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At top, a microfinger showing the pneumatic balloon actuator (PBA) and liquid-metal strain gauge.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
Most current methods, Balch adds, require the simultaneous use of two devices, like an electrode and a strain gauge, to answer both questions at the same time.
—Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Wired, 12 July 2021
Sentons relies on a combination of a piezoelectric sensor and a strain gauge to mimic a physical button.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 14 Jan. 2020
In their proof of concept, the Michigan team embedded two strain gauges in the sensor, which can pull apart like a slinky.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 16 Oct. 2019
Coated with temperature-sensitive dyes, the fibers could also serve as strain gauges or mood rings.
—George Musser, Science | AAAS, 10 Oct. 2019
Scientists equipped the container with accelerometers and strain gauges to study how the fuel fared during its journey.
—Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2018
Using sensors like accelerometers and strain gauges, the teams measured how much shaking and rattling the faux-fuel endured during its trip.
—Rachel Becker, The Verge, 3 Aug. 2018
His career in technology spanned many decades, starting as a strain gauge technician at Combustion Engineering and culminating as a Service School Instructor for United Technologies.
—courant.com, 22 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Strain gauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strain%20gauge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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