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International Customer Order for KVH Tactical Navigation System

An international customer has placed a $2 million order to KVH Industries for the TACNAV II tactical navigation system. Shipment of the system is likely to start in 2011 second quarter and completed by early 2011.

18 May 2010

Libelium Bluetooth Module for Waspmote Wireless Sensor Network Platform

Leading distributed wireless technology vendor Libelium has recently released a Bluetooth module for its wireless sensor network (WSN) platform that is also known as Waspmote.

18 May 2010

Freescale Introduces Two Advanced Airbag System Solutions

Today at the PSI5 Forum in Nuremberg, Germany, Freescale Semiconductor introduced two advanced airbag system solutions for the emerging Peripheral Sensor Interface 5 (PSI5) protocol, including an inertial satellite sensor family and a mixed signal analog IC.

17 May 2010

New Impact Sensor Helps Monitor Athletes’ Performance

New Zealand researchers have designed a new kind of sensor that allows sports scientists to measure the impact forces of athletes’ performance.

17 May 2010

Sensors Expo Focuses on Sensors and Acquisition Systems

The Sensors Expo & Conference 2010 will be preceded by a pre-conference symposium at the Rosemont, IL based Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on June 7, 2010.

17 May 2010

UC Research on Embedded Sensors for Tracking Gas Leaks

A miniaturized chip of silicon that functions like a nose is likely to sense airborne chemicals in the future for alerting emergency responders through the mobile phone network.

17 May 2010

Research Report on Opportunities for Embedded WiFi Chipsets

A report on ‘Low Power Embedded WiFi Emerging Technology’ has been announced by Research and Markets as part of their offering.

17 May 2010

Electromagnetic Sensors Developer QuakeFinder Analyzes Seismic Actions

Scientists from the Palo Alto, California-based humanitarian R&D organization QuakeFinder have commenced collection of vital clues immediately after the occurrence of an earthquake of 6.2 magnitude at Tacna, Peru on May 5, 2010.

17 May 2010

Natcore Enters into Acquisition Agreement with Vanguard

A share purchase agreement has been executed by Natcore Technology with Vanguard Solar’s security holders.

17 May 2010

Functionalized and Sensing Materials Report on Sensor and Actuator Materials

The addition of the report on Functionalized and Sensing Materials has been announced by Research and Markets in their offering titled Volumes 93-94 on the Advanced Materials Research Series.

17 May 2010

Raytheon Networks Combat Sensors with Weapon Systems

A group of combat systems was networked by Raytheon Company during an experimental force exercise conducted by the U.S. Army for evaluating both emerging and current capabilities for enhanced targeting efficiency and situational awareness.

17 May 2010

General Dynamics Navigational System with Integrated Sensors Suite

The critical design review (CDR) related to the Autonomous Navigation System (ANS) program of General Dynamics Robotic Systems has been completed successfully.

17 May 2010

PositiveID’s Interface for Continual Glucose Level Detection in Patients

PositiveID Corporation has recently filed a provisional patent application regarding the interface between the interstitial space fluids of a patient with a resonant electromechanical drive powered by radio frequency (RF) for detecting the patient’s glucose levels continuously, with the Patent and Trademark Office of the US.

17 May 2010

Delta-T’s Soil Moisture Sensor for Agricultural and Research Applications

Delta-T Devices has released the SM300, a high quality soil moisture sensor that is stable over broad salinity and temperature ranges and provides excellent performance for saline and normal soil conditions.

From Delta-T Devices Ltd 15 May 2010

Augusta and Microsoft Team Up for Homeland Security Solutions

Microsoft and Augusta Systems, a vendor of technologies for powering the intelligent convergence of networks, systems and devices, will collaborate for supporting integration of real time control functions, data and events into homeland security and public solutions that are built on the Fusion Core Solution of Microsoft.

15 May 2010