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New Innovative Sensor Improves Smartwatch Battery Life Five Times

The heart-rate monitor in smartwatches consumes almost 80% of the battery power. But a new generation of sensors built by EPFL startup ActLight uses five times lesser energy. They have been tested and calibrated, and are currently ready to be mass-manufactured for use in new models.

27 Apr 2017

ARMADA Smartphone-Based Hyperspectral System from Galileo Group for Agri-Science Applications and Research

Galileo Group, Inc. announces the launch of the ARMADA™ smartphone-based hyperspectral system for agri-science applications and research, opening the way for generational improvement capabilities in phenotyping, disease detection and experimental plant characterization and modeling.

26 Apr 2017

Exosite's IoT Platform and IoT Marketplace Enable Centralized Approach to Company-Wide IoT Implementation

Exosite LLC, a leading provider in the Internet of Things (IoT) platform market, today announced Exchange, a curated library of reusable IoT elements, including industry-proven services, products and content, that enable industrial manufacturers to rapidly solve common IoT challenges.

25 Apr 2017

IDEX Fingerprint Sensor Featured in Next-Generation Biometric Card

Today, IDEX reported that their flexible off-chip fingerprint sensor is featured in the MasterCard next generation biometric card.

24 Apr 2017

New Radar Scanner from Fraunhofer IAF Enhances Wind Turbine Efficiency

A steady increase has been observed in the share of wind energy in the electricity mix, and this increase is accompanied by a growing demand for high-quality and efficient wind turbines with the “Made in Germany” seal.

12 Apr 2017

Sensor-Laden Shoes Being Designed for Elderly and Others to Avoid Falls

Bioengineering students at Rice University are constructing a device to assist people having impaired sensation in their feet to stay upright and avoid falls.

6 Apr 2017

A New Highly Secure and Portable Biometric Authentication System

EPFL's Security and Cryptography Laboratory collaborated with startup Global ID to formulate an encryption method for processing biometric data taken via 3D finger vein recognition – a system that is next to impossible to forge.

6 Apr 2017

G&C Unveils App-Enabled GrillEye Bluetooth Smart Grilling and Smoking Thermometer

December 2016… G&C ltd redefined the app-enabled, Bluetooth grilling thermometers by launching the GrillEye® Bluetooth® Smart Grilling and Smoking Thermometer. Independent reviews being conducted continuously since December 2016 confirm the same thing -- GrillEye® consistently outranks established brands.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers Produce Sensors that Help Identify Foreign Bodies in Food Products

Researchers have developed devices based on terahertz technology, referring to a band in the electromagnetic spectrum present between the infrared waves and the microwaves, which TVs and mobile phones need to function.

3 Apr 2017

New Sensor System Provides Reliable Continuous Feedback on Current State of Oil in CHP Plant

Thanks to a new sensor system developed collaboratively by Professor Andreas Schütze and his research team at Saarland University and a group of industrial project partners, unnecessary oil changes could well be a thing of the past.

31 Mar 2017