A new system of sensors distributed over the urban landscape may soon takeover running a city altogether. The system called Urban OS relies on a network of sensors placed across a metropolis to gain data and analyze it.
A researcher from the University of Montana has been awarded a $926,000 grant to study the effects of melting ice in the Arctic Ocean on the carbon cycle. Dr. Mike DeGrandpre is a chemistry professor who wants to use sensors to test levels of carbon dioxide and pH levels under the ice in the central Arctic Ocean.
Implant Sciences, a manufacturer and supplier of sensors and systems developed specifically for homeland security and defense markets has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company patent number 7994453 for its explosives trace detection technology.
Manufacturer of sensor systems for security and defense purposes, Implant Sciences has announced that the US Department of Homeland Security has provided the recently launched narcotics and explosives trace detector, the Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 with the Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Standard.
Intel is developing a tool that would come in handy for firemen. They have combined a PCB, radio, sensors and a battery in a metal sphere which can be closed up and thrown like a ball into a burning building. They call the new gadget a ‘Fireball’.
At the beginning of September, Noliac participated in the 2011 Multinational Ballistic Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition. This year, the event was hosted by the Danish Ministry of Defense and held in Copenhagen.
The Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011 triggered by the tsunami and earthquake of March 11 led to the presence of atmospheric radioactive aerosols in the Washington state, which was estimated at around 10,000 to 100,000 times more than normal levels.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Richard Desich SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems at Lorain County Community College took place last Friday. The new 46,000-square-foot building, will focus on the commercialization of sensors and microsystems.
A study published in the Journal of Breath Research said that the molecules from the breath and sweat of humans could be used to detect their locations in crisis situations such as collapsed buildings due to earthquakes or bomb blasts.
A supplier of sensors and related products for homeland security purposes, Implant Sciences has announced that the company has received an order worth $1.1 million for its portable explosives trace detection (ETD) system, the Quantum Sniffer QS-H150.
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