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Miniature Industrial Strain Sensors Measure Large Forces Even in Confined Spaces

Data collection from control systems is vital in helping to maintain and improve process performance, quality and safety, and information collected from force measurement sensors is one example of this. However, in applications where space is limited or machinery has small structural dimensions, this can pose challenges for implementing reliable measurements of force.

From Baumer Ltd. 17 Jun 2020

Calibrating Sensors to Ensure Consistent Regulation of Oven Temperature

In commercial bakeries, constant regulation of oven temperature can be as key to producing high-quality baked goods as the recipes used. Just a few degrees can affect the characteristics of the final product.

From AMETEK STC 16 Jun 2020

Agtech Australian First: More Crop Per Drop

A new partnership between Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and local agtech company Goanna Ag will see sensors and analytics combined to maximise every drop of irrigation water used to grow crops.

15 Jun 2020

Low-Cost Stretchable Supercapacitor Could be Used in Wearable Electronics

Researchers from Skoltech, Aalto University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a high-performance, low-cost, environmentally friendly, and stretchable supercapacitor that can potentially be used in wearable electronics.

15 Jun 2020

New Sensor to Detect Water in Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Packs

Amphenol Sensors, a company comprised of industry-leading sensor brands, including Thermometrics, Inc., Telaire, and NovaSensor, and known for innovative technologies and embedded measurement solutions, now offers its Coolant Leak Detection Sensor for use in Electric/Hybrid Electric Vehicles (EV/HEV) to detect the presence of water and coolant in the vehicle's battery pack enclosure.

From Amphenol Sensors 15 Jun 2020

TriEye Collaborates with DENSO to Evaluate the World's First CMOS-Based SWIR Camera

Israeli startup TriEye, a Tel-Aviv based company whose Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensing technology enhances visibility in adverse weather and night time conditions, has officially revealed Sparrow - the world's first CMOS-based SWIR camera.

From TriEye 12 Jun 2020

NIR Spectroscopy Guide for QC Laboratories

Across the wide range of material and chemical production industries, demand is growing for improved quality assurance and quality control processes.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 11 Jun 2020

Toshiba Launches Lens Reduction Type 1500-Pixel Monochrome CCD Linear Image Sensors for Industrial Equipment

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched two lens reduction type 1,500-pixel monochrome CCD linear image sensors for industrial equipment: “TCD1105GFG,” with a built-in electronic shutter function, and “TCD1106GFG.” Sample shipment will start from July 2020.

From Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation 11 Jun 2020

Study Could Help Create Low-Cost Optics-Based Sensor with High Performance

An advanced quantum algorithm has been executed by scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, together with a collaborator from Argonne National Laboratory, United States, to measure physical quantities with simple optical tools.

8 Jun 2020

FreshAir Announces Unique and Highly Effective Smoking Detection System for Residential Applications

FreshAir, an industry leader in the development of sensors to detect and alert for hazardous chemicals, announces its unique and highly effective FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System.

From FreshAir Sensor LLC 5 Jun 2020