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NIST Force Sensor Detects Fluctuations in Ion Motions

News - 6 Sep 2010

The physicists of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have exploited miniature ion crystals for measuring forces in the yoctonewton range. The yoctonewton (mass equivalent to...

TSRI Biologists Identify Mechanoreceptor Protein that Mediates Sense of Touch in Mammals

News - 5 Dec 2014

A team led by biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in neuroscience by identifying the “mechanoreceptor” protein that mediates the sense of...

NRL’s Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager to be Launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base

News - 3 Apr 2014

On April 3rd, 2014, a satellite carrying a U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) space weather instrument will launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Called the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager...

New Impact Sensor Helps Monitor Athletes’ Performance

News - 17 May 2010

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

Tekscan, Inc.

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Amazing insights and innovative products using Tekscan pressure mapping, force measurement, and tactile sensors Tekscan's patented tactile force and pressure sensing solutions provide our...

I-Scan™ Tactile Pressure Mapping System

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The I-Scan is a powerful pressure mapping tool that can accurately measure & analyze interface pressure, using a thin & flexible sensor, between surfaces.

SSULI Sensor Offers Vital Space Weather Data

News - 24 Jun 2011

The data from the NRL Spacecraft Engineering Department and Space Science Division’s Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) has been given official approval for use in the operational...

IBEX Cracks Open the Mystery of How the Earth is Protected from Solar Winds

News - 26 Aug 2010

It is a well known fact that the magnetic field of the Earth acts as a shield, protecting the life on Earth. The force field created by the magnetosphere of the Earth, repels the energetic particles...

Ball Aerospace Awarded $5.8 M Production Contract for Ion Velocity Meters

News - 13 Feb 2014

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a $5.8 million contract from the Defense Weather System Directorate at the Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles, Calif., for the...

Implant Sciences Supplies Handheld Explosives Trace Detector for Corporate Security in Africa

News - 27 Mar 2013

Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, today announced it has sold its Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld...