Thesaurus results for DETECTORS

detectors

noun

plural of detector

as in sensors

a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal a motion detector to thwart burglaries

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Recent Examples of detectors The researchers also had to build specialized rooftop facilities and integrate their optics, control systems, communications equipment, quantum sources, and detectors so that equipment separated by 21 kilometers could operate as one experiment. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Many law enforcement agencies use integrated tools such as facial recognition, gunshot detectors, predictive policing, drones and real-time crime centers that pull all this information into one central hub used by investigators. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 22 Aug. 2026 Given the early nature of this space, the efficacy of detectors also remains to be seen. — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 But although researchers have found Pangram to be accurate in many contexts, AI detectors of all kinds remain fallible. — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026 It's also installed more hot bearing detectors and decreased the distance between them, so cars are checked more often. — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Yet a 2023 Stanford study said that Pangram was biased against non-native English speakers, who might have more limited vocabularies, and many AI researchers contend that such detectors are unreliable. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026 The group placed light detectors called photodiodes on the ground and on board a high-altitude balloon, which collected data on the light patterns before and after totality. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 When the fourth photo of the carousel was uploaded into AI-image detectors Sightengine, Zero GPT and Deep AI, the image tested between 96-99% likely to be AI-generated. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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sensors

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New sensors, computing hardware and mission systems can generate significant heat, creating pressure on existing cooling systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Ace Robotics' products include wearable sensors for precisely capturing data from human activity.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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