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Sensors Help Blind Driver Avoid Dynamic Obstacles Around Daytona

It was for the first time ever on Saturday, January 29, 2011, that a blind man took the wheel of a specially designed Ford Escape and drove solo around the Daytona International Speedway.

By Andy Choi 31 Jan 2011

Camera Designs More Sensitive towards Nonvisible Wavelengths of Light

Vice President of Product and Business Development at Navitar, a leading supplier of optical components, Craig Fitzgerald said that the company’s clients are extending into short-wave infrared (SWIR) and near infrared (NIR) bands.

31 Jan 2011

ON Semiconductor to Buy Cypress Semiconductor’s CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit

ON Semiconductor has entered into a definitive agreement with Cypress Semiconductor to acquire the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit (ISBU) of Cypress in an all cash deal for about $31.4 million. The deal is anticipated to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2011

31 Jan 2011

Renesas to Develop Camera Sensors for Smartphones

Renesas, a manufacturer of camera chips based in Japan, has declared that the company is planning to produce a sensor called, CE150 that would enable the manufacturing of 16 MP cameras.

31 Jan 2011

Defentect Deploys Threat Detection System at Major Hospital in the Northeastern US

Developer and supplier of instant intelligent messaging software solutions, Defentect Group has started the deployment of its threat detection system at a prominent hospital located in the Northeastern US.

31 Jan 2011

Fastwave, L-3 Communications Partner to Develop Underwater Data Acquisition System

Developing on its OceanStar system, Fastwave has entered into collaboration with L-3 Communications to develop commercial solutions for a networked underwater data acquisition system (NUDAS) that is incorporated with the Iridium satellite system.

31 Jan 2011

US Sensor Systems Completes Assessment of UHS Fiber Optic Sensors

Producer of fiber optic sensing systems and Acorn Energy’s subsidiary, US Sensor Systems (USSI), has finished the side-by-side testing of the Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic geophones.

31 Jan 2011

Zilog Expands ZMOTION Detection and Control Portfolio

IXYS' susbsidiary, Zilog has launched its New Solution Kits for the ZMOTION Detection and Control portfolio called the NCL-3B and the NCL-10IL.

31 Jan 2011

Capstone Industries Secures Orders for Auto Sensing Lighting Systems

CHDT' subsidiary, Capstone Industries, has secured orders for Midi Eco-i-Lite multi-functional power failure light and C-Lite wireless motion sensor light from a prominent local mass merchandiser.

31 Jan 2011

MicroStrain Expands 3DM-GX3 Inertial Sensor Portfolio

MicroStrain has introduced a compact, less weight sensor called the 3DM-GX3-35 that has an onboard GPS receiver and a high quality attitude heading reference system (AHRS).

31 Jan 2011

Baumer Introduces Magnetic Cylinder Sensors

Sensor solutions provider, Baumer has introduced a next generation magnetic cylinder sensor called the MZTK 06P1013 for sensing the actual spot of pistons in pneumatic cylinders.

31 Jan 2011

Fingerprint Readers Use Lumidigm Multispectral Imaging Sensors

In an endeavor to further advance their services, companies such as Google and Microsoft have started using high-resolution digital camera equipment to take pictures of anyone, anywhere, anytime.

31 Jan 2011

E+E Elektronik Introduces Ultra Compact Temperature and Humidity Sensor

E+E Elektronik has introduced a groundbreaking temperature and humidity sensor called the HCT01.

31 Jan 2011

Rain and Freezing Sensors to Avoid Road Accidents

The sprinkler systems and the freezing environment in some North Texas regions have created icy and adverse driving conditions.

31 Jan 2011

Digital Sensors May Invade Private Space

In an endeavor to further advance their services, companies such as Google and Microsoft have started using high-resolution digital camera equipment to take pictures of anyone, anywhere, anytime.

31 Jan 2011