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OMRON Releases Human Vision Components Module

OMRON is pleased to announce the release of the Human Vision Components (HVC) module. The HVC integrates Omron's best in class image sensing technology (OKAO Vision) along with a camera, processor, and external interface onto a single PCB, sized at 60x40 mm.

7 Apr 2015

New Study on 17 Years of Data from NASA’s Lightning Imaging Sensor

Can old data provide new insights about lightning and the physics of severe weather?

6 Apr 2015

HGH Infrared Systems Launches Cost-Effective Spynel-M Sensor Solution for Wide Area Surveillance

Following the award-winning international success of their widely recognized line of panoramic IRST cameras, HGH Infrared Systems is proud to announce the launch of their latest Spynel model, the Spynel-M. With dimensions of less than 12x20cm and weight of only 1.8 kg, the Spynel-M is a cost-effective, rugged, and compact solution for wide area surveillance. One single Spynel-M sensor effectively replaces up to 16 traditional infrared cameras and is able to perform 24/7 early human intrusion alerts over a 1.5 km-diameter area.

1 Apr 2015

RetailNext Software Platform Now Supports Xovis Stereo Traffic Counting Sensors

RetailNext Inc., the worldwide expert and market leader in retail analytics for brick-and-mortar stores, today announced it has expanded its software platform to add support for Xovis stereo traffic counting sensors.

1 Apr 2015

Banner Engineering Expands L-GAGE LE Family of Dual Discrete Laser Sensors

Banner Engineering has expanded its L-GAGE® LE family of laser sensors with the LE250 and LE550 Dual Discrete laser sensors. Designed with the same robust housing, intuitive interface and linear array technology as Banner’s analog models, the dual discrete laser sensors provide outstanding performance for challenging detection applications.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 1 Apr 2015

Toshiba to Commence Mass Production of New TCM3232PB Full HD CMOS Image Sensor

Toshiba Corporation's Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start mass production of a new CMOS image sensor “TCM3232PB” with a 1/3 inch optical format and full HD (1080p) resolution at the end of April.

31 Mar 2015

New Report on Global Market for Microbolometer IR Detectors

The global Microbolometer IR detector market was valued at $390.0 million in 2014 and is expected to reach $946.0 million by 2019, at a CAGR of 19.4% during the forecast period of 2014 to 2019.

31 Mar 2015

Formula One Industry Adopts Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Easier Implementation, Reduced Complexity

Motorsport teams face a variety of challenges every day. A racing car is not just one engineering problem, but a collection of inter-related engineering problems. Some of these problems are well understood while others are somewhat of a mystery. In order to learn and understand these unknown problems, engineers need new modern tools and instrumentation that will allow them to make measurements that cannot be made by conventional data acquisition sensors or systems.

From Luna Innovations Incorporated 31 Mar 2015

Optical Fiber Sensor Monitored Remotely 253 km Away

IMikel Bravo-Acha's PhD thesis has focussed on the applications of optical fibre as a sensor. In the course of his research, conducted at the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, in the laboratory he monitored a sensor fitted to optical fibre 253 kilometres away.

27 Mar 2015

GreenPeak Introduces Reference Design for Low Cost PIR Sensor for Smart Home Applications

GreenPeak Technologies, the industry leading Smart Home semi-conductor/system company, today announced a new addition to its Smart Home portfolio with the launch of a reference design for a low cost Passive Infra-Red (PIR) sensor with outstanding performance.

25 Mar 2015