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Proximity Sensor for Space Constrained Applications

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions., a producer of linear motion devices, has introduced an embedded end-of-stroke proximity sensor to its 1-inch 25000 range of captive linear actuators.

22 Feb 2011

Sensata Sensors to Dominate Consumer Market

Sensata Technologies is a company that provides sensors and controls that are deployed in applications such as automotive, aircraft, home, industrial, military and telecommunications systems.

From Sensata Technologies, Inc. 22 Feb 2011

Embedded Fan to Keep Camera Sensors Cool

Sensors in some of the cameras from Sony are overheated leading to constraints on their deployment.

22 Feb 2011

MINT Receives Capital Funding for Chemical Sensor Development

Nanostart, a company that invests in nanotechnology development, has decided to invest in the Singapore-based Membrane Instruments and Technology (MINT), a cleantech company.

22 Feb 2011

Abu Dhabi Conference to Showcase ITT’s Defense Solutions

McLean, Virginia-based, ITT, a company that offers solutions for use in military and naval applications, has recently announced that it will display its range of products in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), at the 2011 International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX).

22 Feb 2011

Temperature Sensor for Commercial Applications

The TemperatureSensor IR from Phidget has a 10° field of view and an object temperature from70° to +380°C with a resolution of 0.02°C, a room temperature accuracy of ±0.5°C, and can update temperature at a speed of 32msec.

22 Feb 2011

Multi-Purpose Non-Contact Thermometer Re-Launched for Consumer Applications

American Scientific Resources has re-launched an updated version of its Kidz-Med 5-in-1 unconnected thermometer as the sleeker and compact Kidz-Med VeraTemp model.

22 Feb 2011

Water Purity Sensor to Purify Water Through Solar Energy

The SODIS is a method by which solar energy is utilized to remove bacteria and purify water.

22 Feb 2011

Students Win Funding to Provide Solutions to Global Issues

The Innovation Challenge is a competition that encourages students to utilize their inventive skills and imagination to start business ventures that will provide feasible solutions for localized global problems.

22 Feb 2011

Organic Sensor to Detect Condition of Bridges and Buildings

A Princeton University professor of electrical engineering Sigurd Wagner working with a research student Patrick Goerrn has built a laser sensor that is stretchable.

22 Feb 2011

World's Smallest Magnetic Field Sensor

Researchers from the KIT Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) and IPCMS have now come closer to reaching this target. For the first time, a team of scientists from KIT and the Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) have now succeeded in combining the concepts of spin electronics and molecular electronics in a single component consisting of a single molecule.

21 Feb 2011

QinetiQ Inks MoU With Saudi Arabia on Sensors, Robotics

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between QinetiQ and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia to collaborate on a range of research and technology development programmes which could include autonomy, robotics, sensors, communications and remote sensing.

By Andy Choi 21 Feb 2011

Sensor Technologies Help Ford Fiesta Win 'Top Safety Pick'

The 2011 Ford Fiesta, the only car in its category to earn a 'Top Safety Pick' from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under its new test standards, continues to earn recognition in major global markets for its safety performance and rating in independent third-party testing.

By Andy Choi 21 Feb 2011

A Sensor-Guided Bobcat

The UK-based company Infomap is carrying out trials on a GPS-guided excavating system on a Bobcat E14 mini-excavator.

By Andy Choi 21 Feb 2011

Sensors to Accelerate Expansion of Semiconductor Segment

According to a recent survey report published by RNCOS, a research organization, sensors will accelerate the expansion of the semiconductor segment in the future although circuit boards incorporated into systems still prevail.

21 Feb 2011