The point-of-care diagnostic tests manufacturer, Rapid Pathogen Screening (RPS) was granted a medical device license for their in-office RPS InflammaDry Detector by Health Canada on August 11, 2011. The medical device license will allow RPS to market the RPS InflammaDry Detector in Canada.
Texas Instruments (TI) has launched the DAC8562 family of dual 12-, 14- and 16- bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
Southern California-based GPS car tracking company, LiveViewGPS has compiled and released a list of important items stolen from home building sites and homes.
Boeing has announced that the testing is complete on the second GPS IIF developed for the US Air Force, SVN-63.
Acorn Energy’s subsidiary US Seismic Systems (USSI) has proclaimed that it has victoriously demonstrated its new fiber optic intruder detection system, an underwater harbor security system, at a test site in the Lake Erie region.
RF Technologies, a company which supplies radio frequency identification monitoring applications along with healthcare security solutions, has introduced the new SmartID location detection technology.
Certified Tracking Solutions (CTS) has announced that their telematics fleet management system had helped the Airdrie RCMP to capture, recovery and return stolen goods valued at $500,000.
Balluff, a subsidiary of NewHausen-based Balluff, in Germany has launched a new series of inductive ring sensors which could help monitor the in-feed of small metal components.
A glucose monitor that can be implanted in the patient is what the scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have been working on. The trials of a fluorescent fiber sensor for long-term in vivo continuous glucose monitoring have been published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Aug 2011
CAS DataLoggers recently provided the temperature monitoring solution for one of the largest milk companies in the US. During deliveries to distant receivers including widespread supermarket chains, the milk’s temperature needed to remain at a constant 2°C-3°C (36°F-37°F) throughout transit, otherwise the milk would be rejected by receivers as unsafe for sale due to health risks.
It is truly highly beneficial to get a warning when a structural system is on the brink of failure but when that system is of nano-scale size, it is highly challenging.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
Ohio State University scientists, aiming to correct GPS errors have created software which would measure accurately the altitude of mountainous regions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that Senior Americans aged 65 and more die mainly because of injuries from falls. Researchers from Virginia Tech, with help from a $1.2 million funding from the NSF Smart Health and Wellbeing Program have developed a handy fall prediction monitoring device, which would help to detect fall risks early and also help in diagnosing and treating the patient before the fall occurs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
Magellan has introduced a promotion, whereby their customers in Canada and US could enjoy a trade-in-offer for any GIS data collection device with Magellan’s GIS eXplorist Pro 10 device at a discount of $75.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
A supplier of MEMS devices for portable and consumer applications, STMicroelectronics will display its new enhancements in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for healthcare, consumer and mobile, and automotive applications from August 24 to 26 at MICROTech World 2011 in Korea.