Featuring up to seven switch points, the FLX series of float sensors provide point-level detection of liquids, including those classified as flammable. Available in versions including a heavy-duty ...

Regular readers of Hackaday will know that the projects we feature are generally of the high-tech variety. Microcontrollers, 3D printed parts, embedded Linux, lots of wires, that sort of thing. But ...

According to a new study published in Nature, researchers at the University of Washington have developed small, wireless sensors that can travel on the wind, much like dandelion seeds can. Researchers ...

Inspired by dandelion seeds, they can be dispersed by drones across a large area to monitor issues like climate change and forest fires. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET.

Blowing dandelion seeds into the wind isn't just a pretty little way for kids (and adults) to waste away a warm afternoon outside. They’re also an exceptionally effective way for certain species of ...

Small sensors powered only by sunlight could float in the stratosphere indefinitely and make weather-related measurements. There is a known effect for levitating flat objects with two sides called ...