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Delta-T’s Soil Moisture Sensor for Agricultural and Research Applications

Delta-T Devices has released the SM300, a high quality soil moisture sensor that is stable over broad salinity and temperature ranges and provides excellent performance for saline and normal soil conditions.

From Delta-T Devices Ltd 15 May 2010

Alion Contract for Sensor Employment Model for Detecting Nuclear Threats

The Air Force has awarded a $6.8 million contract to Alion Science and Technology for conducting research and development of a total modeling and simulation environment to help sensor and sensor technologies’ employment to detect nuclear and radiological threats.

14 May 2010

Duke Professor Customizes DNA and Molecules to Form Logic Circuits

Duke's Pratt School of Engineering assistant professor in computer and electrical engineering Chris Dwyer has shown in his newest sets of experiments that combining customized DNA and other molecules’ snippets it is possible to generate billions of tiny, similar waffle-looking structures literally.

14 May 2010

EMC’s Electrochemical Residue Sensor for Semiconductor Production on Sale

The innovative electro chemical residue sensor (ECRS) developed by the Environmental Metrology Corporation (EMC) in Tucson for semiconductor production industry is now on sale.

13 May 2010

NGA Awards Contract Extension to Applied Nanotech for Developing Mercaptans Sensor

The Northeast Gas Association (NGA) has extended its contract with Applied Nanotech Holdings for the development of a mercaptan sensor. Mercaptans, also called thiols, are chemical compounds having sulfur.

13 May 2010

Sensor Network Technology for Cleaning China’s Lake

During 2007, the Taihu Lake in China had witnessed a large growth of blue-green algae. To control this problem, China and the Wuxi government undertook a number of measures by installing a warning device, upgrading the industries with minimum environmental impact, including new biotechnology industrial applications and enacting new energy and environmental protection standards.

11 May 2010

Owlstone to Participate in the Chemical Detection Technology Review of Homeland Security

Owlstone Nanotech, a company in which Advance Nanotech owns a minor position, has received an invitation for participation in the Chemical Detection Technology Review of the Department of Homeland Security.

11 May 2010

NCKU Team Wins Gold Medal for Semiconductor Hydrogen Sensor

The NCKU research team, comprising experts and students specializing in Chemical Engineering and Microelectronics, has received a gold medal for designing an innovative hydrogen leak detection system called the Semiconductor Transistor-Type Hydrogen Sensor.

7 May 2010

GeoTap IDS Sensor Successfully Passes Field Testing Process

Standard sampling programs denote a time-consuming process and often prove costly in terms of rig time and well wireline sampling work.

7 May 2010

Eriez Pharmaceutical Metal Detector Enhances Process Purity

Eriez has released E-Z Tech pharmaceutical metal detector that can sense minute metal contaminants present during the manufacture of tablet or capsule based products and enhances process purity.

7 May 2010