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Vishay Intertechnology’s New Surface-Mount Transmissive Optical Sensors Feature Increased Dome Height

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced two new AEC-Q101-qualified surface-mount transmissive optical sensors for automotive and industrial applications. Offered in a compact 5.5 mm by 4 mm by 5.7 mm package, the Vishay Semiconductors single-channel TCPT1600X01 and dual-channel TCUT1600X01 feature an increased dome height compared with previous-generation devices.

13 Apr 2016

Microsemi, Solectrix Announce Low-Power, Secure and Ultra-Compact Digital Signal Processing SOM Solution

Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Solectrix, an independent service provider specializing in the development of embedded systems, today announced the availability of Solectrix's SXoM-SF2, a high performance, low power, secure and ultra-compact digital signal processing (DSP) system-on-module (SOM) solution based on Microsemi's SmartFusion™2 system-on-chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA) devices.

13 Apr 2016

Advantech’s Innovative IoT Gateway Starter Kit to Create New Business Value

Advantech’s IoT gateway starter kit will jumpstart your innovation with a reliable platform and open gateway technologies.

13 Apr 2016

UPV Scientists Utilize Remote Sensing Techniques to Manage Plant Stress Levels

Scientists at the Universitat Politècnica de València (Polytechnic University of Valencia, UPV) have combined different remote sensing techniques in a system that can identify irrigation levels and needs in citrus cultivation.

13 Apr 2016

SignAloud Gloves Containing Sensors Receive 2016 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Two University of Washington undergraduates have won a $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for gloves that can translate sign language into text or speech.

13 Apr 2016

Gasmet Invites CEM 2016 Visitors to Measure Almost Anything

As a world leader in FTIR technology, Gasmet’s booth (No. 33) at CEM 2016 in Lisbon, 18-20th May, will focus on both portable and continuous extractive FTIR gas analyzers, and the Gasmet CVAF Continuous Mercury Monitor (CMM).

From Gasmet Technologies Inc. 12 Apr 2016

Mercury Systems’ Major Customer Places Order for Digital Signal and Image Processing Modules

Mercury Systems, Inc., announced it received $2.9 million in orders from a leading defense prime contractor to provide digital signal and image processing modules for an unmanned airborne ISR application. The orders were booked in the Company’s fiscal 2016 third quarter and are expected to be shipped over the next several quarters.

12 Apr 2016

Gatorade Collaborates with Other Companies to Develop Digital Sweat Patch for Athletes

The Gatorade Company, Inc., a manufacturer of sports-themed beverage and food products, recently announced the launch of Bolt Breakers, an innovation project in collaboration with CoreSyte, Facebook, Spotify and Twitter to develop new technology platforms that will ultimately help athletes fuel their game.

12 Apr 2016

Profusa Receives NHLBI Grant to Further Validate Tissue-Integrated Oxygen Biosensors for PAD

Profusa, Inc., a leading developer of tissue-integrated biosensors, today announced that the National Institutes of Health has awarded it a $1.75 million grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Administered by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the funding will support Fast-tracked Phase I and Phase II studies of the company's Lumee™ tissue-integrated biosensors for continuous monitoring of oxygen toward improving the clinical outcomes of patients suffering from peripheral artery disease (PAD).

12 Apr 2016

HRL Receives $4.3 Million from DARPA to Develop Shock-Tolerant Inertial Sensor Technology

Positioning, navigation, and timing are key to ensuring the location accuracy critical to the success of modern military missions. Today's military systems typically rely on the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to ensure their position accuracy. While GPS provides sub-meter accuracy in optimal conditions, the signal is often lost or degraded due to natural interference or malicious jamming.

12 Apr 2016

Amphibian SCUBA Diving Simulator Lets Abled People Experience Underwater World

“My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly,” Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote in his agonizingly beautiful account of living with severe disabilities, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Holding these contrasting images of physical submersion and mental liberation in your mind is a useful way to approach Dhruv Jain’s virtual reality project, Amphibian.

12 Apr 2016

MMAAZZ’s Advanced Sensor Technology to Transform Packaging Industry

A global leader in virtual remote sensing, MMAAZZ Technology announced today the release of advanced sensor technology, which is poised to transform how the packaging industry detects and prevents damage in the production process.

11 Apr 2016

EPItect Consortium to Develop Mobile Mini-Sensor that Can Detect Epileptic Seizures

For epilepsy patients and attending physicians, it has been a challenge to correctly assess the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures without inpatient recording equipment. A consortium coordinated by the epileptologists of the University Hospital Bonn is now developing a mobile sensor that can detect seizures. A warning signal is designed to summon relatives or attending physicians to provide timely help.

11 Apr 2016

Leading Toy Manufacturer to Use Flexpoint’s Bend Sensor

Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (FLXT) is pleased to announce that 2016 is progressing as planned relative to order placement and is moving to mass production of toys featuring its unique Bend Sensor®. Working with an American-based, Fortune 500, global toy manufacturing company and its global assembly partner, Flexpoint has successfully supported all of the various product development lifecycle phases from conceptual design to production rollout.

From Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. 11 Apr 2016

Nortek Security & Control Debuts 2GIG Smoke Detector Sensor

Nortek Security & Control LLC, a Nortek Company and leader in the security, smart home and wellness technology markets, announces the 2GIG® Smoke Detector Sensor available to dealers and installers looking to provide their customers with a smarter layer of protection to their interconnected smoke detector system via a smart, retrofit smoke detector sensing solution that works in tandem with their existing wireless 2GIG alarm panel.

7 Apr 2016