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More and more keyboards and video game controllers employ Hall effect sensors, but what exactly is this technology? We break it down.
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) has addressed a 40-year-old quantum puzzle, unlocking a new ...
Although scientists have known about the Hall effect in ferromagnetic materials for a long time, the effect in antiferromagnets has only been recognised in the past decade or so and is still ...
No bananas were harmed in the making of this Hall effect drift-proof joystick replacement. OK, not really — two bananas were turned to mush. But it’s OK, they’re just bananas, aft… ...
A new experiment on frustrated magnets could pave the way toward revolutionary innovations in the fields of computing and electronics.
After dealing with years of widespread reports of "stick drift" on the original Switch Joy-Cons, Nintendo watchers have been hoping the Switch 2 would make use of magnetic Hall effect sensors that ...
Is this the start of all major controllers getting Hall effect sensors and proper built-in battery solutions, even at the more budget end of the market? One can only hope.
Nintendo’s Alarmo uses the tech that could solve Joy-Con stick drift The dial control atop Alarmo uses a magnetic Hall effect sensor for improved accuracy and durability.