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Avago Receives Optical Finger Navigation Component Order from OFN Module Manufacturer

A major manufacturer of optical finger navigation (OFN) modules has placed an additional order worth $40 million for supplying OFN active components to Avago Technologies.

17 Apr 2010

96-Channel Data Acquisition System from Astro-Med

The new Astro-Med 96-channel TMX High Speed Data Acquisition System is capable of configuration and optimization for a wide industry range.

16 Apr 2010

Biometric Smart Iris Miniature Camera for Defense and Security

Two surveillance applications based on the high-resolution and light-weight Panoptes platform technology are under development by researchers for security and military purposes.

16 Apr 2010

Sensor Weighing Cells for Study of Cancer Cells Growth Rates

Scott Manalis, a member of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research of MIT and associate professor of biological engineering at the MIT, led a team of Harvard and MIT researchers who pioneered a measurement system that has the ability to measure the mass of cells during their growth in a period of time.

16 Apr 2010

Near-IR Pulses to Detect Nanocages Injected in Blood for Medical Applications

Small metallic nanocages and pulsed laser-based ultrasensitive medical imaging methodology are likely to facilitate the detection and treatment of cancer at an early stage.

16 Apr 2010

Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport Installs SenseAir CO<sub>2</sub> Sensors in HVAC Systems

The new Hongqiao airport in Shanghai has installed SenseAir AB’s carbon dioxide sensors for its HVAC systems.

15 Apr 2010

Touch Sensitive MP 4 Players from Unidym

During the recent 75th China Electronics Fair, Unidym had showcased touch sensitive MP-4 players that are enabled by transparent conductive films.

15 Apr 2010

Optimal Dynamic Detection System Detects Nitroglycerin-Based Bombs

The Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Princeton University researchers have successfully demonstrated the functioning of the Optical Dynamic Detection (ODD) system that can detect chemical explosives like nitroglycerin in a package.

15 Apr 2010

MEMS-Based Sensors for Civil Engineering Applications

Researchers have developed two types of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based wireless sensors that are capable of monitoring moisture and temperature inside concrete structures.

15 Apr 2010

ChemImage Awarded Patent for Optical Sensor that Detects Explosives

An optical sensor developed by ChemImage Corporation to detect explosive compounds was recently awarded a patent, the hundredth one for the company.

15 Apr 2010

Samsung Electronics Expands CMOS Image Sensors Range

Samsung has recently introduced the 2.1Megapixel S5K5B3 and the 1.3Megapixel S5K6A1 CMOS image sensors, which will be utilized in gadgets that need the video capture feature and notebook computers.

15 Apr 2010

Sokkia Tilt-Sensor-Based Series 50X Enhances Distance Measurement

Sokkia has launched its new Series 50X total stations that provide increased speed and measurement range, besides a wide range of new features.

15 Apr 2010

Award for Wireless HyGreen Hand Hygiene System with Alcohol Sniffing Sensor

The HyGreen Hand Hygiene System from Xhale Innovation was declared the winner of the 2010 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition.

15 Apr 2010

Homeland Security Equips Cell Phones with Chemical Detection Sensors

A cell phone is embedded with a chip that is priced less than a dollar. This chip can be programmed to alert the mobile phone carriers regarding the presence of toxic chemicals in the atmosphere.

15 Apr 2010