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Bosch Sensortec Unveils Compact 9-Axis Motion Sensor, BMX160

Today, Bosch Sensortec is launching the BMX160, a compact 9-axis motion sensor that is ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as smartphones, smart watches, fitness trackers, smart jewelry – e.g. rings, necklaces – as well as Augmented/Virtual Reality devices.

22 Jun 2016

EnTouch Expands IoT Product Line Based on Intel Technology

EnTouch Controls, the market leader of facility asset and energy intelligence, today announced the expansion of their IoT product line based on Intel technology that will allow multi-site companies to use the EnTouch analytics and remote management platform to support legacy facilities with existing open standard control and sensor infrastructure.

22 Jun 2016

Samsung Electronics Unveils Vision for Human-Centered IoT

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman & CEO Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon unveiled today Samsung’s vision for ‘Human-Centered IoT,’ including a strategy to spend $1.2 billion over 4 years for U.S.-based Internet of Things (IoT) R&D and investments.

22 Jun 2016

Immersion’s New TouchSense Design Cloud Enables Easy Addition of Tactile Effects to Mobile Content

Immersion Corporation, the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, today announced TouchSense® Design Cloud, a web environment and the first haptic design toolkit that enables designers and editors to create tactile effects for mobile video easily and efficiently.

22 Jun 2016

Honeywell Lyric Wi-Fi Water Leak and Freeze Detector Helps Prevent Unforeseen Damages

To help homeowners avoid the risk of damaging precipitation and flooding, Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is launching the latest in its Lyric™ line of connected home products: the Lyric Wi-Fi Water Leak and Freeze Detector.

22 Jun 2016

Analog Devices’ Improved Optical Sensor Allows Reliable Gesture Recognition

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced an optical sensor for gesture recognition, which improves sensing accuracy and reliability over existing solutions by measuring a subject’s position, proximity, and gestures from a single sensor.

22 Jun 2016

STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm Partner to Improve Sensing Capabilities of Smart Mobile Devices

STMicroelectronics , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced that Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, intends to add software support for ST’s inertial sensor solutions including its award-winning iNEMO™ inertial module.

From STMicroelectronics 21 Jun 2016

Integration of Graphene and Quantum Dots Increases Efficiency of Newly Developed Hybrid Photodetector

Photodetectors are used in various areas such as safety equipment, medical devices, cameras, optical communication devices, surveying instruments and many others. Due to their wide use, the improvement of photodetectors has been a highly-focused area in the last 10 years.

21 Jun 2016

Former Sugar Factory Heated by Mark Infra Line Radiant Heaters

The former sugar factory “Suikerfabriek” in Groningen (Netherlands) is becoming a well-known event location. The “Suikerfabriek” is an old production location of the Suikerunie, where sugar beets were processed into sugar. The building was built in 1913 and has been completely emptied, giving it a rough appearance.

21 Jun 2016

Annual International Conference to Highlight Role of Sensors, Robotized Systems in Agriculture

From June 21-23, 2016 scientists, manufacturers, farm managers, veterinarians and other specialists in dairy farming will examine the latest developments in the area of ‘precision dairy farming’. This will take place during the annual international conference in this area.

20 Jun 2016

UT Dallas Researchers Work on Development of Electronic Breath Analyzer for Health Diagnosis

Scientists from the Texas Analog Center of Excellence (TxACE) at UT Dallas are involved in the development of a low-cost electronic nose to conduct breath analysis for various health diagnosis.

20 Jun 2016

MIT Researchers Help Measure Emissions in World’s Most Polluted Cities

In Delhi, India’s capital, the blue sky is partially becoming a very rare sight especially during winter, when a thick white haze suffocates the city. David Hagan, an MIT PhD candidate studying atmospheric chemistry and a Fellow in the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, states that the quality of air in the is quantifiably considered to be the worst at a global level.

17 Jun 2016

Silver Spring Networks Announces Deployment of IoT Platform in Ireland

Today at the Energy Ireland Conference 2016, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. announced it has commenced a smart city and energy efficiency program in Crossmolina, County Mayo, in the West of Ireland.

17 Jun 2016

Raytheon Passes Key Milestones in Development of Advanced Controls for GPS

Raytheon has passed both a qualification and a critical design review milestone as part of its development of the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System Next Generation Operational Control System, or GPS OCX.

17 Jun 2016

European Researchers Attempt to Improve Certification Processes for Proper Functioning of Intelligent Devices

In today’s world there are more devices capable of processing and transmitting information that monitor a multitude of physical processes in interconnected global digital networks, such as drones, autonomous cars, industrial robot chains or intelligent trains.

17 Jun 2016