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Magnetometers for NASA's Mars Mission

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has built and delivered magnetometers for the NASA's Mars Atmosphere And Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission.

23 May 2012

Extech Launches Wireless Datalogging Insulation Tester and RMS Multimeter

Extech, a global provider of handheld testing and measurement tools, has launched a new insulation tester & multimeter with wireless datalogging capabilities. The MG300 is a 2-in-1 device. It is a true RMS multimeter having a built-in insulation resistance tester.

15 May 2012

Market Research Report on Magnetic Field Sensors

MarketsandMarkets, an international market research and consulting company, has published a novel market research report, titled, “Global Magnetic Field Sensors Market (2011-2016).”

14 May 2012

MEMSIC Unveils 3-Axis Ultra-Small Magnetic Sensor

MEMSIC has expanded its AMR based magnetic sensor portfolio with the introduction of a 3-axis ultra-small magnetic sensor called the MMC3316xMT.

From MEMSIC INC. 10 May 2012

CURRENT Power Quality Analytic Sensors Selected For Low Carbon Network Initiative

CURRENT’s Connected Intelligence power quality analytic sensors have been chosen for a pilot project for UK’s transition to a low carbon network.

9 May 2012

3D NanoCompass Allows for Cost-Effective Reconfigurable Inertial Measuring Tool

Baolab Microsystems have designed ways to modify the structure that we developed for the 3D NanoCompass so that it can be used to create gyroscopes and accelerometers as well as magnetometers.

8 May 2012

New application for Superconducting Strip as an Ultra-Low-Voltage Sensor

Researchers studying a superconducting strip observed an intermittent motion of magnetic flux which carries vortices inside the regularly spaced weak conducting regions carved into the superconducting material.

1 May 2012

Sentec Current Sensor Technology Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sentec, a provider of smart grid and metering technology, has been honored with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise again. This recognition is for the third consecutive year.

24 Apr 2012

NIST Develops Atom-Based Magnetic Sensor for Measuring Human Brain Activity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an atom-based miniature magnetic sensor for measuring magnetic activity in the human brain. The sensor holds potential for studying neurological diseases and mental processes.

23 Apr 2012

UCSB Researchers Develop Sensitive Tunnel FET-Based Biosensors

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have developed a quantum mechanical-based advanced biosensor for detection of biomolecules and trace substances for point-of-care diagnostics of diseases, forensics as well as for security application.

18 Apr 2012