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USPTO Awards Micromem Patent for Oil Pan Plug Sensor

Micromem Technologies Inc. ("Micromem") through its wholly owned subsidiary, Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc. ("MAST") is pleased to announce that on October 15th, 2014 the United States Patent and Trademark Office advised Micromem a Notice of Allowance allowing all of the claims on Micromem's Multi-Modal Fluid Condition Sensor Platform and System Therefor (the "Product") has been sent.

20 Oct 2014

Northrop Grumman Receives Milestone C Approval for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare System

Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Milestone C approval for its Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) Increment 1 Build 1 (I1B1) system from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA).

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 20 Oct 2014

DRS Launches Small and Powerful Tactical Radio Frequency Tuner

DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Signal Solutions business has launched Polaris, its newest, smallest and powerful tactical radio frequency tuner.

From Leonardo DRS 20 Oct 2014

Omnicomm Reports Milestone Sale of 500,000th Fuel Level Sensor

Omnicomm, an international high-tech industrial company, one of the leading developers and manufacturers of fuel monitoring solutions and various equipment for fleet management, announced that it has sold its 500,000th fuel level sensor. This number ranks the company among global leaders in fuel telematics market.

17 Oct 2014

Lockheed Martin Develops Geostationary Lightning Mapper Instrument for NOAA GOES Satellite Missions

A Lockheed Martin team delivered the first Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of developing severe storms and contribute to more accurate tornado warnings. The sensor will fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite missions, known as the GOES-R Series.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 17 Oct 2014

Finesse Launches Beta Testing of Single-Use Bioreactor Vessel with Single-Use Sensors

Finesse Solutions, Inc, Santa Clara, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for life sciences process applications, announced the launch of beta testing of SmartVessel™, a single-use 3 liter bioreactor vessel with integrated single-use sensors for cell culture applications of mammalian cells, stem cells, insect cells, and plant cells.

17 Oct 2014

Image Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 8.06% CAGR from 2014 to 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Image Sensor Market by Technology, Spectrum, Array, Scanning Method, Application and by Geography - Analysis and Forecast (2013 - 2020)" report to their offering.

17 Oct 2014

Northrop Grumman to Produce Sensor Payloads for Fifth and Sixth SBIRS GEO Satellites

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $422 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce sensor payloads on the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, known as GEO-5 and GEO-6. The U.S. Air Force's SBIRS provides the nation with continuous early warning of ballistic missile launches and other tactical intelligence.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 17 Oct 2014

BCC Research Releases Report on Global Thin-Film Sensor Industry

Thin-film sensors are a segment of the thin-film industry that has been characterized by very steady growth during the past 30 years, driven by miniaturization trends within the electronics industry, the availability of advanced processes and the evolution of nanotechnology.

17 Oct 2014

Sensors in Motion Develops MEMS Navigation Grade Inertial Navigation System

Sensors in Motion (SIM) is pleased to announce completion of the first ever MEMS Navigation Grade Inertial Navigation System (INS) with the potential to revolutionize the navigation and positioning market, enabling increased food production, energy development, autonomous cars and saving warfighters lives.

17 Oct 2014

IRLYNX, CEA-Leti Partner to Develop CMOS-Based Infrared Technology for Smart Detectors in Buildings

IRLYNX and CEA-Leti today announced they have launched a technology-development partnership for a new CMOS-based infrared technology that will allow a new type of smart and connected detectors in buildings and cities.

17 Oct 2014

Intelligent Clothes with Embedded Autonomous Sensors Harvest Energy from RF Fields

AITEX is developing technical textiles to act as antennas that harvest energy from RF fields. This energy is used by Farsens RFID chip to drive embedded sensors such as those monitoring temperature or heartbeat.

17 Oct 2014

Kratos Announces Receipt of $4.2 Million Contract Award to Support Radar Program

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its EWsT business unit in the Electronic Products Division has recently received a $4.2 million contract award to provide specialized simulation and test products in support of a radar program for a European customer.

From Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 16 Oct 2014

Raytheon Announces Delivery of 10th AN/TPY-2 Ballistic Missile Defense Radar to MDA

The U.S. just gained another defensive system that will help protect the U.S. and its allies from ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) delivered its tenth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) six months ahead of schedule.

16 Oct 2014

Global Market for Automobile Sensors Forecast to Reach $35.2 Billion in 2020

BCC Research estimates that the global market for automobile sensors will grow from $22.1 billion in 2015 to reach nearly $35.2 billion in 2020, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7% for the five year period.

16 Oct 2014

Sensors News

USPTO Awards Micromem Patent for Oil Pan Plug Sensor

Northrop Grumman Receives Milestone C Approval for Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare System

DRS Launches Small and Powerful Tactical Radio Frequency Tuner

Omnicomm Reports Milestone Sale of 500,000th Fuel Level Sensor

Lockheed Martin Develops Geostationary Lightning Mapper Instrument for NOAA GOES Satellite Missions

Finesse Launches Beta Testing of Single-Use Bioreactor Vessel with Single-Use Sensors

Image Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 8.06% CAGR from 2014 to 2020

Northrop Grumman to Produce Sensor Payloads for Fifth and Sixth SBIRS GEO Satellites

BCC Research Releases Report on Global Thin-Film Sensor Industry

Sensors in Motion Develops MEMS Navigation Grade Inertial Navigation System

IRLYNX, CEA-Leti Partner to Develop CMOS-Based Infrared Technology for Smart Detectors in Buildings

Intelligent Clothes with Embedded Autonomous Sensors Harvest Energy from RF Fields

Kratos Announces Receipt of $4.2 Million Contract Award to Support Radar Program

Raytheon Announces Delivery of 10th AN/TPY-2 Ballistic Missile Defense Radar to MDA

Global Market for Automobile Sensors Forecast to Reach $35.2 Billion in 2020

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