Hackaday

Garage Fridge Gets New DIY Controller

Rick] had a problem. His garage refrigerator was tasked with a critical duty—keeping refreshing beverages at low temperature.
Phys.org

First graphene-based solar cells used to power temperature sensors

Researchers at the University of Arkansas and the University of Michigan have reported the first use of ultra-low power temperature sensors using graphene-based solar cells. The test is the first ...
C&EN

Flexible Temperature Sensor with Wide Sensing Range and Fast Response Enabled by PEDOT:PSS/CNT and Thermal Management Encapsulation

Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Advanced Equipment Manufacturing and Measurement Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China State Key Laboratory of Fluid ...
EDN

A two-wire temperature transmitter using an RTD sensor

Designing an analog circuit can be a frustrating experience, as noted by Nick Cornford in his Design Idea (DI), “DIY RTD for a DMM.” With a fortnight’s struggle, I completed the design of 4 mA to 20mA ...
Lifehacker

I Used the Core 2 Thermal Sensor to Train for the Summer Heat, and I Think It Actually Worked

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Futurism

DARPA Tried Using the Earth’s Atmosphere as a Giant Sensor and Detected Something Interesting

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth’s atmosphere as a massive sensor, the US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) made a highly unusual detection. The ...