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Viral Sensor Complex Activates Immune Response During Viral Infection

A research study by University of Texas researchers has identified a unique sensor that is essential for immune response activation during viral infection. This study gives a better insight into the intricate and overlapping mechanisms used by immune cells to resist infection.

By Andy Choi 27 Jun 2011

AMETEK Unveils JOFRA Professional Temperature Calibrator Series

AMETEK Test & Calibration Instrument has launched the JOFRA Professional Temperature Calibrators (PTC) series.

By Andy Choi 27 Jun 2011

NikkoIA to Manufacture Near IR Image Sensors Using Siemens Photodetector Technology

NikkoIA, a start up based out of Grenoble, has inked an exclusive global license agreement with Seimens. The contract will allow NikkoIA to use Seimens’ photodetector technology for manufacturing near infrared image sensors.

By Andy Choi 27 Jun 2011

Researchers Develop Sustainable Environmental Sensor

Research teams from the US and Korea have developed a self-powered sensor, which can detect the presence of mercury in water. This sensor is based on a nanomaterial.

By Andy Choi 27 Jun 2011

AuthenTec Introduces Multifunction Fingerprint Sensor for Tablets and Notebook PCs

AuthenTec has introduced a highly durable multifunction fingerprint sensor for Tablets and Notebook PCs. The new AES2665 smart sensor is integrated in the AuthenTec’s durable TouchStone™ package module. The sensor enhances security, aesthetics and touch powered conveniences of the PC and Tablet users.

By Andy Choi 26 Jun 2011

Apple Looks to Patent New Sensor Technology

Apple has applied for yet more patents. This time it is for the technology that can help a mobile’s orientation sensors correct common photographic problems. The patent has been called “Image Capture Device Having Tilt and/or Perspective Correction”

By Andy Choi 26 Jun 2011

NASA to Undertake Mission to Measure Air Pollution Over Maryland

A NASA initiative will see two aircraft perform between twelve and fourteen flights this July to see just how bad the air pollution is in Maryland. The project is called Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER -- AQ).

By Andy Choi 26 Jun 2011

SSULI Sensor Offers Vital Space Weather Data

The data from the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division’s Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) has been given official approval for use in the operational system at the AFWA (Air Force Weather Agency).

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Melexis Develops MEMs Temperature Sensors with Silicon Lens

Melexis has unveiled its third generation of temperature sensors that are ideal for consumer, industrial, medical, and automotive markets. The MLX90614ESF-DCI and MLX90614ESF-DCH MEMs infrared temperature sensors include a refractive silicon lens that attain small fields of view.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Mauritius International Airport Selects Morpho’s CTX 5800 Explosives Detection System

Morpho Detection, a division of Morpho, the security unit of the Safran Group, announced that it has achieved the first sale of its next generation CTX explosives detection system, the CTX 5800, to the Mauritius international airport on the Indian Ocean.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Multiple Global Regulatory Approvals for Morpho Itemiser DX

Morpho Detection, which is the detection wing of the Safran Group’s Security Unit, Morpho, declared that five global regulatory agencies have approved its advanced desktop explosives and narcotics detection product, the Itemiser DX. More than 3000 units have been sold so far.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Media Devices Will Drive Demand for Image Sensors by 2015

After several false starts and years of interest, 3D is finally gaining a prominent place as a mainstream technology via video and gaming content.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Flexpoint to Develop Wireless Capability for Sensors

Flexpoint Sensor Systems revealed that it has collaborated with a major manufacturer of wireless technology to develop wireless capability for sensors.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

New Proposal Interferes With GPS Usage in Construction and Agriculture Equipment

Deere & Company, a leading provider of advanced products and services, has declared that a proposal, which is being considered by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is interfering with the usage of Global Positioning System (GPS) in construction and agriculture equipment.

By Andy Choi 24 Jun 2011

Morpho’s Liquid Explosives Detection Solution Under Development for 2013 Deployment

Morpho Detection has announced that its XDi X-ray Diffraction-based liquid explosives detection solution is currently under development and would be deployed in 2013. The “Type D” solution is being designed at Morpho’s Hamburg XRD Center of Excellence.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 23 Jun 2011