Millennial Net has introduced the 1000-node MeshScape GO Wireless Sensor Network Deployment kit which would help developers to easily install and study a huge bi-directional communication network for control and monitoring applications.
The scientists at Cornell University claim to have developed sensors that can overcome problems related to movement. These sensors that were developed working with MicroGen Systems Inc. and can operate in anything that spins, rolls, jiggles or shakes, from car tires to clothing dryers.
A team of researchers at the Sam Houston State University (SHSU) has conducted a study on usage of GPS technology for the monitoring of sex offenders.
Masimo has declared that the voluntary product recall imposed on the Pronto-7 portable device’ noninvasive finger sensors have been lifted. This device is yet to receive FDA 510(k) clearance in the US.
Cook Medical has introduced the new Doppler DP-M350 Blood Flow Monitor to provide nurses and surgeons a direct vessel monitoring tool, which would help them during reconstructive and transplant surgeries.
An independent test lab has found Cirque’s GlideTouch input solutions to comply with the newest security standards, PCI PTS 3.0 standards for PIN Entry Devices (PED).
1st Detect has announced that it has been awarded a key patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a unique technique for driving a mass spectrometer ion trap or mass filter for chemical identification and sensing.
Honeywell (NYSE:HON) continues to expand its TruStability® Board Mount Pressure Sensor platform with a new Ultra-Low Pressure Sensor that provides industry-leading long term stability, Total Error Band (TEB), accuracy, flexibility, and high burst and working pressures.
Monico engineers have made the NOx Gateway, an addition to its monitoring products portfolio to control Nitrogen Oxide gas emissions formed while burning up natural gas in an internal combustion engine.
KCF Technologies was granted Phase II of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program on April 22, 2011 to draw waste electromagnetic energy on nuclear-powered fast attack submarines of the U.S. Navy and harvest the energy to carry out other critical functions on these modern ships.
GPS City, online retailer of mounting systems, accessories, and GPS products, has declared that the company has achieved success by receiving more than 2 million views on product videos.
The YAS532 developed by Yamaha, is a tri-axial geomagnetic sensor integrated circuit for application in tablet PCs and smartphones. In the middle of September 2011, Yamaha will start shipping its samples.
An autonomous Google car was involved in a crash near the Mountain View headquarters of the internet giant. The statement issued by Google said that the car was being driven by a human when the accident happened.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Aug 2011
At the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri a wireless sensor network is being put into place to monitor patients on the move as a clinical warning system. The system will be able to provide intermediate care for patients who no longer need critical care but still need monitoring.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Aug 2011
Novocure, an oncology company, has signed a long term supply contract with ITT Electronic Systems for the supply of piezoelectric ceramic components, which are used in the manufacture of disposable electrodes.