Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, a reliable source for Apple rumors and leaks, first reported the existence of the itty, bitty chip, which is reportedly a Texas Instruments-built temperature and humidity ...

You might not need to buy the second-generation large HomePod to get additional smart home features — they could already be present in the speaker you have. MacRumors notes that Apple's HomePod ...

Apple's HomePod mini includes a dormant hidden sensor that can measure temperature and humidity, potentially providing the means to power upcoming features that could arrive in a future software ...

The 19th century brought the camera, changing the way people see the world. The 20th century brought radio and television, forever changing communication and breaking down geographic barriers. Near ...

Six years ago, America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed miniature sensors that each utilized about 100 billion rubidium atoms in gas form, a low-power infrared laser ...

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. TL;DR: Through Oct. 12, you can get the Nix ...

Researchers have used a miniature atom-based magnetic sensor to successfully track a human heartbeat, confirming the device's potential for biomedical applications. Researchers from the National ...

A miniature atom-based magnetic sensor has passed an important research milestone by successfully measuring human brain activity. The lightweight sensor potentially could be used for biomedical ...

A miniature magnetic sensor using a tiny cloud of atoms has successfully tracked a human heartbeat for the first time. In a new study, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and ...

The human eye is not engineered to detect subtle differences in color. That’s why, even when you get a swatch, it’s still exceedingly difficult to find the right color when you go to the paint store ...

NIST’s miniature magnetic sensor is about the size of a sugar cube. The lid has been removed to show the inner square cell, which contains a gas of rubidium atoms. The diagonal bar is an electrical ...