Accelerometers turn motion into measurable signals. From tilt and vibration to g-forces, they underpin countless designs. In this “Fun with Fundamentals” entry, we demystify their operation and take a ...

Abstract: This paper reviews the development of silicon resonant accelerometers from 1987 to 2022. For more than 30 years, silicon resonant accelerometers have developed into varieties of structures ...

Accelerometers are integrated into phones, cars, spacecraft, medical devices and a host of other applications. But their evolution from crude mechanical instruments to today’s microelectromechanical ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a neuromorphic accelerometer prototype designed specifically for “In-Sensor Computing,” leveraging reservoir computing for local analog signal processing. The prototype ...

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Schematic diagrams of graphene NEMS accelerometers. a 3D schematic of the proposed graphene NEMS accelerometer. b 3D schematic of the cross-section of the graphene NEMS accelerometer. c, d Schematics ...

If you’re the owner of an Android phone and live in a seismically active region, there’s a chance your phone has popped up an unusual warning. Not one that asks for permission to share personal ...

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By ...

In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions—a ...

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Objective To examine the associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality in older Japanese adults. Methods A total of 1723 independent Japanese ...