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Rocky Mount, North Carolina Gets Gunshot Sensors Network

Gunshots can now be traced by their sound to help law enforcement. ShotSpotter, a combination of new software and sensors, will help police track down gunfire and respond much faster than before.

25 Sep 2011

Schneider Electric Delays Sale of Sensor Business

Schneider Electric SA has delayed the auction of its sensors business due to the uncertainty in financial markets. The French engineering company has decided to wait for markets to stabilize before putting its sensor business unit which is valued at $1.4 billion on the auction block.

20 Sep 2011

Echo Meter EM3 Handheld Detector Records Bat Calls and Passes in Real-time

Bio-acoustic monitoring systems supplier to agencies involved in monitoring threatened and endangered wildlife species, Wildlife Acoustics has announced the release of the Echo Meter EM3, a device for detection and recording of bat activity.

17 Sep 2011

Spotlight On Noliac in Space and Aerospace

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.

From Noliac A/S 13 Sep 2011

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Richard Desich SMART Commercialization Center for Microsystems

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.

12 Sep 2011

Acoustic Sensor Technology for Perimeter Protection and Sniper Detection

3e Technologies International has developed the GunfireGuard that will take advantage of the real-time video analytics of the company’s VirtualFence and the patented acoustic sensor technology of Ultra Electronics to ensure extra superior security level and an instantaneous response in an emergency or hostile situation.

25 Aug 2011

USSI Completes Testing of Fiber Optic Intruder Detection System for Harbor Security

Acorn Energy’s subsidiary US Seismic Systems (USSI) has proclaimed that it has victoriously demonstrated its new fiber optic intruder detection system, an underwater harbor security system, at a test site in the Lake Erie region.

23 Aug 2011

Texas Instruments Unveils Ultra-Sensitive Operational Amplifier for Low- and High-Voltage Supply Applications

Texas Instruments has unveiled a zero-drift, 36-V operational amplifier called the OPA2188, which enhances sensitivity, precision and power for low- and high-voltage supply applications demanding ultra-high accuracy, such as flow meters, medical instrumentation, electronic weigh scales, and test and measurement equipment.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 17 Aug 2011

Computerized Senors to Improve response Times for Shootings

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra announced the implementation of the ShotSpotter program at a news conference attended by other state officials. With 17 homicides in the current year the Mayor now hopes this investment will end the violence.

5 Jul 2011

Marine and Navy Corps Test Zero Power Ballast Control Device

The Zero Power Ballast Control (ZPBC), a technology developed by the Physical Acoustics Branch of the Acoustic Division and the Naval Research Laboratory Bioenergy and Biofabrication Section of the Chemistry Division

29 Jun 2011