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SBIR Contract for IWT for Enhancing Unattended Ground Sensors

Innovative Wireless Technologies (IWT) has received the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and the Technology (S&T) Directorate for enhancing the unattended ground sensor technology for infrastructure protection and border security.

7 Apr 2010

NEC 52-Inch LCD Display with Ambient Light Sensor

NEC Display Solutions of America has recently added the 52-inch P521 LCD display to its P-Series range. This LCD display joins the 70-inch P701, the 46-inch P461, and the 40-inch P401 LCD display family from NEC. The industrial strength display is useful for rigorous and round-the-clock functioning in environments like healthcare, staging, public information, rental, and airports.

6 Apr 2010

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Powered by Pratt & Whitney Engines

The Space Shuttle Discovery launch for the Mission STS-131 was successfully powered by the three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) developed by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. The mission aims to provide science equipment and supplies for enabling astronauts to study the Earth better.

6 Apr 2010

Innovative Airborne Persistent Surveillance System from Logos

Logos Technologies has demonstrated the Light Weight Expeditionary Airborne Persistent Surveillance (LEAPS) system successively. The Office of Naval Research has funded the development of the LEAPS system. The light-weight LEAPS system will offer a persistent-surveillance capability to the Marine Corps and the Navy.

6 Apr 2010

MDA Recognition for Lockheed for Destruction of Errant Satellite

The Lockheed Martin engineers’ team was accorded recognition by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for their key role in destroying an errant U.S. satellite during 2008 to thwart it from an unpredictable and uncontrollable reentry and likely crash on the Earth.

6 Apr 2010

Radware's DefensePro 5.0 Wins Customer Trust Award

The DefensePro 5.0 that safeguards networks against cybercriminal attacks has won the 2010 Global Product Excellence in Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solution – Customer Trust Award.

6 Apr 2010

Penny + Giles Launches the NRH280DP Sensor

High-precision sensing technology designer and manufacturer Penny + Giles has launched the NRH280DP, a dual output contact-less rotary position sensor.

6 Apr 2010

Ayonix Launches IR-Based Vein-Detecting Biometric Device

Ayonix has recently announced the ‘PalmSecure’ technology that captures the vein pattern of a user by using infrared (IR) light.

6 Apr 2010

MadgeTech CTL2000 for Validation of Meat Sterilization Cycles

MadgeTech has recently introduced the CTL2000, a splashproof carcass temperature (CT) Lodger for measuring and recording data from a maximum of eight thermocouple channels. These thermocouples can be positioned in different parts of the meat carcass to offer an overall temperature profile.

6 Apr 2010

FLIR and Sofradir to Collaborate on New Dual Band IR Cameras

Sofradir and FLIR Systems will jointly develop new-generation camera cores and dual-band detectors for making thermal cameras with advanced capabilities for commercial and military applications.

6 Apr 2010

Hamamatsu Launches FDSS/µCELL Plate Reader

Hamamatsu has introduced its FDSS/µCELL product, an imaging plate reader meant for the purpose of kinetic cell-based assay development, such as ion channel research and GPCR.

From Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. 5 Apr 2010

Symphony tCGM System of Echo Therapeutics for Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Symphony tCGM System of Echo Therapeutics, Inc. has been listed in one of Scientific American’s online article.

5 Apr 2010

Automated Rendezvous and Docking System with Vision Navigation Sensor for Space Flight

A technology that will enable space vehicles in the future to dock easily with the International Space Station is under development by NASA contractors and engineers for the last two years.

5 Apr 2010

New South Wales Hospital Installs Australia’s First Masimo Patient SafetyNet System

Australia’s first Masimo Patient SafetyNet System was recently installed the John Hunter Children's Hospital in New South Wales by Masimo. Masimo has invented the Measure-Through Motion and the Low Perfusion pulse oximetry.

From Masimo Corporation 5 Apr 2010

Department of Defense Funding for EF Johnson’s Subsidiary for U.S. Navy Contracts

3e Technologies International, the subsidiary of EF Johnson Technologies, has received additional incremental $2.4 million funding for two contracts of the U.S. Navy. The $1.6 million first funding increment relates to supply of the virtual perimeter monitoring system (VPMS) to the Navy and is under the $48 contract announced by 3e Technologies in October 2008.

5 Apr 2010

Sensors News

SBIR Contract for IWT for Enhancing Unattended Ground Sensors

NEC 52-Inch LCD Display with Ambient Light Sensor

Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Powered by Pratt & Whitney Engines

Innovative Airborne Persistent Surveillance System from Logos

MDA Recognition for Lockheed for Destruction of Errant Satellite

Radware's DefensePro 5.0 Wins Customer Trust Award

Penny + Giles Launches the NRH280DP Sensor

Ayonix Launches IR-Based Vein-Detecting Biometric Device

MadgeTech CTL2000 for Validation of Meat Sterilization Cycles

FLIR and Sofradir to Collaborate on New Dual Band IR Cameras

Hamamatsu Launches FDSS/µCELL Plate Reader

Symphony tCGM System of Echo Therapeutics for Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Automated Rendezvous and Docking System with Vision Navigation Sensor for Space Flight

New South Wales Hospital Installs Australia’s First Masimo Patient SafetyNet System

Department of Defense Funding for EF Johnson’s Subsidiary for U.S. Navy Contracts

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