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Novel Technology Acoustically Controls Smartphones

As people find ever more inventive uses for smartphones, touchscreens sometimes fall short as control surfaces. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have developed an inexpensive alternative - a toolbox of physical knobs, sliders and other mechanisms that can be readily added to any device.

21 Apr 2015

Insect-Inspired Miniature Directional Microphone for Innovative Hearing Aid System

An insect-inspired microphone that can tackle the problem of locating sounds and eliminate background noise is set to revolutionise modern-day hearing aid systems.

21 Apr 2015

Auto Shanghai 2015: HARMAN to Host “Engineering the Connected Car”

The era of the connected car is here and HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, the premier audio, visual, infotainment and enterprise automation group, will give Shanghai Auto show attendees an immersive showcase experience with futuristic, eye-popping audio, infotainment, and automotive services technologies, making it one of the must-visit spots at the show.

20 Apr 2015

Livestock Improvement Corporation and Lely Group to Develop New Sensor Technology, Distribute Inline Milk Sensors

Lely Group in the Netherlands and New Zealand-based Livestock Improvement Corporation have entered into a new partnership aimed at accelerating developments in sensor technology and increasing utilisation on farms worldwide.

20 Apr 2015

New Portable 64-Channel Sound & Vibration Measurement System from VIBbox

Long known as a measurement module producer, Data Translation has expanded its vibration module expertise to a standard 64-channel system. VIBbox is a fully complete portable system with 64 IEPE input channels, 8 stimulus D/A channels, 4 tachometer channels, and a plethora of digital I/O, counter/timer, and measure counter channels.

20 Apr 2015

New Report on North America Torque Sensor Market

The North America torque sensor market report defines and segments the concerned market with analysis and forecast of revenue. This market was valued at $318.4 million in 2014, and is expected to reach $452.0 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 7.3% from 2014 to 2019.

20 Apr 2015

Battery-Free, RFID Tags to Unobtrusively Detect People’s Interaction with Objects

Disney Research has demonstrated that battery-free, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags can be used to cheaply and unobtrusively determine how people use and interact with daily objects, enabling new types of interactive play, smart homes and work environments, and new methods for studying consumer shopping habits.

20 Apr 2015

Novel Optical Resonance-Based Biosensors for Detecting Coeliac Disease, Other Medical Applications

Abián Bentor Socorro-Leránoz, a telecommunications engineer of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has designed in his PhD thesis optical resonance-based biosensors for use in medical applications like, for example, the detecting of coeliac disease.

20 Apr 2015

Sensor + Test 2015: Kistler to Present Innovative Signal Conditioning Solutions, Sensors and Measuring Chains

In addition to sensors for dynamic force, pressure, torque and acceleration measurement, Kistler is presenting two signal conditioning product innovations at this year's Sensor + Test fair in Nuremberg.

From Kistler Instrumente AG 20 Apr 2015

Magnetic Motion Tracking System Tracks How People Avoid Bumping Into Each Other

A new study is a rare look into the delicate dynamics of social movement, and shows how people avoid bumping into each other while doing complementary, coordinated tasks such as dancing. The research reveals that people fall into a specific pattern to avoid a collision.

17 Apr 2015

Garmin Introduces Innovative Dual- and Single-Sensing Pedal-Based Power Meters

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced Vector 2 and Vector 2S, the next generation of the company’s innovative pedal-based power meters. Like their predecessors, Vector 2 and Vector 2S measure power directly at the pedal, where force is applied, for reliable and accurate results.

From Garmin 17 Apr 2015

NCS Introduces Multi-Sensor BLE Beacon Technology, mBeaconSense

Netclearance Systems, Inc., (NCS) the leading provider of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) and Wi-Fi based proximity beacon hardware and software solutions, today unveiled mBeaconSense, the world's first multi-sensor BLE beacon technology integrating five sensors into one form factor.

17 Apr 2015

Mercury Receives $17.9 Million Purchase Order for Fighter Aircraft Sensor Processing Application

Mercury Systems, Inc., a leading high-tech commercial provider of more affordable secure and sensor processing subsystems powering today's critical defense and intelligence applications, announced it had received a $17.9 million purchase order relating to a sensor processing application for fighter aircraft. The order was booked in the Company's fiscal 2015 third quarter.

17 Apr 2015

Thumbnail Turned Into a Miniature Wireless Track Pad

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab are developing a new wearable device that turns the user's thumbnail into a miniature wireless track pad.

17 Apr 2015

GSA Silicon Summit 2015: ams Presents Comprehensive Sensor Technology and Solutions Portfolio

The Full Service Foundry division of ams AG, a leading provider of high performance analog ICs and sensors, today presented at the GSA Silicon Summit 2015 its comprehensive sensor technology and solutions portfolio which provides foundry customers a complete tool set to develop advanced sensor solutions today’s electronic megatrends.

17 Apr 2015

Sensors News

Novel Technology Acoustically Controls Smartphones

Insect-Inspired Miniature Directional Microphone for Innovative Hearing Aid System

Auto Shanghai 2015: HARMAN to Host “Engineering the Connected Car”

Livestock Improvement Corporation and Lely Group to Develop New Sensor Technology, Distribute Inline Milk Sensors

New Portable 64-Channel Sound & Vibration Measurement System from VIBbox

New Report on North America Torque Sensor Market

Battery-Free, RFID Tags to Unobtrusively Detect People’s Interaction with Objects

Novel Optical Resonance-Based Biosensors for Detecting Coeliac Disease, Other Medical Applications

Sensor + Test 2015: Kistler to Present Innovative Signal Conditioning Solutions, Sensors and Measuring Chains

Magnetic Motion Tracking System Tracks How People Avoid Bumping Into Each Other

Garmin Introduces Innovative Dual- and Single-Sensing Pedal-Based Power Meters

NCS Introduces Multi-Sensor BLE Beacon Technology, mBeaconSense

Mercury Receives $17.9 Million Purchase Order for Fighter Aircraft Sensor Processing Application

Thumbnail Turned Into a Miniature Wireless Track Pad

GSA Silicon Summit 2015: ams Presents Comprehensive Sensor Technology and Solutions Portfolio

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