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Dynasil Subsidiary Awarded $2.1 Million to Develop Illicit Nuclear Material Identification Equipment

Dynasil Corporation of America today announced that its RMD Research subsidiary has been awarded contracts totaling $2.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO). These contracts will advance the government's research and development initiatives focused on the identification of illicit nuclear materials.

From Dynasil Corporation 24 Jan 2014

BrainScope to Enhance Portable Concussion Assessment System with GE-NFL Award

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced that it has received an award from GE and the National Football League (NFL) to further enhance its portable concussion assessment system by combining imaging biomarkers with its brainwave technology. In 2013, GE and the NFL created the $10 million Head Health Challenge I competition to award entrants for proposals focusing on “identifying breakthrough technologies and approaches that will improve the diagnosis and prognosis of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).” The sixteen recipients of the award, including BrainScope, were announced today in New York.

24 Jan 2014

MIMO Technology Inventor Honored with 2014 Marconi Prize

Professor (Emeritus) Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj, Stanford University, has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize. His idea for using multiple antennas at both the transmitting and receiving stations - which is at the heart of the current high speed WiFi and 4G mobile systems - has revolutionized high speed wireless delivery of multimedia services for billions of people.

24 Jan 2014

SENSONICS Develops DN26 G3 Monitor for Cost-Effective Protection of Smaller Machinery

Protecting smaller, yet critical items of rotating plant is becoming increasingly important as the focus for industry is to continually improve efficiencies, reduce energy consumption and eliminate downtime. Typically the higher cost of more sophisticated protection systems can be difficult to justify for smaller machinery operating on less critical applications, although the requirement for monitoring still needs to be addressed.

From Sensonics Ltd. 24 Jan 2014

New Hydraulic Pressure Comparator Introduced by Crystal Engineering

Crystal Engineering introduces the GaugeCalHP pressure comparator and high-pressure XP2i gauge, both rated to 15,000 psi for diverse industrial applications.

23 Jan 2014

SWINDON Silicon Systems to Exhibit Capabilities at Embedded World 2014

SWINDON Silicon Systems, a global leader in high quality, high performance mixed signal ASICs, will be demonstrating their capabilities on Stand 431 in Hall 5. ASICs are an essential component in many applications from consumer electronics to industrial process control and healthcare.

From Swindon Silicon Systems Limited 23 Jan 2014

Camfil APC’s New Touch Screen Controller Monitors Industrial Dust Collection Equipment

A new Touch Screen Controller from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) provides full monitoring and control of all functions of an industrial dust collector and associated equipment. The easy-to-use controller is equipped with a touch screen interface that allows ready access to all of its functions. It is designed for use with Farr Gold Series® dust collectors, or other types of collectors if integrated with a motor starter or variable frequency drive (VFD) package.

23 Jan 2014

Study Corroborates Accuracy and Validity of Exergen Temporal Artery Thermometer for Hospital Use

A recent study published in MEDSURG Nursing, the official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, reported: "Based on the results of this study, temporal artery thermometers appear to be a reliable way to measure temperature noninvasively in hospitalized patients."

23 Jan 2014

GW Instruments’ Low-cost Hardware Products Support Different Sensors

GW Instruments, a manufacturer of data acquisition hardware and software, today announced a new card cage standard for measurement and control; along with a suite of low-cost, high-accuracy plug-in modules. This new product family is called "instruNet i4xx" and consists of four different card cages (4, 8, 12, 16 slots), five different plug-in cards, and three different wiring boxes.

23 Jan 2014

US Coast Guard Places $32 Million Order for Exelis’ Airborne Surveillance Radars

Exelis has received a $32 million, five-year IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) award to supply airborne surveillance radars, spares, support equipment and technical services to the U.S. Coast Guard.

23 Jan 2014

Measurement Specialties Launches Reliable and High-resolution Load Cells

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, has enhanced its series of ELAF compression and tension load cells to provide superior resolution and higher reliability, while remaining extremely cost-effective.

23 Jan 2014

Research Report on the International Torque Sensor Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Torque Sensor Market - Forecasts & Analysis to 2018" report to their offering.

23 Jan 2014

Intellirod Spine Secures Funds to Develop Novel Sensor Technology

Intellirod Spine, the spinal implant company developing implantable wireless sensor technology to aid in the assessment of spine fusion, secured debt financing of $1.6 million from the Ohio Third Frontier's Commercial Acceleration Loan Fund (CALF). This award allows the company to accelerate its plan to commercialize the Intellirod™ Sensor and related lumbar fusion implants.

23 Jan 2014

Novel Biosensor Rapidly Detects Pathogens

An array of tiny diving boards can perform the Olympian feat of identifying many strains of salmonella at once.

22 Jan 2014

Biosensor Monitors Levels of Drugs as they Flow through the Bloodstream

A device that can monitor the levels of specific drugs as they flow through the bloodstream may soon take the guesswork out of drug dosing and allow physicians to tailor prescriptions to their patients’ specific biology. Developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers Tom Soh, Kevin Plaxco and Scott Ferguson, the biosensor combines engineering and biochemistry and has far-reaching potential.

22 Jan 2014