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Fraunhofer Institute’s Sensor Transponder for Corrosion Measurement

Experts from the Duisburg, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS have developed a transponder that is capable of identifying corrosion due to rust during the initial phase.

28 Apr 2010

UCLA’s Digital Sensor Array-Based Miniature Telemedicine Microscope

UCLA engineer Aydogan Ozcan has developed a miniature microscope for telemedicine applications based on the Lensless Ultra-wide-field Cell Monitoring Array platform (LUCAS), which is an imaging technology.

27 Apr 2010

New Robotic Technology Detects Objects with Greater Accuracy

Researchers from Canada, Israel and EU countries have developed a new technology called the 3D LIMS, which uses light beams to detect the location of an object.

27 Apr 2010

Sierra Monitor Fulfills First Order for Gas Detection Systems from ADCO

Sierra Monitor Corporation has announced the shipping of its first order from the Abu Dhabi Company for life-saving equipment used in monitoring flame and gas.

27 Apr 2010

Southampton University’s Radio-Based Sensor Probes to Predict Landslides

Fist-sized sensor probes developed by Dr Kirk Martinez at the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science and Geography Professor Jane Hart have been installed in Mexico’s Los Laureles Canyon, a region that is always under water caused by mud slides and heavy downpours. Dr Martinez was the first to make sensor-based probes in 2003 for monitoring movement of the glacier.

27 Apr 2010

New SPALINET Lidar Network for Monitoring Atmospheric Aerosols

Joint work to develop the Spanish and Portuguese Aerosol Lidar Network (SPALINET) that uses Lidar network, laser and radar technology for studying the atmospheric aerosols by ten scientific institutions from Portugal and Spain is in progress.

27 Apr 2010

TUM and Fujitsu Collaborate on Biosensor Chip for Medical Diagnosis

A biosensor chip capable of identifying proteins that are unique to particular diseases has been jointly developed by the Fujitsu Laboratories of Japan and scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM).

From FUJITSU 27 Apr 2010

3M to Distribute Sewerin’s Leak Detection Products in the U.S.

A leading expert in water and gas leak detection products, Sewerin, extends its strategic collaboration with 3M.

26 Apr 2010

SII Improves Silicon Drift Detectors for Characterization of Nanoparticles

The 50mm² silicon drift detectors (SDD) designs have been customized by SII NanoTechnology USA (SIINT) recently.

26 Apr 2010

DMI's Calculations Match Risø's LIDAR Observations

26 Apr 2010

Tel Aviv University Algorithms Enable Car Mounted Cameras to Sense Threats

General Motors Research Israel’s researchers are working with image processing expert Prof Shai Avidan and his team from the Faculty of Engineering at the Tel Aviv University on the development of enhanced algorithms that will empower General Motors’ (GM) cars mounted cameras to sense threats so that the drivers can be alerted for making split-second decisions.

26 Apr 2010