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Sensor Technologies and Applications

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Sensor Technologies and Applications at University of Cambridge

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: engineering and engineering trades
University website: www.cam.ac.uk
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Sensor
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, or subsystem whose purpose is to detect events or changes in its environment and send the information to other electronics, frequently a computer processor. A sensor is always used with other electronics, whether as simple as a light or as complex as a computer.
Climate change is set to increase the susceptibility of forest ecosystems to damage by alien invasive pests and pathogens. EU scientists investigated ways to counter this threat in order to prevent a decrease in primary production, and hence yield, as well as loss of vulnerable tree species.
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