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An innovative Sound Sensing Technology to Forecast Landslide

Loughborough University scientists in association with the British Geological Survey have advanced an innovative sound sensing technology that helps in forecasting the chances of a landslide.

27 Oct 2010

SENSeOR to Advance SAW-Based Sensing Technologies

SENSeOR, a French initiative, has raised €1.4 million for advancing its Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW)-oriented sensor technology, thus making its whole investment to €2.1 million, from the company’s initialization in 2006.

From SENSeOR 26 Oct 2010

Researchers to Study Glacier-Drift Phenomenon Using Wireless Sensors

Leverhulme Trust offered a Research Project Grant to the University of Southampton scientists for carrying out investigation on the drifting phenomenon of the glaciers.

25 Oct 2010

Sensors Detect Traffic Status and Monitoring Road Noise

The sensors that are installed beneath the solar panels are multiple lane receptive acoustic traffic-detecting devices which have the capability to capture road noise and detect the traffic status on the roads.

31 Aug 2010

ESA to Develop a New Radar, SSA for Detection of Space Hazards

European Space Agency (ESA) is to develop a novel radar system, to assist in protecting space missions, from hazardous objects orbiting the earth

28 Jul 2010

Android , an Ideal Sensor Platform for Innovative Applications

Android, a platform for developing or creating applications, has a number of appealing UI (user interface) components

28 Jul 2010

Tomonori Karita’s Sound Sensor to Regulate Voice Volume

Children with ailments typically find it arduous to standardize their voices as per the required levels.

22 Jul 2010

Coherent Adds More Sensors to PowerMax Laser Power Measurent Product Range

Coherent Inc. has expanded its revolutionary PowerMax™-USB/RS series of laser power measurement products with the addition of several new sensors. PowerMax-USB/RS sensors, first introduced in December, 2009, were the world’s first to integrate a sensor head with complete meter electronics that are miniaturized within a USB 2.0 or RS 232 cable connector.

From Coherent Corp. 21 Jul 2010

Shell Collaborates with QinetiQ to Introduce OptaSense Fiber-Optic DAS Systems

An understanding was reached between Shell and QuinteQ to use QuinteQ’s OptaSense fiber-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) systems to efficiently explore the oil & gas fields

17 Jul 2010