Capacitive touch sensors are entirely in the domain of DIY, requiring little more than a carefully-chosen conductive surface and a microcontroller. This led [John Phillips] to ask why not embed such ...

Capacitive touch buttons are a great way to turn just about any (non-conductive) surface into a button, but people generally dislike the lack of tactile feedback. [KontinuumLab] apparently agreed and ...

TL;DR: Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone will feature a side-mounted Touch ID button instead of an under-display fingerprint sensor, aligning with Samsung's foldable design to reduce complexity and ...

The fingerprint reader on your MacBook has a few hidden tricks up its sleeve. Some help with security, while others use the ...

Capacitive touch sensors have made homes i n scores of MP3 players and mobile phones. Of course, the mobile arena is no longer the only bastion for these devices. Today, sensor technology has ...

A new fabric-based touch sensor used machine learning to control mobile apps, video games and other devices while integrated into clothing. A new study from NC State University combines ...