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Sensors from DNA Molecules Offer Hope for New Cancer Treatments

Sensors made out of customized DNA molecules may be used to treat cancer in the future. At the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Rome Tor Vergata researchers are working on nanosensors that are made from DNA molecules and may lead to new cancer tests and possible drugs.

By Andy Choi 11 Sep 2011

Flexpoint Developing Industrial Sensors with Bend Sensor Technology

The thin film sensing technology supplier, Flexpoint Sensor Systems has shared the status of the industrial sensors being developed by the company. The initial production of the sensors will commence in the fourth quarter of 2011.

From Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. 9 Sep 2011

Texas Instruments Launches Low Voltage Single-wire I/O Expander

A semiconductor manufacturer, Texas Instruments has launched the TCA5405, a self-timed, single-wire I/O expander. The TCA5405 single-wire I/O expander enables system designers to expand and control up to five outputs using only one processor general purpose input/output (GPIO).

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 9 Sep 2011

MEMS Sensor Supplier STMicroelectronics Participates at SEMICON Taiwan 2011

Benedetto Vigna, STMicroelectronics’ Group Vice President and General Manager of MEMS, Sensors and High Performance Analog Division, will deliver a presentation on the concept of art and science in MEMS and the significance of both aspects at the SEMICON Taiwan 2011 MEMS Forum being conducted at the Taipei International Convention Center.

From STMicroelectronics 9 Sep 2011

Northrop Grumman to Deliver Advanced Threat Warning Sensors to US Navy

A global security company, Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy according to which Northrop Grumman will provide advanced threat warning (ATW) sensors to the Department of the Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) division to protect aircraft and crews against threats received in the battlefield.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 9 Sep 2011

Sensors in Design 2012 Event to Focus on Sensor Applications

The technical resource available for design engineers in the manufacturing sector, Design News – a UBM Electronics brand has announced the date for Sensors in Design, an event focused on sensor applications.

By Andy Choi 9 Sep 2011

Carbon 612 Receives Patent for Non-Intrusive Electric A/C Sensor

Carbon 612, a subsidiary of the national provider of renewable energy to industrial, agricultural and commercial consumers, Clear Skies Solar has been awarded US Patent number US 7,990,133 for the Clear Coil or Non-Intrusive Electric A/C sensor.

By Andy Choi 9 Sep 2011

STMicroelectronics Introduces iNEMO Multi-Sensor Module LSM330DLC

STMicroelectronics has unveiled an advanced iNEMO MEMS inertial sensor module called the LSM330DLC that features three-axis sensing of angular and linear motion in a package of 4 x 5 x 1 mm.

From STMicroelectronics 9 Sep 2011

New Commercial Catalog of Piezoelectric and DC MEMS Sensors From Dytran Instruments

Dytran Instruments, Inc. www.dytran.com a leading manufacturer of piezoelectric and DC MEMS accelerometers, force and pressure transducers and associated electronics, announced the release of its new catalog titled Piezoelectric and DC MEMS Sensors for Measurement and Monitoring.

From Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer GmbH 8 Sep 2011

Implant Sciences to Supply Explosives Trace Detector for Deployment in Middle East

A supplier of sensors and related products for homeland security purposes, Implant Sciences has announced that the company has received an order worth $1.1 million for its portable explosives trace detection (ETD) system, the Quantum Sniffer QS-H150.

By Andy Choi 8 Sep 2011

AuthenTec’s TCS1 TouchChip Fingerprint Sensors for Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System

An identity management and security solutions provider, AuthenTec has announced that the TCS1 TouchChip fingerprint sensor along with the TCEFC1 TouchChip module empowers BI2 Technology’s Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System (MORIS) with fingerprint identification capability.

By Andy Choi 8 Sep 2011

Motion-Sensing Technology Helps Researchers Detect Onset of Illness in Seniors

Researchers at the University of Missouri have collaborated with an independent living community, TigerPlace to monitor changes in the health of its residents for the a number of years now using motion-sensing technology.

By Andy Choi 8 Sep 2011

Capella Microsystems Develops Optical Lid Sensor Chip for Touch-Screen Devices

A Taiwan-based company, Capella Microsystems has unveiled the CM36262 smart optical lid sensor chip using a patent-pending technique to replace the use of magnetic lid sensors in smartphones, tablet computers and notebooks.

By Andy Choi 8 Sep 2011

Analog Devices Launches iMEMS Gyroscope for Automotive Applications

The Norwood, Massachusetts-headquartered Analog Devices has developed the ADXRS800 iMEMS gyroscope for use in applications such as rollover detection, automotive electronic stability control and pitch detection.

From Analog Devices, Inc. 8 Sep 2011

Testing Completed on Under Sea Network of Sensors

A team of scientists have now given us technology that will allow us to have eyes and ears 5,000 meter under the sea. Researchers have completed tests on a revolutionary under sea network of hi-tech sensors that will likely change the face of oceanography forever.

By Andy Choi 7 Sep 2011