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MODIS and AVHRR Instruments Detect Extremely Cold Temperatures on the East Antarctic Plateau

News - 10 Dec 2013

What is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures in several hollows can dip below minus 133.6 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 92 degrees...

Measurement Specialties Releases Compact, Low-Power Digital Barometric Pressure Sensor Module

News - 13 Nov 2013

Measurement Specialties, an expert in sensor design and manufacturing, has released the low-power MS5806, a compact digital barometric pressure sensor module that operates over an extended pressure...

FURUNO Completes Development of X-band Doppler Weather Radar

News - 30 Aug 2013

FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. is pleased to announce that the development process of FURUNO X-band Doppler Weather Radar* has been completed. Subsequently, FURUNO is looking to deliver a solution for...

Polar Introduces Bluetooth Smart Sensor for Runners to Track Speed

News - 29 May 2013

Polar USA, the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technologies, today introduced the new Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth® Smart, the first ever Bluetooth Smart sensor that will...

Parvus Mission Computer Subsystem Completes Military Standard Qualification Testing

News - 19 Mar 2013

Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corporation announces that the DuraCOR 830, a rugged tactical mission processor subsystem based on an ultra-low power Intel Atom CPU with integrated MIL-STD-1553 databus...

Ground-based LocataNet Delivers Accurate Positioning in USAF’s Independent Tests

News - 14 Dec 2012

Locata Corporation confirmed today that the spectacular performance of the company’s ground-based LocataNet™ positioning system, recently reported by the USAF after independent testing at...

NCAR-Based NASA-Funded System Provides Weather Forecasts for Transoceanic Flights

News - 12 Dec 2012

A new NASA-funded prototype system developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) of Boulder, Colo., now is providing weather forecasts that can help flights avoid major storms as...

New Pressure Sensor by STMicroelectronics to Calculate Vertical Elevation Relative to Sea Level

News - 5 Sep 2012

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, the world’s top MEMS manufacturer, and the leading supplier of MEMS sensors...

Motion Sensors to Footprint Your Every Move

Article - 1 Oct 2013

Kiwi Wearable Technologies – a new start-up company - has developed a cutting-edge internet-enabled motion sensing device that can track your activity and is capable of making your living environment...

New Instruments to Uncover Earth's Atmosphere Secrets

News - 15 Mar 2010

The outer layers of Earth's atmosphere hold many secrets yet to be uncovered and three scientific instruments will fly soon on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite and seek to uncover them to benefit us...