrometers in size and usually integrate a microprocessor and other components, such as the microsensor found in the iPhone's accelerometer.
CNET News.com 2009
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His talk, New and Emerging Technologies in Electronics, will detail what's next in advanced electronics, offering a snapshot of emerging technologies impacting the industry, emerging material technologies, plus an overview of advances in automotive, biomedical electronics, and smart electronics based on MEMS and microsensor technology.
unknown title 2009
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