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Gentex Acquires Motion Tracking Device Developer, InterSense

Gentex, a provider of personal protection and situational awareness solutions, has declared that the company has taken over all the assets of InterSense, a provider of MEMS-based hybrid motion tracking systems, without disclosing the terms and conditions of the agreement.

By Andy Choi 25 Nov 2011

Medtronic Bags FDA Approval for iPro2 Glucose Monitoring System

Medtronic has announced that its iPro2 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system has secured the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2011

Fluke Calibration Introduces PG9602 Piston Gauge for Absolute Pressure Measurement

Fluke Calibration, a manufacturer of precision calibration software and instruments, has introduced a PG9602 Piston Gauge, which is designed to meet the reference standards for the pressure measurements at leading pressure laboratories.

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2011

Track Your Truck Offers Updated Version of NetTrack Mobile GPS

Track Your Track, a provider of GPS tracking services, has decided to launch an upgrade of its NetTrack Mobile during the next month of this year.

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2011

Tiny Electrochemical Sensors to Monitor Biodegradable Medical Implants

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing very tiny electrochemical sensors that can monitor the rate of degradation of biodegradable, magnesium-based medical implants. These can possibly prevent extra surgical procedures in persons requiring medical implants.

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2011

Researchers Integrate Novel Piezoelectric Material into Silicon MEMS

Scientists belonging to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped a large team of university researchers to integrate a highly efficient, novel piezoelectric material with a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS).

By Andy Choi 24 Nov 2011

Banner Launches Q26 Series Photoelectric Sensor for Clear Object Detection

Banner Engineering has launched the Q26 photoelectric sensor for detecting clear objects. This is an addition to its sensor product line.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 24 Nov 2011

Lockheed Martin Secured EMD Contract for IRST Sensor System

Lockheed Martin secured a contract from U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F for completing the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) sensor system development, which marks the commencement of the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) stage of the program.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 24 Nov 2011

Medical Ultrasound Sensors Produced from Advanced Piezo Ceramic Materials

Morgan Technical Ceramics (MTC) announced that it produces sensors for medical ultrasound devices using its advanced piezo ceramic materials. Medical sensors for infusion pumps, enteral feeding pumps and dialysis equipment are manufactured to ISO 13485 standards at MTC’s new medical sensor manufacturing facility, located in Southampton, UK.

23 Nov 2011

Research on Recovery of Impaired Sense of Smell Performed on Rats

The team is lead by Donald A. Wilson, who is senior psychology research scientist at the Nathan S. Kline Institute and Emotional Brain Institute and professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2011

Tovatech Introduces High-Accuracy FlowCal 5000 HPLC Liquid Flowmeter

Tovatech has introduced FlowCal 5000 digital liquid flowmeter for use in the HPLC pumps. The liquid flowmeter is equipped with a single chip microcontroller and is operable with +/- 1% accuracy of calibrated flow rates.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2011

Microchip Technology Introduces MCP9808 Highly Accurate Silicon Temperature Sensor

Microchip Technology, a provider of analog, Flash-IP and microcontroller devices, has introduced a MCP9808 silicon sensor for sensing temperature ranging from -20° C to +100° C with 0.5° accuracy and increased temperature resolution of 12 bits.

From Microchip Technology Inc. 23 Nov 2011

Implant Sciences Announces Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 Detector’s First Sale in Germany

Implant Sciences, an innovative technology distributor of sensors and systems for homeland security, has declared the first sale of the company’s Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 detector identifying trace explosives in Germany by the D-Tec System Consulting distributor of the company.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2011

Behlman COTS Power Supplies Extend Life of Navy’s Electro Optical Sensor System

Behlman Electronics, a provider of commercial off the shelf (COTS) power solutions, has manufactured two COTS power supplies for the electro optical sensor system (EOSS) of the U.S. Navy.

By Andy Choi 23 Nov 2011

NIST Researchers Develop Shoe Sampling Device to Sense Trace Quantities of Explosives

A team of engineers led by Matthew Staymates at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed an air sampling system prototype that is capable of detecting miniscule amounts of explosives on airway passengers, paving the way to enhance travel safety without irritating the passengers.

By Andy Choi 22 Nov 2011