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  1. "“The first thing is to detect an event through sensors and share that information across borders,” he said. “If we can install sensors extensively in the mountains and receive information as soon as an event occurs, we can give people downstream enough time to move to safety.”

    kathmandupost.com/national/202

    #nepal #flood #data #earthobservation #sensors #iot

  2. "It can be hard to feel if clothes are damp in wintry conditions, because both cold and wet things activate our cold receptors.

    Likewise, in hot weather it’s much easier to tell when our skin or clothes are damp, as evaporation leads to both local cooling and a slight change in pressure on the skin."

    theconversation.com/is-the-lau

    #Skin #Sensors #Cold #Damp

  3. "By reading the light reflected off the skin, the fingertip generates maps of topology, strain, and contact pressure. The team has already used the sensor to generate maps of a human fingertip, a penny, and a leaf."

    spectrum.ieee.org/robot-finger

    #Technology #Sensors #Engineering