BMC Messsysteme, a measurement manufacturer, has introduced AMS42-LAN16f, an Amplifier Measurement System for different types of analog and digital measuring applications. It combines 5B amplifier technology and data acquisition through a network.
Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed an indoor navigation system for blind people which uses motion-planning and human-computer interaction. Called as Navatar, the low-cost navigation system can be accessed from a normal smartphone.
By Kalwinder Kaur
21 May 2012
Scientists at Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have used scans from the Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System (RAIDS) experiment and acquired an altitude profile of a dim extreme-ultraviolet terrestrial airglow emission. This provides critical information that is required for enhancing the sophisticated methodologies required for performing remote sensing of the daytime ionosphere.
By Will Soutter
19 May 2012
Implant Sciences, a provider of advanced sensors and systems for security, safety, and defense markets, has announced that it has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a method to detect, identify and analyze trace amounts of chemical agents, explosives and narcotics in real-time.
Trojan Defense, a provider of systems solutions for radiation detection and communication tracking systems, has entered into a collaboration with Silvaco, a provider of circuit simulation, IC CAD and TCAD software tools, for development of the Carnyx ionizing radiation and neutron detector.
By Kalwinder Kaur
19 May 2012
Industrial Scientific, a global provider of gas detection as a service, has announced that it has received the approval of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for its Ventis MX4 multi-gas detector for use in underground mines.
By Kalwinder Kaur
19 May 2012
The U.K. Department for Transport (DfT) has certified Morpho Detection’s (MDI) Itemiser DX desktop explosives trace detection system for air cargo screening.
By Will Soutter
18 May 2012
IDTechEx has honored innovation at the Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks & RTLS awards held on 15 May in Berlin. The ceremony was attended by technology developers, researchers, academics and users.
Los Gatos Research (LGR), a manufacturer of precision instruments for measurement of trace isotopes and gases, has introduced a portable analyzer for measurement of carbonyl sulfide (OCS or COS) at stratospheric and atmospheric concentrations.
By Kalwinder Kaur
18 May 2012
Researchers in the EU-funded Dotsense project have developed a new optical sensor that is more safe and sensitive than current chemical sensors.
By Kalwinder Kaur
17 May 2012
3M Technology Enables Ultra Low Power All-in-One Smart Zero Client from HP.
MTS Sensors, a global provider of magnetostrictive linear-position and liquid-level sensors, has introduced its M-Series Temposonics Sensors in new lengths as long as 200”. These sensors have a CANbus interface.
Terra Technology, a reliable supplier of innovative supply chain solutions recently declared the launch of Long-Term Demand Sensing (LDS), complementing Terra’s Demand Sensing product suite. With the latest addition of LDS, Terra can provide more precise forecasts throughout all time horizons, ranging from near term for deployment to long term for strategic planning.
By Will Soutter
17 May 2012
Blackline GPS declares that a Fortune 300 worldwide provider of industrial gases has procured Blackline's G2 Loner SMD safety monitoring device for deployment across Canada. Being a second major player in the compressed gases market, the new industrial company customer adopts Blackline's Loner technology as its ideal choice for monitoring the safety of its employees.
By Kalwinder Kaur
17 May 2012
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden (ZMDI), a provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for various applications in the industrial, automotive, information technology and medical field, has added the new ZSSC3154 high-precision signal conditioner standard IC to its ZSSC product family.
By Kalwinder Kaur
17 May 2012