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Global MEMS Pressure Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 8.6% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global MEMS Pressure Sensors Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

13 Oct 2014

Novel Mobile Sensing Technologies May Help Prevent Relapses in Smokers Trying to Stop

Rice University’s Department of Psychology will use mobile sensing technologies to help people who are trying to stop smoking from having a relapse as a member of the National Institutes of Health’s new Center of Excellence for Mobile Sensor Data to Knowledge (MD2K).

13 Oct 2014

Novel Wireless Pressure Sensor Measures Brain Pressure

Stanford engineers have invented a wireless pressure sensor that has already been used to measure brain pressure in lab mice with brain injuries.

13 Oct 2014

Beacon Institute|Clarkson University Develop New Cost-Effective Water Quality Sensor Device

In the race to find solutions to critical water issues, the launch of a new cost-effective water quality sensor device by Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries|Clarkson University is the first step in overcoming hurdles of historically prohibitive costs for long-term water resource monitoring.

13 Oct 2014

In-Depth Study Report on Current State of Global Water Level Sensor Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Water Level Sensor Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

13 Oct 2014

US Navy Awards Mercury Defense Systems Follow-On Order for Advanced Digital RF Memory Jammers

Mercury Systems, Inc., a leading provider of affordable, commercially developed, open sensor processing systems and services for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, announced that its Mercury Defense Systems (MDS) subsidiary has received a $2.6 million follow-on order against its 5 year sole source basic ordering agreement (BOA) to deliver advanced Digital RF Memory (DRFM) jammers to the U.S. Navy.

13 Oct 2014

Sensors with Built-In Smart Controllers May Help Homeowners Reduce Fuel Bills

A smart sensor that predicts homeowners’ movements and living patterns to help reduce their fuel bills has been developed by experts from the Energy Academy at Heriot Watt University.

10 Oct 2014

UT Arlington Awarded $744,300 Grant to Develop Adaptive Sensor-Embedded Interface for Comfortable Prosthetics

UT Arlington researchers have been awarded a $744,300 grant from the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Orthapaedic Research Program to create an adaptive interface that fits between a prosthetic and a patient's limb so that the fit and comfort of the prosthetic are improved.

10 Oct 2014

Microcamera Module Detects Easily Overlooked Traffic Signs

Measuring only a few cubic millimeters, a new type of camera module might soon be integrated into future driver assistance systems to help car drivers facing critical situations. The little gadget can be built into the vehicle without taking up space. The way it works is particularly reliable, thanks to its special encapsulation.

10 Oct 2014

Novel Sensor Shrinks Size of Optical Emission Spectrometers

Optical emission spectrometers are widely used in the steel industry but the instruments currently employed are relatively large and bulky. A novel sensor makes it possible to significantly reduce their size and, moreover, enables a more precise analysis in half the time previously required.

10 Oct 2014

Monitoring Daily Routine Using Sensors Helps Detect Depression in Older Adults

Specialists at the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) of Mexico developed a system that achieved detecting depression in older adults, through monitoring their daily routine. This technology can be used as an auxiliary tool for the care of elderly people, who for various reasons, such as family abandonment of or a chronic condition, tend to fall into a depressed state.

10 Oct 2014

USPTO Issues M4 Sciences New Patent for TriboMAM Drilling Systems

M4 Sciences LLC, a manufacturing technology company providing drilling systems that are up to 5 times faster than conventional approaches, has announced that the US Patent Office has issued a new patent related to the company's TriboMAM drilling systems.

10 Oct 2014

VeriTeQ to License 24 Patents from NCSU for Radiation Dosimetry Products

VeriTeQ Corporation, a provider of implantable medical device identification and radiation dose measurement technologies, announced today that it has entered an agreement providing an exclusive license of multiple patents from North Carolina State University.

10 Oct 2014

In-Depth Study Report on Current State of Global and Chinese Photodiode Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Photodiode Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

10 Oct 2014

New Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor from STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has revealed a new highly accurate optical range-finding module based on FlightSense(TM) Time-of-Flight technology that offers designers superior distance-measurement capability.

From STMicroelectronics 10 Oct 2014