If shrunken down to micron size, a compass needle could wobble. (Courtesy: iStockphoto/tobias machhaus) A tiny magnetic needle just 10 μm long could be used to create a magnetic-field sensor that – if ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK — STMicroelectronics has integrated a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 3-axis digital magnetic sensor in a single 5x5x1mm module, aimed at enhancing mobile navigation and ...

AK8963 is 3-axis electronic compass IC with high sensitive Hall sensor technology. Small package of AK8963 incorporates magnetic sensors for detecting terrestrial magnetism in the X-axis, Y-axis, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have made a significant advance in magnetic field measurement. They ...

Part of that skill may come from a sense we don’t have. Blackcaps, like many migratory birds, can detect Earth’s magnetic ...

STMicroelectronics has announced a new MEMS-based module that integrates a three-axis magnetometer, a three-axis accelerometer, A/D converters, and control logic on a 2 mm x 2 mm x 1 mm surface mount ...

A new technique uses quantum sensors to enable precise measurements of magnetic fields in different directions. A new way of measuring atomic-scale magnetic fields with great precision, not only up ...