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Abstract: A high-sensitivity angular displacement sensor is proposed in this letter. It is based on a modified magnetic-LC (M-MLC) resonator coupled to a microstrip transmission line and implemented ...

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Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach to dynamically adjust the sensitivity and timing parameters of a Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor using an Arduino-based control system. Traditional ...

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New study traces how a protein essential for hearing evolved from an ancient ion channel into today’s exquisitely sensitive sound sensor. Researchers pinpointed a small loop on the protein that ...