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OmniVision Introduces Dual-Camera Video Sharing Technology

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the Video-in-Video (ViV™) technology, a dual-camera video sharing technology that allows for the combination of video feeds from both the front- and rear-facing cameras into a single video stream.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 18 Jan 2013

ST’s Liege Family of STB Solutions Receives Conax Security Certification

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top player in System-on-Chip solutions for the STB (Set-Top Box) market, has announced that its “Liege” family (STiH207 and derivatives) of cost-effective STB solutions has received the highest possible level of security certification from Conax, a leading supplier of state-of-the-art conditional access solutions for digital TV. Conax Contego™ content protection platform ensures that operators can deliver premium content and services to multiple TVs and devices in homes equipped with ST-enabled STBs.

From STMicroelectronics 18 Jan 2013

ICU Medical to Debut CardioFlo Hemodynamic Monitoring Sensor System at SCCM Congress

ICU Medical, Inc. today announced it will launch the CardioFlo hemodynamic monitoring sensor system at the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Critical Care Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 19-23, 2013.

18 Jan 2013

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System

Lockheed Martin has received a $90.6 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the U.S. Army for sustainment of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 18 Jan 2013

Japanese Nuclear Power Industry Places Order for Quantum Explosive Trace Detectors

Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced it received multiple contracts for a total of ten additional units of its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors from the Japanese nuclear power industry. There have been a total of five orders from the customer in the last five months.

From L3Harris Technologies, Inc. 18 Jan 2013

Open Sensor System Provider Offers High-Performance Embedded Processing Module

Mercury Systems, Inc., a best-of-breed provider of commercially developed, open sensor and Big Data processing systems for critical commercial, defense and intelligence applications, has expanded its product line to offer the industry's first embedded processing module using the powerful Intel® 3rd generation Core™ i7 quad-core Ivy Bridge mobile-class processor and dual Mellanox® ConnectX®-3 host adapters for a total of four InfiniBand™ fabric connections.

18 Jan 2013

Zimmer Personalized Knee Surgery Guidance System Receives FDA Clearance

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market iASSIST™ Knee, the Personalized Guidance System™ for knee replacement procedures.

18 Jan 2013

Novel Metamaterial Sensor for Collision Avoidance Systems

Duke University engineers have developed a novel sensor that is more efficient, versatile and cheaper for potential use in such applications as airport security scanners and collision avoidance systems for aircraft, cars or maritime vessels.

18 Jan 2013

Energy Sciences Network Develops New Interactive Map

A new interactive map developed by the Department of Energy’s ESnet (Energy Sciences Network) provides a detailed, up-to-the-minute look at the level of traffic traversing the various sections of the network as it connects 40 research sites around the country.

18 Jan 2013

New Inertial Measurement Unit to provide Motion, Position and Navigation Sensing by Honeywell

Honeywell announced today it has introduced its Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), 6-D Motion Variant, 6DF Series, designed to provide motion, position, and navigational sensing from a durable single device over six degrees of freedom.

From Honeywell Sensing and Internet of Things 17 Jan 2013

BMC Messsysteme GmbH Introduces Collection of Application Notes Demonstrating Possibilities of Measurement Technology

A variety of application notes on the website of measurement is provided by measurement specialist BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm). They show how measuring tasks can effectively be realized with amplifier technology and data acquisition systems from bmcm.

From BMC Messsysteme GmbH 17 Jan 2013

Adams Magnetic Products Offers Vacuumschmelze Current Sensors

Vacuumschmelze (VAC) current sensors have set the industry standard for quality and accuracy. Although Adams Magnetic Products has stocked VAC nanocrystalline cores since 2010, they have just expanded their offering to include VAC current sensors, and can now fill customer orders from stock held in Elmhurst, IL.

17 Jan 2013

ASU and Life Technologies Partner to Develop Nuclear Radiation Exposure Device

Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute has announced a partnership with Life Technologies Corporation as it enters the next phase of a multi-million-dollar, multi-institutional research project to develop a medical device to rapidly assess an individual’s exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear incident.

17 Jan 2013

Novel Light Polarization Sensors Developed for NASA's Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystem Mission

Satellite Earth science missions don't start at the launch pad or even in orbit. They start years before when scientists test their new ideas for instruments that promise to expand our view and understanding of the planet. NASA scientists and engineers are working now to lay the groundwork for the Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystem (ACE) mission, a satellite that "will dramatically change what we can do from space to learn about clouds and aerosols," said ACE science lead David Starr of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 17 Jan 2013

Leap Motion Controller to be Launched in the U.S

Leap Motion, the motion-control software and hardware company changing the future of human/computer interaction, today announced it will launch its Leap Motion Controller exclusively in all U.S. Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.com this spring. The Leap Motion controller will be available for pre-order online at BestBuy.com beginning in February, and Leap Motion will also continue taking pre-orders directly at LeapMotion.com.

17 Jan 2013