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Cleantech Company Belkin Acquires Zensi Technology

Playa Vista, California-based Belkin International, an electronics firm, has acquired the Atlanta-based research startup company Zensi that tracks water and electricity consumption using a simple technology.

29 Apr 2010

Irvine Sensors Releases Availability Roadmap for its VAULT Products

Irvine Sensors Corporation has issued the detailed plan for the tentative availability of its flash memory products in the VAULT™ series.

29 Apr 2010

Cypress TrueTouch for Smart Touch Screen Solutions

Cypress Semiconductor has announced a new feature that supports hover detection in its capacitive touchscreen technology

29 Apr 2010

Axcess' MicroWireless System with Nano-Positioning Sensors for Oil Platform Security

A $100,000 contract has been awarded to Axcess International for the supply of the MicroWireless-based ID system to a major oil platform located in the Far East for supporting state-of-the-art workforce management applications for improving the workers’ safety.

29 Apr 2010

American Sensor Technologies Releases Water Pressure Capabilities Booklet

American Sensor Technologies has published a booklet that describes their position and pressure transmitter capabilities for the water sector.

28 Apr 2010

MMT Smart GPS Antenna Module for GPS Receiver

Micro Modular Technologies (MMT) has recently announced a very small GPS receiver with the MN5020HS, a smart GPS antenna module.

28 Apr 2010

Fraunhofer Institute’s Sensor Transponder for Corrosion Measurement

Experts from the Duisburg, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS have developed a transponder that is capable of identifying corrosion due to rust during the initial phase.

28 Apr 2010

UCLA’s Digital Sensor Array-Based Miniature Telemedicine Microscope

UCLA engineer Aydogan Ozcan has developed a miniature microscope for telemedicine applications based on the Lensless Ultra-wide-field Cell Monitoring Array platform (LUCAS), which is an imaging technology.

27 Apr 2010

New Robotic Technology Detects Objects with Greater Accuracy

Researchers from Canada, Israel and EU countries have developed a new technology called the 3D LIMS, which uses light beams to detect the location of an object.

27 Apr 2010

Sierra Monitor Fulfills First Order for Gas Detection Systems from ADCO

Sierra Monitor Corporation has announced the shipping of its first order from the Abu Dhabi Company for life-saving equipment used in monitoring flame and gas.

27 Apr 2010

Southampton University’s Radio-Based Sensor Probes to Predict Landslides

Fist-sized sensor probes developed by Dr Kirk Martinez at the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics and Computer Science and Geography Professor Jane Hart have been installed in Mexico’s Los Laureles Canyon, a region that is always under water caused by mud slides and heavy downpours. Dr Martinez was the first to make sensor-based probes in 2003 for monitoring movement of the glacier.

27 Apr 2010