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Energy Micro to Release LESENSE Interface for Low Power Applications

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller firm, has introduced a generic low energy sensing interface called LESENSE function block to its EFM32 microcontroller portfolio.

17 Nov 2010

VTI Technologies Launches Tiny 3-Axis Gyro sensor

VTI Technologies, a developer and producer of sensors that can sense angular motion, inclination and acceleration, has released the small 3-axis gyro sensor called CMR3000.

17 Nov 2010

Kionix Launches Two Gyros and Three Accelerometers

Kionix, a subsidiary of Japan-based ROHM, has unveiled two gyros named dual-axis KGY12 and tri-axis KGY13 to serve the consumer equipment market and three accelerometers named KXTH9, KXTG9 and KXTI9.

From Kionix, Inc. 17 Nov 2010

CMOSIS and TowerJazz unveil CMV12000 Image Sensor

TowerJazz, a specialty foundry and producer of integrated circuits, and CMOSIS, a producer and distributor of highly efficient CMOS image sensors for professional imaging solutions, have declared the launch of a 12-megapixal image sensor named CMV12000, which is produced using an improved 0.18 µm unique CIS processing technology.

17 Nov 2010

Omega Engineering Launches Calibrator to Measure RTD Sensors

Omega Engineering has launched an automated calibrator called the CL514-PLUS to study and quantify all RTD equipment and compute the RTD sensors. The calibrator can be connected effortlessly to the instruments to be measured.

17 Nov 2010

Affectiva Launches Beta Form of Q Sensor

Affectiva, a firm that develops technologies to assist people suffering from autism spectrum disorders, has announced at the Future Forward Executive Forum the launch of a beta form of its biosensor named Q Sensor.

17 Nov 2010

Innovative Sensor Technology Launches Tiny Capacitive Humidity Sensor

Innovative Sensor Technology, a producer of thin-film sensing equipment, such as thermal mass flow sensors, capacitive relative humidity sensors and RTD temperature sensors, has expanded its thin-film sensor portfolio by unveiling a capacitive humidity sensor named P14 202, which is marked as the smallest capacitive humidity sensor in the world.

16 Nov 2010

MEGGITT Unveils Piezoresistive Dynamic Pressure Transducer

MEGGITT Sensing Systems, a provider of monitoring and sensing devices that gauge physical factors in adverse conditions, has unveiled a pressure sensor named the Endevco 8510C high-sensitivity piezoresistive dynamic pressure transducer.

From Meggitt Sensing Systems 16 Nov 2010

4B Launches Adjustable Depth Bearing Temperature Sensors

4B has unveiled an adjustable depth bearing (ADB) temperature sensor with a unique design, which permits the probe’s depth to be modified according to the type of applications.

16 Nov 2010

STMicroelectronics Launches AIS328DQ Accelerometer

STMicroelectronics, an MEMS major player, has announced the launching of an automotive-grade, 3-axis low-g accelerometer named AIS328DQ, the latest product in its sensor range.

From STMicroelectronics 16 Nov 2010

Tel Aviv University Scientists Create Sensors to Identify Explosives

Tel Aviv University scientists have created a nanotechnology-based electronic sensor, which can identify various forms of deadly chemicals. Fernando Patolsky, a professor at the Sackler School of Chemistry, who led the team of researchers, stated that the sensor is quick and handy and is more effective and trustworthy in identifying explosives than sniffer dogs.

16 Nov 2010

Dwyer Instruments Unveils Low Pressure Calibration Pump

Dwyer Instruments, a major player that offers various useful instruments at affordable prices in the instrumentation and controls market, has unveiled its latest model in the low-pressure calibration pump (LPCP) series.

16 Nov 2010

UV Curing Compounds For Coating, Bonding, Potting and Encapsulation By Master Bond

UV-cure compounds are available in 100 percent reactive formulations. One feature of these compounds is that they are not oxygen-inhibited and they exhibit fast curing rates at ambient temperatures and in the presence of air.

16 Nov 2010

Scientists Create Nanoscale Light Sensor

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and University of Wisconsin at Madison have created a nanoscale light sensor, that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality. The team, reports in Nature Photonics that the development overcomes one of nanotechnology's most daunting challenges.

By Andy Choi 15 Nov 2010

Novartis Close to Producing Smart Sensor Pill

Multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis declared it is closing in on producing a pill that once ingested relays patient health parameters as well as its own effect on the patient's body.

By Andy Choi 14 Nov 2010