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Lascar Electronics Introduces the EL-SIE-6+ Data Logger

From discovering new species of frogs in South America to monitoring water flow in caves in New Mexico, clients from all over the world have used the EasyLog range of data loggers for various applications.

From Lascar Electronics 22 Nov 2019

Skin-Integrated Virtual Reality System Could Greatly Enhance Sensory Experience

A hug from a friend through a video call could soon be sensed in reality. A collaborative research group with engineers and researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Northwestern University in the United States has created a skin-integrated virtual reality (VR) system that can be wirelessly powered and controlled.

22 Nov 2019

Real-Time Groundwater Monitoring Easy for SENSEI

World-first trials of CSIRO’s automated sensor system, SENSEI, are providing promising, real-time results to better monitor and manage groundwater impacts in mining operations.

22 Nov 2019

Versatile CA-6 Colorimetric Analyzer Designed to Monitor Phosphates or Total Phosphates

Designed with an advanced modular sensing element, the versatile CA-6 Colorimetric Analyzer Series from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) gives users the option of choosing to measure either phosphates or total phosphates and other parameters over a wide range depending on their process requirements.

From Electro-Chemical Devices, Inc. 21 Nov 2019

LVDT Position Sensor Survives Temperatures to 1000 °F and Radiation Levels of 100 Mrad to Perform in Autoclave and Nuclear Applications

New Tek Sensor Solutions introduces the HT-1000 LVDT Position Sensor that offers a 1000 °F (538 °C) continuous operating temperature rating and resistance to high radiation levels of 100 Mrad.

From NewTek Sensor Solutions 21 Nov 2019

Biosensors Resembling Miniature Venus Flytraps Developed to Capture Pollutants

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a set of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to behave like miniature Venus flytraps. The sensors have the ability to identify and grab particular molecules, such as pollutants, and will soon have a multitude of critical environmental, security, and medical applications.

20 Nov 2019

TorqSense Sensor Guarantees Tip-Top Taps!

An innovative TorqSense wireless torque sensor from Sensor Technology provided an effective solution to an interesting engineering challenge when Advanced Design Innovations (ADI), a specialist supplier of custom manufacturing and testing equipment, was asked by Bristan, one of the UK’s largest and most successful manufacturers of bathroom taps and showers, to develop a new durability test rig to help optimise product performance.

From Sensor Technology Ltd 20 Nov 2019

Lifting is Going Wireless

New wireless control technologies are being adopted by manufacturers and users of cranes and other lifting equipment. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd explains the advantages and looks at how the field is developing.

From Sensor Technology Ltd 20 Nov 2019

No Thunder in Sight - AVTECH Sweden’s Proflight Helps Pilots Pick the Perfect Flight Path

Thunderstorms are not usually dangerous for airplanes, but they are often followed by turbulence that really can rock. Now all airline pilots have an option to try out an easy-to-use app, proFLIGHT by Swedish AVTECH, that very precisely shows where the actual threats are in real time along the trajectory.

From AVTECH Sweden AB 20 Nov 2019

Researchers Develop Oxygen Sensor to Monitor Blood Oxygen Levels in Babies

Image Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts, US, have developed a miniature, wearable wireless oxygen sensor which can effectively monitor bl...

By David J. Cross 18 Nov 2019

Lynred Delivers Flight-Model IR Detector to MicroCarb, Europe’s Pioneer CO2 Monitoring Space Mission

Lynred, a global leader in designing and manufacturing high-quality infrared technologies for aerospace, defense and commercial markets, today announces the delivery of the first flight-model of its largest shortwave infrared detector, NGP, to the MicroCarb space mission.

From LYNRED-USA 18 Nov 2019