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UC San Diego Research Team Discovers New Signal Amplification Process

Signal amplification is ubiquitous to all electronic and optoelectronic systems for communications, imaging and computing – its characteristics directly impact device performance.

21 Jan 2015

Banner Engineering Launches Q4X Laser Distance Sensor

Banner Engineering announces the Q4X laser distance sensor. Featuring superior, versatile sensing performance, the Q4X reliably detects distance changes as small as 1 mm and covers a 25 to 300 mm range across multiple target colors, materials and surfaces. With the ability to detect presence/absence of a target or an object’s orientation, the Q4X solves a variety of sensing applications.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 21 Jan 2015

Research and Markets Offers Subscription to “Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology”

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology" subscription to their offering.

20 Jan 2015

NPL Calibrates Wireless Clinical Thermometer for Isansys Lifecare

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has combined its expertise and facilities in temperature and humidity measurement to calibrate a wireless clinical thermometer for healthcare company, Isansys Lifecare.

20 Jan 2015

Global Market for Gas Sensors Forecast to Reach $2,512.4 Million by 2020

The global market for gas sensors is expected to reach USD 2,512.4 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Regulatory initiatives, in developed markets of North America and Europe, in order to boost occupational health and safety are expected to drive the market over the forecast period. Additionally, growing demand from end-use industries is expected to positively impact global market prospects.

19 Jan 2015

Novel Biosensor Utilises Odorant Binding Protein

Every odour has its own specific pattern which our noses are able to identify. Using a combination of proteins coupled to transistors, for the first time machines are able to differentiate smells that are mirror images of each other, so called chiral molecules, something that has not been possible before.

19 Jan 2015

EyeSens Vision Sensoren Now With Profinet Option

In addition to EtherNet/IP the EyeSens vision sensors by EVT now also support the field bus standard Profinet IO and therefore can communicate with both of the most common communication standards of industrial Ethernet.

16 Jan 2015

Leading Defense Contractor Places $4.3M Order for Mercury’s High Performance Signal Processing Subsystems

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 $4.3 million follow-on order from a leading defense prime contractor for high performance signal processing subsystems for a ship-borne radar application.

14 Jan 2015

Saturas Successfully Conducts Field Trials of Embedded Stem Water Sensor

Saturas, a portfolio company of The Trendlines Group's Trendlines Agtech and the Migal Galilee Research Institute, announced it recently completed a series of successful field trials, demonstrating the proof of concept of its embedded stem water sensor.

14 Jan 2015