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SensiVida Ties Up with Cornell University for Material Science Research

Jose Mir, President of SensiVida Medical Technologies proclaimed that, their company which manufactures painless bio-medical diagnostic equipments, has been granted the JumpStart project funding from the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for the last quarter of 2010.

17 Sep 2010

CSD Technique Regenerates SWNT Sensors by Electric Impulses

According to the US researchers the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) sensors can be ‘reset’ by simply pressing the switch.

17 Sep 2010

Raytheon Secures Award for Upgrading AN-AAS-53 Sensor

Texas-based Raytheon Company in McKinney has been granted a $37,329,835 award for designing, manufacturing and evaluating the upgradation of an available variant of the common sensor payload, AN/AAS-53, integrating precise target image identification ability.

17 Sep 2010

General Dynamics Granted $30 Million for Chemical/Biological Weapon Tracking

General Dynamics Corp, a division of contractor for defense, was awarded $30 million grant from the U.S. Army, for manufacturing and supporting the equipments that can track chemical and biological weapons.

17 Sep 2010

Carbon Monoxide Detectors to be Installed in Lifepak Fire Rescue Units

The city of Boca Raton’s Fire Rescue service is advancing all the Lifepak systems with mobile carbon-monoxide detectors. The miniature device could efficiently identify the presence of carbon-monoxide and furnishes security in such environments.

17 Sep 2010

Universal Biosensors May Go Up for Sale

An Australia-based medical diagnostics firm, Universal Biosensor’s CEO, Mark Morrisson’s retirement has stimulated presumption in the entire industry that the company may be on sale.

17 Sep 2010

DtiCorp.com Launches Various UV Flame Detectors with Improved Features

DtiCorp.com, a leading Honeywell web-based distributor, is launching 19 Honeywell C7012 Purple Peeper solid-state UV Flame detecting devices. These electronic solid-state flame sensing devices can be deployed with Honeywell amplifiers and flame safety controls.

17 Sep 2010

B + W Sensors to Integrate MVST Systems in Speed-Prone Areas

Traffic Safety Solutions Co. Inc., a department of St.Louis-based B & W Sensors, was granted an agreement by Cool Valley city for integrating cameras to track speeding drivers.

17 Sep 2010

APS Experiments on Sensor-Based Auto-Healing Power Grid Technology

Phoenix-based APS, a leading electric utility in Arizona, is experimenting on novel intelligent networking systems in Flagstaff, which can considerably lessen the duration of power outages as well as enhance the re-installation time of outage.

17 Sep 2010

VTT Advances CCTV System to Avert Terror Activities

Finland-based VTT Technical Research Centre is advancing image processing systems that can augment the surveillance of discarded luggage in public zones. Various CCTV systems are installed in public areas to collect the images of such materials.

17 Sep 2010

Vantix Biosensor Detects Trace Amounts of Cocaine and Cannabis in Saliva

Earlier this year, the North Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law highlighted the value of a spit test to catch drug drivers. Testing for drugs in saliva is very challenging, but findings announced today by Universal Sensors Ltd (Cambridge, UK) show that its Vantix biosensor technology can detect trace quantities of both cocaine and cannabis in saliva within minutes.

16 Sep 2010

NC3A Implements C-IED Sensors at NATO Kandahar Airbase

NC3A (NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency) triumphantly put into effect, advanced C-IED (Counter Improvised-Explosive Devices) facilities, on a new Entry Control Point at the Kandahar Airfield.

16 Sep 2010

Alphasense Launches Gas Detection Sensors

Alphasense, a pioneer in the field of gas sensor technologies, aims to cater to the demands of gas detection, by supplying superior quality Oxygen Sensors globally, to several industrial OEMs.

16 Sep 2010

NASA Langley to Display SansEC Wireless Sensor Technology

SansEC Sensors, developed by NASA’s scientists at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, are sensors that are highly damage resilient, and need no electrical connections. They are the simplest and totally functional circuits, operating as a single electrical component.

16 Sep 2010

Protimeter HygroTrac Sensing System from GE to Monitor Psychometric Conditions

General Electric (GE) Company’s Protimeter HygroTrac Environmental Monitoring System, is to be employed in a pilot program, to predict the optimized glazing and insulation taking place during restoration of London’s 23-storey Ferrier Point Block in Canning Town.

16 Sep 2010