Whenever a heart beats, it pumps blood into arteries. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of those arteries. Blood pressure is a central vital sign in a range of critical ...

Leuven, Belgium, and San Diego, CA. Imec this week unveiled at its Imec Technology Forum (ITF) Health a pressure sensor based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology. The organization said ...

A failed or damaged pressure sensor can lead to unexpected downtime and costs. To reduce these risks, engineers must consider how the various challenges of an application will affect sensors.

Instead of the periodic or on-demand measurement of heart rate that the Apple Watch can currently do, future devices may provide constant monitoring. Perhaps the very first health feature of the Apple ...

Groomed for measuring gases and liquids in high-purity applications, the stainless steel AST4900 pressure sensor exploits Krystal Bond technology, which keeps it free of oil-fill, welds and internal O ...