Sensor Collection (page 3)

MEMS production, furnace processing
MEMS production. Row of silicon wafers entering a furnace during the process of producing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Magic sensor X-ray
Magic sensor. Coloured X-ray of a tyre fitted internally with an autonomous sensor (yellow). This long-lived sensor is powered solely by the changes in pressure it measures, needing no batte- ry

MEMS production, device sorting
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Tweezers being used by a clean room technician to sort MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices into waffle-box storage containers

Nanotechnology dust mote. Computer artwork of a nanomachine clinging to a dust mote, demonstrating the concept of Smart Dust

MEMS production, support bonding
MEMS production. Microscope apparatus being used to mount MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices onto support structures

Light dependent resistor. This component is a sensor usually made from cadmium sulphide (CdS). Light levels affect the electrical resistance of CdS

MEMS production, thin film deposition
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technician using a thin film deposition machine to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, plasma etching
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technicians using plasma etching techniques to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, gold metal circuitry
MEMS production. Wafer on which gold metal has been deposited to form electronic circuitry for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, wafer cutting
MEMS production. Machine being used to cut up a silicon wafer of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices. The liquid provides lubrication during the cutting process

Magic sensor. Technician monitoring an autonomous sensor on a candle. This long-lived sensor is powered solely by the changes in temperature it measures, requiring no battery

MEMS production, machined silicon wafer
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Machined silicon wafer being used for MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices, being held by a clean room technician

MEMS production, photolithography
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technicians using photolithography processes to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, hot embossing
MEMS production. Hot embossing machine being used to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices. MEMS devices are constructed on a microscopic scale using technologies such as wet

MEMS production, quality control
MEMS production. Microscope being used to carry out quality control checks on a silicon wafer of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, flip chip bonding
MEMS production. Flip chip bonding apparatus (lower right) being used to mount MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production, external connections
MEMS production. Bonding machine and microscope being used to add the external connections to MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

MEMS production
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technician lifting a container of silicon wafers being used to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

View of the keys and sensors of a mobile telephone

Miniature thermal conductivity detector. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a detector that can be used to measure thermal conductivity of gases

LM of micromechanical accelerometers
Micromechanic accelerometer. Light micrograph of micromechanical accelerometers used in car airbags. Each one has a set of interlocking teeth (such as at centre)

Coloured SEM of micro-accelerometer and pencil tip
Car air bag sensor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the surface of a micro- accelerometer from a cars air bag. A pencil tip is shown for scale

Ant on pressure sensor, SEM
Microscopic pressure sensor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ant on a tiny pressure sensor. The circular area at the centre of the sensor rests on a membrane

Thermistor held in fingers. A thermistor is an electrical device whose resistance changes with temperature. Because of the known dependence of resistance on temperature

Neutrino detector. Researcher checking a photomultiplier tube (PMT) in the Borexino neutrino detector. Neutrinos are elementary particles produced by nuclear reactions in stars

Coloured SEM of blood pressure monitor on a match
Blood pressure monitor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a tiny blood pressure monitor implant on the head of a match

Geiger-Muller tube measuring radiation from a source, with a ratemeter. The Geiger-Muller tube (at left) is instrument for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation (from the source at right)

Fire detector research

Fire detector researcher. Marc Thuillard, fire detector researcher, holding a circuit board containing his sensor by flames

Fire research
Fire. Researcher studying a controlled fire for new fire detector research. The sensor at upper left is relaying information to the computer

DNA Biochip. Computer artwork of a DNA Biochip, a piece of biotechnology used for cheap and rapid simultaneous analyses, for example infectious organisms in samples of blood

Biological computing

Mini weather station. This solar-powered outdoors climate monitor detects changes in temperature, rainfall, wind and air pressure

Air pollution monitoring station. This station monitors and records air pollution on one of central Londons main roads. It is situated on Marylebone Road at the junction with Baker Street

Metalline thermometer, 18th century

Vegetation sensor on SPOT 4, artwork

Sniffer honeybee detector. Honeybee (Apis melifera) head protruding from a cartridge that forms part of a chemical vapour detection device

Laser reading digital pits on a CD / DVD
Computer artwork showing light emitted by a laser diode being focussed onto a compact disc by a small lens. The metal disc underneath is etched by a laser beam to produce the microscopic pits which

ExoMars rover, artwork
ExoMars rover on the surface of Mars, artwork. ExoMars (Exobiology in Mars) is a mission originally developed by the European Space Agency (ESA)

Gran Sasso Laboratory entrance
Gran Sasso laboratory entrance. Time-exposure image of car light trails by the entrance to the physics laboratories at Gran Sasso in Abruzzo, Italy

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