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Occupancy Sensor Market Forecast to Grow at 18.36% CAGR from 2014 to 2020

According to a new market research report "Occupancy Sensor Market by Technology (Passive Infrared, Ultrasonic), Network (Wired, Wireless), Components, Application (Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industrial, Retail), and Geography - Analysis and Forecast to 2013 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the Occupancy Sensor Market is estimated to reach $4.67 Billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 18.36% from 2014 to 2020.

26 Sep 2014

Sanborn Map Acquires Leica ALS70-HP High-Pulse-Rate Airborne LiDAR Sensor

The Sanborn Map Company, Inc. (Sanborn) has purchased a Leica ALS70-HP high-pulse-rate airborne LiDAR sensor, and the cutting-edge system already is benefiting Sanborn customers.

25 Sep 2014

Banner Engineering Adds LE250 to L-Gage LE Family of Laser Sensors

Banner Engineering has expanded its L-Gage LE family of laser sensors with the new LE250. Optimized for measurements ranging from 100 mm to 400 mm, the LE250 features superior measurement precision and a small laser spot size.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 24 Sep 2014

Innovative Motion Detection and Smart Video Capture Technology for Athletes

C Spire and Blast Motion are offering a pioneering new motion detection and smart video capture technology for athletes at all levels to track vital sports metrics, harness their power and improve performance through motion sensor and user-friendly fitness apps on smartphones and tablets.

23 Sep 2014

Novel Optical Sensor Enables Robot to Grasp USB Plug

Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port.

22 Sep 2014

Bioinspired Polarization Camera Discovers How Female Northern Swordtail Fish Choose Mates

We have all seen a peacock show its extravagant, colorful tail feathers in courtship of a peahen. Now, a group of researchers have used a special camera developed by an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis to discover that female northern swordtail fish choose their mates based on a similar display.

22 Sep 2014

AS&E’s MINI Z Backscatter Screening System Named ASIS Accolades Award Winner

American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E") a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced today that the Company's new MINI Z™ handheld Z Backscatter® screening system has been named an ASIS Accolades Award winner and selected for the best in show, "Judge's Choice" Award, from amongst all ASIS Accolades winners. ASIS Accolades is an awards competition that recognizes the security industry's most innovative new products, services, and/or solutions.

19 Sep 2014

NASA Awards CISS Phase I SBIR Contract to Develop Wide-Field, Deep UV Raman Hyperspectral Imager

ChemImage Sensor Systems (CISS™) announces that it has been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract for the development of a Wide-Field, Deep UV Raman Hyperspectral Imager by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

19 Sep 2014

FUJIFILM VisualSonics to Highlight One-Touch Pre-Clinical Imaging Platform at World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting

FUJIFILM VisualSonics Inc., a world leader in real time, in vivo, high-resolution micro-imaging systems designed specifically for pre-clinical research and subsidiary of FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc., will unveil the world’s first one-touch pre-clinical imaging platform, the Vevo® 3100 on September 17 -20 at the World Molecular Imaging Congress Annual Meeting in Seoul, Korea.

18 Sep 2014

New 28MP APS-C CMOS Image Sensor from Samsung for Digital Cameras

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced its new 28 megapixel (MP) APS-C CMOS image sensor for digital cameras.

17 Sep 2014