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ams Introduces AS5600 Magnetic Rotary Position Sensor

ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today introduced the AS5600,a magnetic rotary position sensor which makes it easier than ever before to replace a traditional potentiometer with a more reliable contactless alternative.

9 Sep 2014

Measurement Specialties Offers PT420 Absolute Linear Position Sensor

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, now offers the PT420, an absolute linear position sensor with full-scale measurement ranges from 2 inches to 100 inches.

5 Sep 2014

Highly Sensitive Fall Detector Brings Greater Safety Inside and Outside Home

Researchers from the Technical Research Centre for Dependency Care and Autonomous Living (CETpD), on the UPC’s Vilanova i la Geltrú Campus, have designed a device that detects falls in elderly people without them having to press a button for assistance. It pinpoints their location inside or outside the home and notifies the emergency services if necessary.

5 Sep 2014

Wearable Sensors Help Detect Firearm Usage by Community-Based Offenders

The University of Pennsylvania has conducted a new study on wearable sensors for monitoring the use of guns by community-based offenders. This research has been published in PLOS ONE journal.

5 Sep 2014

Fully Integrated Miniature Global Antenna Module Launched by OriginGPS

OriginGPS has introduced Nano Hornet, an integrated global antenna module with a low profile. Its thickness is almost 35% smaller than the company's previously released Micro Hornet.

5 Sep 2014

TE Connectivity Acquires American Sensor Technologies

Global leader in connectivity, TE Connectivity, has acquired American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST). The company has expanded its Sensor Solutions portfolio with completion of this acquisition.

4 Sep 2014

Macro Sensors LVDT Linear Position Sensors Certified For Use On General Electric Gas and Steam Turbines

Macro Sensors is an approved LVDT Linear Position Sensor supplier for General Electric (GE) gas and steam turbines. Our ATEX and UL approved LVDTs for gas turbines and half bridge LVDTS for steam turbines are implemented for position measurement on control valves, transfer valves and IGV position feedback.

11 Aug 2014

Magnetic Positioning May Emerge as ‘Foundational’ Indoor Location Technology

Indoor location and proximity marketing experts Opus Research has published a new report on IndoorAtlas and its magnetic positioning technology. The report finds that the IndoorAtlas' solution, which requires no new hardware, showed "consistent accuracy" in a real-world major retail environment.

1 Aug 2014

New Battery-Powered Water Level Data Logger for Remote Monitoring in Harsh Environments

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, now offers a new TruBlue Water Level Data Logger for remote monitoring of water levels in the harshest water environments.

30 Jul 2014

GPS Spoofing Detector Tested Aboard Superyacht in the Mediterranean

Cruising the Mediterranean aboard a superyacht, a Cornell professor and grad student took their Global Positioning System (GPS) research to the high seas.

29 Jul 2014