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Texas Instruments Introduces Flexible High Frequency 13.56 MHz Sensor Transponder Family

Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the industry's first flexible high frequency 13.56 MHz sensor transponder family. The highly integrated ultra-low-power RF430FRL15xH system-on-chip (SoC) family combines an ISO 15693-compliant Near Field Communication (NFC) interface with a programmable microcontroller (MCU), non-volatile FRAM, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and SPI or I2C interface.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 12 Dec 2014

ZANO Drone Integrates OriginGPS’ GPS Module with Integrated Antenna

OriginGPS today announced that Torquing Group has integrated OriginGPS’ Nano Hornet in ZANO, one of the world’s smallest consumer-grade drones, to provide location information for automated flight while acting as a hands free camera.

12 Dec 2014

Mercury Systems Receives 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 $2.6 million purchase order relating to a sensor processing application for fighter aircraft. The order was booked in the Company's fiscal 2015 second quarter.

12 Dec 2014

Scott Safety Acquires Industrial Safety Technologies, LLC (IST) from Battery Ventures

Scott Safety, a Tyco business, announced today that it has acquired Industrial Safety Technologies (IST), a global leader in gas and flame detection from Battery Ventures. The Tyco purchase price was $329.5 million in...

11 Dec 2014

Prototype Portable RT-PCR Molecular Biology Technique Analyzer to Detect Ebola Virus

Driven by the ambitious objective to quickly detect the Ebola virus in the blood at a very early stage to minimize further transmission, STMicroelectronics and Clonit, in collaboration with Italy's National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, have developed, in a few weeks' time, a prototype portable analyzer able to identify the presence of the Ebola virus in less than 75 minutes.

11 Dec 2014

Rice Professor Wins 2014 IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Achievement Award

Richard Baraniuk, Rice’s Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the winner of the 2014 IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Achievement Award.

11 Dec 2014

New Pulse Oximeter Sensor Composed of All-Organic Optoelectronics

Future fitness trackers could soon add blood-oxygen levels to the list of vital signs measured with new technology developed by engineers at UC Berkeley.

11 Dec 2014

Valencell Reports High Demand for PerformTek Clinically Validated Optomechanical Sensor Technology

Valencell, a leader in performance biometric data sensor technology, today announced it is seeing a staggering demand from its licensees for highly accurate, clinically validated biometric technology. This demand, the Company revealed, is not solely coming from fitness and health sectors, but first responders/military and gaming industries as well.

11 Dec 2014

Flight Test Demonstrates Ability of Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer Equipped with a Radio Data Link

The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force successfully collaborated with Raytheon Company for the first flight demonstration of a Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J®) equipped with a radio data link. Adding the data link expands the weapon's situational awareness and allows for in-flight targeting adjustments.

From Raytheon Company 11 Dec 2014

Zecotek Granted Japanese Patent for Micro-Channel Avalanche Photodiode Silicon Photomultiplier

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a patent for its Micro-channel Avalanche Photodiode (MAPD) silicon photomultiplier.

11 Dec 2014

Vital Connect’s FDA-Cleared Wearable Biosensor Available for use in Clinical Trials

Vital Connect announced today that its FDA-cleared wearable biosensor, HealthPatch® MD, is now available for use in clinical trials in partnership with Medidata, a leading global provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research in life sciences. HealthPatch® MD can be used with Medidata’s industry-leading technology platform (Medidata Clinical Cloud®) and its mobile app for patient-reported outcomes (Medidata Patient Cloud®) to further remote patient monitoring, which has the potential to make clinical trials more efficient.

11 Dec 2014

ON Semiconductor Introduces High Performance CMOS Image Sensor for Advanced Video Security Cameras

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficiency innovations, has introduced its latest high performance CMOS image sensor targeted for use in advanced video security cameras. The AR0230CS image sensor is a 1/2.7 inch optical format device with 105 decibel (dB) dynamic range that combines industry leading low-light capabilities with superior near-infrared (NIR) performance.

From ON Semiconductor 11 Dec 2014

ST Chips Enable PulseOn’s Smallest, Accurate Wearable Heart-Rate Monitor

Tiny motion-sensing and data-processing chips from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, have enabled the market's smallest and most accurate wearable heart-rate monitor from PulseOn for fitness enthusiasts of all levels.

10 Dec 2014

Braun Introduces Non-Invasive Forehead Thermometer

Braun has launched a one-of-a-kind thermometer that offers two non-invasive ways to take a temperature reading: the Braun No touch + forehead thermometer. One method is completely touch-free and takes a measurement of the forehead, and the other needs only a gentle touch in the same location.

10 Dec 2014

In-Depth Analysis of the Pneumatic Level Sensor Market

The Pneumatic level sensor market report defines and segments the concerned market with analysis and forecast of revenue. This market was valued $145.56 million in 2013, and is expected to reach $1199.13 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 5.62% from 2014 to 2019.

10 Dec 2014

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Texas Instruments Introduces Flexible High Frequency 13.56 MHz Sensor Transponder Family

ZANO Drone Integrates OriginGPS’ GPS Module with Integrated Antenna

Mercury Systems Receives Purchase Order for Fighter Aircraft Sensor Processing Application

Scott Safety Acquires Industrial Safety Technologies, LLC (IST) from Battery Ventures

Prototype Portable RT-PCR Molecular Biology Technique Analyzer to Detect Ebola Virus

Rice Professor Wins 2014 IEEE Signal Processing Society Technical Achievement Award

New Pulse Oximeter Sensor Composed of All-Organic Optoelectronics

Valencell Reports High Demand for PerformTek Clinically Validated Optomechanical Sensor Technology

Flight Test Demonstrates Ability of Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer Equipped with a Radio Data Link

Zecotek Granted Japanese Patent for Micro-Channel Avalanche Photodiode Silicon Photomultiplier

Vital Connect’s FDA-Cleared Wearable Biosensor Available for use in Clinical Trials

ON Semiconductor Introduces High Performance CMOS Image Sensor for Advanced Video Security Cameras

ST Chips Enable PulseOn’s Smallest, Accurate Wearable Heart-Rate Monitor

Braun Introduces Non-Invasive Forehead Thermometer

In-Depth Analysis of the Pneumatic Level Sensor Market

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