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SPIE DSS 2015: IJK Controls to Debut Innovative Carbon Fiber Tactical Airborne Gimbal System

IJK Controls, a global leader in stabilization and tracking technology,will premiere its revolutionary Tactical Airborne Gimbal System (TAGS) during the upcoming SPIE DSS show at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, April 21 - 23, 2015, in booth # 758. The new, high performance TAGS program is based on an innovative carbon fiber,4-axis gimbal design with fiber-optic gyroscope stabilization and extended environment operation (high altitudes, extreme temperatures, and humidity).

9 Apr 2015

Highly Effective Sensor System to Improve Quality of Breast Examinations by Physicians

NIBIB-funded researchers have developed a highly effective sensor system to improve the quality of clinical breast examinations by physicians. The training system addresses a critical need for physicians to develop the technique and skill necessary to consistently detect the presence of breast lesions during a clinical breast exam (CBE).

8 Apr 2015

Eriez Introduces Xtreme Pharmaceutical Metal Detectors for Inspecting Tablets and Capsules

Eriez® Xtreme® Pharmaceutical Metal Detectors are designed to inspect tablets and capsules that are gravity-fed from the tablet press. These highly sensitive units remove minute pieces of ferrous, nonferrous and stainless steel contaminants, meet stringent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements and accommodate space-restricted areas within tablet and encapsulation rooms.

8 Apr 2015

New, Simple Method to Print Paper Biosensors

Consumers are one step closer to benefiting from packaging that could give simple text warnings when food is contaminated with deadly pathogens like E. coli and Salmonella, and patients could soon receive real-time diagnoses of infections such as C. difficile right in their doctors' offices, saving critical time and trips to the lab.

8 Apr 2015

Vishay Introduces Leadless NTC Thermistor Dies for Wire Bonding

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced two new leadless NTC thermistor dies — contacted on the top and bottom — that provide designers with the same mounting options as IGBT semiconductors.

From Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 8 Apr 2015

Leading Wide Area Sensor Network Company, Mojix, Completes $14 Million Series D Financing

Mojix, the global leader in wide area sensor networks, today announced the completion of its $14 million Series D financing round. OMERS Ventures, the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension fund, led the round. Mercury Ventures, as well as all previous investors, also participated in the round.

8 Apr 2015

Leading Defense Prime Contractor Places $6.9 Million Order for Mercury’s OpenVPX Digital Signal Processing Modules

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 received a $6.9 million order from a leading defense prime contractor for high performance, OpenVPX™ digital signal processing modules and supporting professional services for a manned airborne radar application.

7 Apr 2015

New Report Evaluates Future Growth Potential of Sensors Market in India

Increasing demand for safety solutions coupled with growing sales of consumer electronics to drive sensor demand in India through 2020

7 Apr 2015

New Home Energy Meter on Updated WeatherBug Weather App

The latest update of the popular WeatherBug weather app for iPhone and iPad debuts a new WeatherBug Home Energy Meter to help you save energy and money on heating and cooling, while staying comfortable in your home.

7 Apr 2015

Next-Generation Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor to Study Ocean Dynamics

UNL engineers and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have designed a next-generation temperature sensor set to improve the measurement of oceanic dynamics that shape marine biology, climate patterns and military operations.

7 Apr 2015

OMRON Releases Human Vision Components Module

OMRON is pleased to announce the release of the Human Vision Components (HVC) module. The HVC integrates Omron's best in class image sensing technology (OKAO Vision) along with a camera, processor, and external interface onto a single PCB, sized at 60x40 mm.

7 Apr 2015

Researchers Develop 1,000 Times More Energy-Efficient Ultrasensitive Magnetic-Field Detector

MIT researchers have developed a new, ultrasensitive magnetic-field detector that is 1,000 times more energy-efficient than its predecessors. It could lead to miniaturized, battery-powered devices for medical and materials imaging, contraband detection, and even geological exploration.

7 Apr 2015

New Study on 17 Years of Data from NASA’s Lightning Imaging Sensor

Can old data provide new insights about lightning and the physics of severe weather?

6 Apr 2015

Bucknell Athletics Installs WeatherBug Weather Station and Lightning Detection System

As part of Bucknell Athletics’ primary mission of student-athlete safety and welfare, the department has completed the installation of WeatherBug, a state-of-the art weather station and lightning detection system.

6 Apr 2015

Geomagnetic Sensor Device May Help Blind People Walk Freely

By attaching a microstimulator and geomagnetic compass to the brains of blind rats, researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 2 found that the animals can spontaneously learn to use new information about their location to navigate through a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.

6 Apr 2015

Sensors News

SPIE DSS 2015: IJK Controls to Debut Innovative Carbon Fiber Tactical Airborne Gimbal System

Highly Effective Sensor System to Improve Quality of Breast Examinations by Physicians

Eriez Introduces Xtreme Pharmaceutical Metal Detectors for Inspecting Tablets and Capsules

New, Simple Method to Print Paper Biosensors

Vishay Introduces Leadless NTC Thermistor Dies for Wire Bonding

Leading Wide Area Sensor Network Company, Mojix, Completes $14 Million Series D Financing

Leading Defense Prime Contractor Places $6.9 Million Order for Mercury’s OpenVPX Digital Signal Processing Modules

New Report Evaluates Future Growth Potential of Sensors Market in India

New Home Energy Meter on Updated WeatherBug Weather App

Next-Generation Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor to Study Ocean Dynamics

OMRON Releases Human Vision Components Module

Researchers Develop 1,000 Times More Energy-Efficient Ultrasensitive Magnetic-Field Detector

New Study on 17 Years of Data from NASA’s Lightning Imaging Sensor

Bucknell Athletics Installs WeatherBug Weather Station and Lightning Detection System

Geomagnetic Sensor Device May Help Blind People Walk Freely

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