This year marks the 4th successful year for the IDTechEx events on energy harvesting and wireless sensor networks. Their collaboration in the USA and Europe has been serving as a potential platform for over 2000 attendees interested in sensor technology and applications.
A new type of biosensor for detecting even slight concentrations of glucose in urine, saliva, and tears has been developed by researchers. This device can be economically produced as it does not involve convoluted steps for processing.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Aug 2012
Ninja Tracking Systems, located in UK declared that based on GPS tracking devices, shipping containers from the UK have been GPS tracked to global ports and to land-based destinations, following three month-long testing. GPS tracking has been carried out from within the sealed containers that are ranked as a ‘Faraday Cage’ for GPS signal transmission.
By Will Soutter
27 Aug 2012
Kionix, a provider of MEMS inertial sensors and software solutions, has recently declared that its innovative 9-axis sensor fusion solution has been awarded Windows 8 Certification.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Aug 2012
Southern Car Parts (SCP) started marketing the Curb Alert parking sensor in December 2010, and has been progressing successfully ever since. The development of BMW Curb Alert install package by SCP follows the 2011 production of Curb Alert installation packages for Corvette C5, Corvette C6, 2010+ Camaro.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Aug 2012
Thin Film Electronics reported that a FlexTech Alliance-funded consortium has recognized Thin Film’s award-winning Addressable Memory as a key component in a printed sensor platform for monitoring temperature and blood oxygen content.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
Ultra-Scan declared that it has selected Marlborough, Massachusetts-based Intrinsix as its control electronics commercialization partner.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
ThermoWorks recently introduced a novel handheld thermometer ‘Saf-T-Log’. Using this new thermometer, temperature can be measured and its reports can be downloaded, stored and printed, promoting HACCP and food safety compliance. It provides cost-efficiency and reliability as that of traditional handheld thermocouple meter.
By Will Soutter
24 Aug 2012
PARC, a Xerox company, declared that it has received a 12-month contract from the FlexTech Alliance to create lightweight, versatile printed integrated sensor systems with logic and memory.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Aug 2012
Measurement Specialties announced that the company’s space qualified temperature thermistors have been deployed in SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) suite investigation within the MSL analytical laboratory aboard the Mars Curiosity Rover.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Aug 2012
As the elementary and secondary school classrooms are ready to welcome around 55 million students, school staff and teachers, a new hand-held sensor ideal for a wide range of applications was introduced by researchers. The sensors are capable of maintaining fresh air within classrooms, making the kids more active and bright.
By Kalwinder Kaur
24 Aug 2012
CAS DataLoggers recently offered the temperature datalogging solution for a factory with multiple lines of batch (fixed) heat treating ovens.
Researchers in the European Union are developing next-generation, intelligent safety systems for safe and affordable vehicle driving. The project 'Reliable application specific detection of road users with vehicle on-board sensors' (ADOSE) has been funded under the EU's Seventh Framework Programme.
By Kalwinder Kaur
23 Aug 2012
Presented with Pennsylvania Department of Health grant, a new hand-held device capable of detecting cancer by sensing the elasticity of breast tissue has progressed to the final stages of testing and development. This novel device revolutionizes the way breast examinations are performed by allowing the clinicians to perform noninvasive and radiation-free regular breast exams.
By Will Soutter
23 Aug 2012
Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) declared that it has unveiled a new high-frequency power detection integrated circuit (IC) called TCX4A01WBG that employs Root Mean Square detection for transmission power control in mobile phones.