Cambrios Technologies declared that it has partnered with sensor-maker Shin-Etsu Polymer for developing Cambrios’ ClearOhm coating material-based large area touch sensors for Ultrabooks and tablet computers. Cambrios will exhibit tablets and Ultrabooks using these touch sensors from October 2 to 6, 2012, at CEATEC JAPAN 2012.
By Will Soutter
25 Sep 2012
American Sensor Technologies (AST) has launched the AST45PT liquid level sensor that is ideal for measuring hydrostatic level and temperature.
By Kalwinder Kaur
25 Sep 2012
The market for MEMS sensors in mobile devices which is estimated to be $1.2 billion at the end of 2012 is expected to grow to $2.8 billion by 2017.
Ramtron International has reported that the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Institute of Embedded Systems (ZHAW InES) has presented a paper that describes the research based on Ramtron F-RAM designed into a wireless, battery-free sensor node.
By Will Soutter
24 Sep 2012
At this week’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (27th EUPVSEC, 24/08-28/08), imec, RENA and SoLayTec present thin (165µm), large area (156x156mm2) i-PERC-type Silicon solar cells with ALD (atomic layer deposition) passivation achieving a cell efficiency of 19.6% without selective emitter using an industrial screen printing process flow.
Imec and the chemicals company Solvay have announced an organic photovoltaic module with a world-record certified efficiency of 5.5 percent.
Northrop Grumman has received a competitive prototyping contract from the Boeing Company for developing an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) on behalf of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.
By partnering with Kowa, Murata Manufacturing will create a personalized Electric Walking Assist Car, dubbed "KeePace," which is being represented as an "Electric Walking Assist Car".
DARPA is devising new and low-cost fabrication techniques for microscale inertial sensors to improve their precision and help replace the existing gyroscopes. Under the MRIG (Microscale Rate Integrating Gyroscope) effort of the Micro-PNT (Micro-Technology for Positioning, Navigation and Timing) program, this initiative is being carried out.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Sep 2012
Polar has unveiled the new, all-inclusive RC3 GPS training computer capable of performing highly accurate speed, pace and distance tracking, and heart rate monitoring for sports and fitness individual. Designed for comfort, the RC3 GPS is a sleek and convenient all-inclusive GPS training device.
By Will Soutter
21 Sep 2012
Monnit, an innovator of wireless sensing technology, has declared its agreement with Numerex, a supplier of on-demand and interactive machine-to-machine (M2M) enterprise solutions.
Fluke Networks has introduced a new dedicated sensor for Wi-Fi network monitoring that substitutes Ethernet cabling, and promotes up to two thirds cost- efficiency in cable installation-restricting environments.
By Kalwinder Kaur
21 Sep 2012
EarlySense has declared the results of a post regulatory approval clinical and non-interventional prospective study that enables validating the efficacy of the EarlySense contact-free patient monitoring system for precisely detecting patient deterioration.
A research team from KIT headed by Professor Christian Koos has developed an innovative optical connection between semiconductor chips.
By Kalwinder Kaur
21 Sep 2012
OIST’s Biological Systems Unit is a research group currently working on making microbial fuel cells fueled by waste, which are economic and effective enough for practical applications. It is possible that waste generated will solve the energy problems of humans. Some researchers believe that bacteria can chow down everything from heavy metals to sewage and generate electricity as their waste.
By Kalwinder Kaur
21 Sep 2012