Ohio-based environmental and energy solutions provider NexTech Materials has aligned with Therm-O-Disc, an unit of Emerson, for collaboratively advancing a novel hydrogen sensing device.
P4Q Electronics, a leading supplier of solar power tracking systems, has launched its new Suntrack solar tracking controller called the 32H for concentrating solar power (CSP) purposes.
Kistler Instrumente AG has advanced an innovative multiple-channel wire technology for facilitating the incorporation process of cavity-pressure sensing devices into complicated multiple-cavity molds.
Lithuanian Armed Forces has offered a contract to Transas Baltic for the delivery and integration of the Lithuanian Navy Sea Surveillance Information System (SSIS). The Control as well as the Command Centre will be installed with the innovative generation of Transas Navi-Harbour maritime surveillance and information service device.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has entered into an agreement with e2v, an imaging solutions provider, to manufacture an imaging sensor using the Charge Coupled Device (CCD) technology, for the space science mission of PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars (PLATO).
With terrorists using more sophisticated methods to transport and detonate bombs better explosive detecting capabilities are needed.
Lockheed Martin Corp. said Monday it had won a four-year, $65 million contract from the U.S. Army to continue updating vision-sensor systems for the Apache helicopter.
Kistler, a developer and producer of sensors for gauging force, pressure and torque, has unveiled its piezoelectric force sensor with a compact design named the Type 9393A, in the North American region.
Inovonics, a wireless sensor solution provider for life-saving and commercial applications, has unveiled a wireless sensor named EN1240 activity sensor to fulfill the specific demands of facilities caring for seniors.
Microsoft will acquire Canesta, a California-based company developing sensing technologies for three-dimension applications, for an undisclosed price by the end of 2010.
Analytical Graphics, Inc. has displayed its latest device, which will perform collection scheduling automatically, for the Multispectral Thermal Imager and TACSAT-3, in booth 313 at GEOINT 2010.
Bosch has developed a state-of-the-art ultrasonic, blind-spot recognizing sensing technology called the Side View Assist system, which warns the driver when other vehicles come close to or approach diagonally behind his/her vehicle when drifting the lanes.
A robot that can follow marine organisms underwater for considerable distances would be key to learning more about these organisms.
Canesta, manufacturer of CMOS-based single chip 3D sensors, announced it has signed a deal to be acquired by technology giant Microsoft. Last year end the company raised $16 million in funding from investors Carlysle Venture Partners, Venrock and Honda. Honda plans to use Canesta's technology in its future cars to detect and avoid obstacles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Nov 2010
Laying the groundwork for new mobile infrastructure is extremely complex, expensive and debatable, as seen with the 'not so efficient' rollout of the 4G network. Also calls from mobile phones are transmitted through a station tower, but if numerous users in a single location call at the same time, the connection speed diminishes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Nov 2010