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Touchscreen Technology Could be Used as a Sensor to Detect Soil or Water Contaminants

The touchscreen technology used in billions of smartphones and tablets could also be used as a powerful sensor, without the need for any modifications.

23 Jul 2021

Vaping Detection Methods Sought to Curb Youth Nicotine Use

Youth vaping, or e-cigarette use, has risen significantly in recent years, even as rates of other types of nicotine use by youth have fallen. The lack of proven nicotine-use cessation options for youth makes prevention critically important.

From FreshAir Sensor LLC 22 Jul 2021

Liquid Metal Tactile Sensors and Machine Learning Used to Create a More Natural Prosthetic Device

Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object.

15 Jul 2021

Cepton Secures Industry’s Largest ADAS Lidar Series Production Win with Leading Detroit-Based Global Automotive OEM

Lidar solutions provider Cepton Technologies, Inc. announced that it has secured an ADAS lidar series production award at a leading, Detroit-based global automotive OEM, which is the industry’s largest award to-date.

From Cepton Technologies, Inc. 15 Jul 2021

Positek’s Customised Linear Displacement Sensors Meet Fast Delivery and High Specification for Motorway Structural Monitoring

When a major UK-based structural health monitoring systems company were called in to urgently evaluate problematic expansion joints on a reinforced concrete motorway bridge, they required not just an extremely fast delivered solution for several linear displacement sensors but also a combined accuracy, temperature stability and environmental specification that would be beyond the capabilities of most suppliers.

From Positek Limited 14 Jul 2021

Q-CTRL Receives $3.5 Million Grant to Develop Quantum Sensors for Space Deployment

Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to power quantum technology, has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Australian government's Modern Manufacturing Initiative to expand the development and manufacture of quantum-based remote sensing technologies for space deployment.

9 Jul 2021

Bedroom Secrets on Trial

Flinders University sleep experts are becoming embedded in a new trial to help people with their individual sleep disorders - via tests on a new mattress sensor.

1 Jul 2021

Vaisala Launches World-Class Air Quality Sensor

Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement, today announced the availability of its best-in-class air quality sensor and monitoring solution, which is cost-effective, scalable, accurate, and easy-to-set-up – putting cities in control of air quality decisions.

From Vaisala Corporation 30 Jun 2021

Imec’s Ultrasound Sensor Technology Yields Accurate Pulse Wave Velocity and Blood Pressure Values

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents a proof-of-concept for determining arterial stiffness, a risk marker for cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart failure, and monitoring blood pressure.

30 Jun 2021

Teledyne e2v Announces Low-Cost, High-Performance Quad Linear CMOS Sensor Family

Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and part of the Teledyne Imaging group, introduces Tetra, a low-cost, high-performance quad linear CMOS sensor family.

From Teledyne E2V 29 Jun 2021

Sensors General News

Touchscreen Technology Could be Used as a Sensor to Detect Soil or Water Contaminants

Vaping Detection Methods Sought to Curb Youth Nicotine Use

Liquid Metal Tactile Sensors and Machine Learning Used to Create a More Natural Prosthetic Device

Cepton Secures Industry’s Largest ADAS Lidar Series Production Win with Leading Detroit-Based Global Automotive OEM

Positek’s Customised Linear Displacement Sensors Meet Fast Delivery and High Specification for Motorway Structural Monitoring

Q-CTRL Receives $3.5 Million Grant to Develop Quantum Sensors for Space Deployment

Bedroom Secrets on Trial

Vaisala Launches World-Class Air Quality Sensor

Imec’s Ultrasound Sensor Technology Yields Accurate Pulse Wave Velocity and Blood Pressure Values

Teledyne e2v Announces Low-Cost, High-Performance Quad Linear CMOS Sensor Family

The Advantages of Digital Sensors Within an Environmental Monitoring System (EMS)

The Possibilities of Quality Control Imaging with the Teledyne Linea Lite

Wearable Health Monitoring for Footballers from JOGO

Industry Gas Sensors from Cubic

3D Snapshot Sensor for Inline Inspection of Geometry, Shapes and Surfaces

Surgical Temperature Sensors from Amphenol

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