This is a very simple touch sensor switch that is build with the 555 timer IC. You just need to touch the metal plate and the relay gets energised and is kept in this state for about 100 seconds, then ...

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Promising to make mobile devices more user-friendly and energy-efficient, the SFH7740 and SFH7741 surface-mount proximity sensors use distance measurements to detect a device’s operating status ...

AKM unveils AK4160, a Low Power 16-channel Capacitive Touch Sensor IC. AK4160 is a low operating voltage and low power consumption 16-channel capacitive touch sensor. The device has a channel ...

Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

Capacitive touch sensors have made homes i n scores of MP3 players and mobile phones. Of course, the mobile arena is no longer the only bastion for these devices. Today, sensor technology has ...

Transparent films containing carbon nanobuds—molecular tubes of carbon with ball-like appendages—could turn just about any surface, regardless of its shape, into a touch sensor. A flexible film of ...

Apple is examining a shift from a force sensor in AirPods to a capacitive touch system to make a set easier to control, and provide new options. The latest in Apple's surprisingly long history of ...