Piezoelectric manufacturer MicroGen Systems is set to create chips that can convert vibrations into electricity to power sensors. The Ithaca, New York based company is looking at producing an energy scavenging chip that can convert the environmental vibrations into a source of power for wireless sensors.
Junior ice hockey team, the ‘Saskatoon Blades’, are using helmet mounted sensors at training camp to track the force of ‘on ice’ hits. When a player of the Western Hockey League team gets hit the strength of the impact and where it happened is recorded on a chip and transmitted back to a storage device.
A commercial and industrial safety product manufacturer headquartered in Calgary, Blackline GPS will reveal the Flat Track ultra thin covert tracker to emergency and law enforcement professionals at the Enforcement Expo in Las Vegas from 31st August to 2nd September, 2011.
Vishay Intertechnology has developed surface-mount Power Metal Strip resistors in two case sizes, viz., the 2726 and 4026, which allows for combination of 5 W to 7 W power rating with tremendously low resistance values.
A team of researchers from the University of Illinois has developed fluorescing sensors that detect compounds interacting with estrogen receptors present in the human cells.
A laser and radar detector manufacturer headquartered in West Chester, Beltronics has announced the availability of the STi Magnum, the completely invisible laser and radar detector.
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has introduced IR OSLON SFH 4715S, a compact infrared LED for CMOS and CCD Camera Illumination Units.
Electro Optics Systems (EOS), a provider of advanced aerospace technology, has been awarded a contract from the Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD) of the Department of Defense, to show effective integration and operation of its electro-optic space surveillance sensors with current space surveillance sensors/radars.
Fluke Calibration, a provider of precision calibration instrumentation products and software for measurement of pressure, temperature, electrical, RF and flow, has released an updated version of its pressure calibration management software - COMPASS for Pressure version 4.0.
RAE Systems, a global provider of sensors and wireless-systems for radiation and chemical detection, has introduced an integrated wireless solution for transportable gas monitors.
OmniVision Technologies, a developer of sophisticated digital imaging solutions, has launched a 5 MP CameraChip sensor, the OV5680. The sensor utilizes the new 1.75-ìm OmniBSI-2 pixel.
Semiconductor major, Texas Instruments (TI), has launched a new current shunt monitor that provides an excellent accuracy The INA226 device is designed as a complete single-chip solution with a digital I2C interface that has the ability to provide programmable measurements of power, voltage and current.
Sensirion has recently launched two new versions of its differential pressure sensors with-in the SDP600 series. The new sensors SDP6x0-125Pa and SDP6x0-25Pa feature particularly low measurement ranges of -125 to +125 Pa and -25 to +25 Pa, respectively. Due to their better resolution, the new products have improved zero point accuracy of 0.1 Pa. In addition, zero point repeatability reaches a remarkable 0.05 Pa for the 125Pa version and 0.03 Pa for the 25Pa version.
Zoran Corporation based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions in the digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. Zoran has announced a new and improved product. Its highly integrated COACH 14 digital camera processor platform is available to qualified manufacturers of 3D, Full HD video, hybrid and interchangeable-lens cameras.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 Aug 2011
The Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc. has been granted the approval of Health Canada for its RPS InflammaDry Detector. It is a ten minute, in office test that lets clinicians detect elevated levels of MMP-9 in tear fluid in patients who have Dry Eye disease. Now that RPS has the medical device license it will market the RPS InflammaDry Detector in Canada, following its recent release in Europe and Asia.
By Joel Scanlon
25 Aug 2011