Sensors News

RSS

ON Semiconductor Launches a New CMOS Image Sensor Platform

On Oct. 25, 2017, ON Semiconductor made an announcement about a CMOS image sensor platform capable of bringing new levels of image quality and performance to automotive applications such as mirror replacement, rear and surround view systems, ADAS and autonomous driving.

26 Oct 2017

Avnet Showcases Various LoRaWAN Applications at Cisco Next Intelligent IoT Generation Conference 2017

Avnet Asia Pacific showcased its end-to-end LoRaWAN IoT solutions at the recent Cisco Next Intelligent IoT Generation Conference 2017, held at the Hong Kong Science Park.

26 Oct 2017

Sony’s New Innovative Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Uses CMOS Image Sensor

Sony Electronics, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world's largest image sensor manufacturer, has today introduced an impressive addition to their full-frame mirrorless camera lineup, the α7R III (model ILCE-7RM3).

26 Oct 2017

Netvox to Expand Current IoT Solutions to Work with Semtech’s LoRa Technology

Semtech Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Netvox, an original equipment manufacturer and Cloud service provider, is expected to expand its current IoT solutions to work with Semtech’s LoRa® devices and wireless radio frequency technology (LoRa Technology) and the open LoRaWAN™ protocol.

26 Oct 2017

Vishay Intertechnology’s New Photodiodes Enable Slim Sensor Designs

To meet the need for reliable signal detection in wearable devices and medical and industrial applications, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today broadens its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of two new high speed silicon PIN photodiodes that deliver enhanced sensitivity for visible light.

26 Oct 2017

Tiny Sensor to Precisely and Discreetly Control Mobile On-Body Devices

Mobile end-user devices, such as the latest version of the “Apple Watch”, have a downside: their small screen size makes them hard to use. Computer scientists at Saarland University have recently created an alternative, which they refer to as “DeformWear”.

25 Oct 2017

New Acoustic Gunshot Sensor Technology Beneficial for Gunshot Victims

Acoustic gunshot sensor technology has been installed by several U.S. cities in order to accurately locate potential gunshot victims and shooting scenes, but the effectiveness of this technology for saving lives had not been analyzed until surgeons at the University of California, San Francisco-East Bay in Oakland, Calif., discovered that this sensor technology may benefit shooting victims by enabling them get to the emergency room in a faster manner than they may have otherwise.

25 Oct 2017

New Type of Stretchable Material is Sure to Revolutionize Wearable Technologies

An innovative kind of stretchable and soft sensor can be employed in applications as wide ranging as health monitoring and athletics to virtual reality and prosthetics.

24 Oct 2017

SmartSense Driver-Assisting Sensors for Preventing Dangerous Driving Incidents

SmartDrive SmartSense™, an innovative suite of smart driver-assisting sensors developed so as to recognize the most perilous driving hazards and to intervene with drivers well ahead of a disastrous incident, has been launched by SmartDrive Systems, a leader in video safety and transportation intelligence, on October 22, 2017.

23 Oct 2017

UrtheCast, e-GEOS Join Forces to Offer Unique Combination of Joint Optical and Radar Sensors

UrtheCast Corp., its subsidiary Deimos Imaging and e-GEOS (a company owned by Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency) today announced a strategic partnership to offer a unique combination of joint optical and radar sensors with ground stations.

23 Oct 2017

Dartmouth to Unveil Sensor-Based Smart Wearables at UIST 2017

A watch that works in multiple dimensions and a smart ring that provides calendar alerts are among the top technology Dartmouth College will bring to the 30th ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST 2017).

23 Oct 2017

Underground Optical Fibers Used as Seismic Sensors for Monitoring, Studying Earthquakes

Thousands of miles of underground optical fibers run through California’s San Francisco Bay Area supplying high-speed internet and HD video to businesses and homes.

20 Oct 2017

NEXT Biometrics Ships 3 Million Fingerprint Sensors

NEXT Biometrics Group ASA today announced it shipped sensor number 3 million this week, demonstrating NEXT’s proven ability to consistently mass produce fingerprint sensors with industry normal yield figures.

From Next Biometrics 20 Oct 2017

TRC, Wheelabrator Partner to Ensure Safe Collection of Mercury-Containing Thermostats in Massachusetts

Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) is pleased to announce that they have partnered with New Hampshire-based Wheelabrator Technologies (Wheelabrator) to assist in the collection of mercury-containing thermostats in Massachusetts.

20 Oct 2017

Utility, Sony to Deliver Automatic License Plate Recognition Application to Every Police Vehicle

Utility, Inc. announced today that they are in collaboration with Sony to develop Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) application with Sony's heightened video recognition technology, which is an add-on to existing Rocket IoT Vehicle video systems.

20 Oct 2017