Ohio State University scientists, aiming to correct GPS errors have created software which would measure accurately the altitude of mountainous regions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that Senior Americans aged 65 and more die mainly because of injuries from falls. Researchers from Virginia Tech, with help from a $1.2 million funding from the NSF Smart Health and Wellbeing Program have developed a handy fall prediction monitoring device, which would help to detect fall risks early and also help in diagnosing and treating the patient before the fall occurs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
Magellan has introduced a promotion, whereby their customers in Canada and US could enjoy a trade-in-offer for any GIS data collection device with Magellan’s GIS eXplorist Pro 10 device at a discount of $75.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Aug 2011
A supplier of MEMS devices for portable and consumer applications, STMicroelectronics will display its new enhancements in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for healthcare, consumer and mobile, and automotive applications from August 24 to 26 at MICROTech World 2011 in Korea.
CyberOptics, a provider of SMT inspection solutions, has sold its 1000th in-line inspection system to the Chinese electronics manufacturing market. The company has installed over 3,000 systems globally.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Sporian Microsystems a contract for evaluating sensor designs, advanced materials and packaging, which would be made use of in Generation IV nuclear reactors.
Pulse Electronics has teamed up with STMicroelectronics for testing the current sensing precision in metering applications. The findings have been recorded in a paper on current sensing in metering applications using ST metering devices and Pulse Electronics’ current sensors.
A wholesaler and HVAC manufacturer in Indiana, Jackson Systems, is launching the new Comfort System T-21-P Touchscreen Thermostat.
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) have been working with the support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on an autonomous multi-sensor motion-tracking and interrogation system.
Rogers Communications have launched a security system that lets home owners control appliances and thermostats remotely using their smartphones. The service was launched in Ontario on Wednesday by the vice-president and general manager of Rogers Smart Home Monitoring, Ian Pattinson.
The INNALABS team developing the CVG gyroscopes with the highest Bias stability and the lowest noise, known as INL-CVG, has successfully completed the development phase and has started the design validation of the sensing element and control loop portion to ensure it meets all requirements for INL-CVG commercial and defense users and marks the project’s transition to production.
West Technology Research Solutions (WTRS) has released a new report titled ‘Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends, Q3 2011’ where it has also presented an analysis of the activities carried out by well-known industry partnerships.
Compac Engineering a manufacturer of flow, temperature and liquid level sensors has introduced the new Series 11 group of temperature switches, a new product group.
Macro Sensors, a sensor manufacturer based in US has been certified to become an approved Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) supplier for GE gas turbines.
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat series has completed three decades of providing data for climate monitoring. The Meteosat-2, a geostationary weather satellite, had begun providing data for climate monitoring from August 16, 1981.