heat sensor

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Using a fluorescent heat sensor they developed, the researchers found that when ACOX2 metabolized certain fatty acids, brown fat cells got hotter.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

If the girl didn’t comply, Mike would know: The Biobloc device has a data-collecting heat sensor that lets him see, on a computer chart, how many hours his patients spend wearing it.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020

It also keeps hair smooth and free of damage, thanks to a built-in heat sensor.

From The Verge • Dec. 10, 2019

All the firearms have a heat sensor, so they won’t fire if they detect their target is a warm-blooded human being.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2016

The helicopter had been sent from the New York State Police headquarters in Albany; it had, we were told, a special infrared heat sensor.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt