Sensors News

RSS

Novel Nanosensors Pave Way to Test Effectiveness of Chemotherapy Agents

A research team led by Dr. Jennifer Schmidt of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT located in Munich, Germany, has developed novel nanosensors that are capable of decreasing the count of experiments conducted on animals.

From Fraunhofer IWU 4 Jan 2012

Fingerprint Cards Receives Sensor Distribution Contract in China and Taiwan

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has secured its biggest supply order from the Hardware & Software Technologies (HST), which is the company’s distributor in Taiwan and China. The value of this supply contract is approximately SEK 44 M.

From Fingerprint Cards AB 3 Jan 2012

Ascendent ID Launches Advanced Tag for Automatic Vehicle Identification

Ascendent ID has launched a new, advanced CompacTag for vehicle access control at gated communities, parking facilities and college campuses.

By Andy Choi 3 Jan 2012

Raytheon to Deliver Multi-Functional Radars for U.S. Army

Raytheon Company has received a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to deliver two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army. The AN/TPY-2 is a sophisticated multi-functional X-band radar, which will be used as a radar component in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system. The price of the contract is $363.9 million.

From Raytheon Company 3 Jan 2012

Market Analysis on Global Magnetic Field Sensors

During 2010, the volume demand for the magnetic field sensors is calculated to be 3.67 billion units, which is likely to attain 7.14 billion units during 2016.

By Andy Choi 30 Dec 2011

Bacteria-Based Sensor to Detect Glucose Level in Diabetic Patients

A group of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology and the International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation (iGEM) chapter have developed a biological sensor system, which has utilized DNA segments embedded in bacteria, in order to sense glucose. Diabetic patients may get a new kind of test strip from this recent development.

By Andy Choi 30 Dec 2011

Report Analyzes Glucose Monitoring Market Potential in Emerging Economies

Reportlinker.com has included a new report titled ‘Glucose Monitoring Market Outlook in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) to 2017’ to its list of offering.

By Andy Choi 29 Dec 2011

Smart Energy Meters Adopted By Major Home Appliance Manufacturers

POWRtec International, an energy monitoring company based in California, has released a statement on the current developments in smart energy meter-compatible home appliances.

By Andy Choi 29 Dec 2011

LightSquared Signals Do Not Affect Accuracy of High-Precision GPS Devices

LightSquared, a deployer of open 4G wireless broadband networks for new as well as for existing service providers, announced that it has filed the initial set of data from testing precision GPS devices that were modified to work along with the proposed 4G LTE network throughout the country.

By Andy Choi 27 Dec 2011

Biosensor Detects Early Stage Lung Cancer from Exhaled Breath

The Interreg project Medisen is developing novel biosensors that have the capacity to detect lung cancer in a person’s exhaled breath. Tecnalia, the University of Perpignan and the Instituto de Tecnologías Químicas Emergentes de La Rioja (Inter-Química) are participating in this project.

By Andy Choi 27 Dec 2011

Brooks Instrument Unveils New Thermal Mass Flow Controllers

Brooks Instrument has unveiled the GF40/GF80 thermal mass flow controllers (MFC). MFCs have offered flexibility and reliability and exceptional performance in many control applications and measurement of flow of gas.

From Brooks Instrument 27 Dec 2011

Telit Communications Acquires Navman Wireless’ GPS Module Business

Navman Wireless has declared that Telit Communications, a provider of machine-to-machine wireless technology, has acquired Navman Wireless’ subsidiary, the OEM Solutions business, which designs and produces global positioning system (GPS) modules.

From Danaher Corporation 26 Dec 2011

ITT Exelis Powers Up GPS III Navigation Payload Element Development Prototype

ITT Exelis has achieved a key milestone in its U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System III (GPS III) program. It has completed the integration and the initial power up of the GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) Navigation Payload Element (NPE).

By Andy Choi 26 Dec 2011

Scientists from APL Develop Sensor for Alerting Catastrophic Failure in Batteries

Scientists have developed a less-expensive sensor, which can alert the imminent appalling failure in the lithium-ion cells used in the electric and hybrid vehicles, at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of Johns Hopkins University in Laurel.

By Andy Choi 23 Dec 2011

Implant Sciences Launches Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 Explosives and Narcotics Trace Sensor

Implant Sciences, a provider of sophisticated sensors and systems for Security, Safety, and Defense (SS&D) markets, has introduced the Quantum Sniffer QS-B220 benchtop explosives and narcotics trace detecting sensor, which has received the CE approval.

By Andy Choi 23 Dec 2011