Proximity sensing based on infrared signal acquisition and processing typically requires two parts to form the optical front end: an infrared LED and an optical sensor. The infrared LED beams infrared ...

TI Intelligent Occupancy Sensing (IOS), which is a new vision-based method of detecting and counting the number of people in given area, is ideally suited for applications that require a high degree ...

Uncover how mixed-signal ICs are transforming medical wearables with smaller and more power-efficient sensor integration, enabling real-time health monitoring. Healthcare technology is at the center ...

Quorum sensing is a chemical communication process that bacteria use to regulate collective behaviors. Disabling quorum-sensing circuits with small molecules has been proposed as a potential strategy ...

Structure-function studies show how communication can be prevented using antagonists to autoinducer binding. Researchers report on new discoveries relating to the mechanisms of bacterial quorum ...

The staphylococcal virulon is controlled largely by the agr locus, a global accessory gene regulator that is autoinduced by a self-coded peptide (AIP) and is therefore a quorum sensor. The agr locus ...

Certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present in intestine and pancreas. These compounds were not previously ...