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MEGGITT Unveils Piezoresistive Dynamic Pressure Transducer

MEGGITT Sensing Systems, a provider of monitoring and sensing devices that gauge physical factors in adverse conditions, has unveiled a pressure sensor named the Endevco 8510C high-sensitivity piezoresistive dynamic pressure transducer.

From Endevco Corporation 16 Nov 2010

4B Launches Adjustable Depth Bearing Temperature Sensors

4B has unveiled an adjustable depth bearing (ADB) temperature sensor with a unique design, which permits the probe’s depth to be modified according to the type of applications.

16 Nov 2010

STMicroelectronics Launches AIS328DQ Accelerometer

STMicroelectronics, an MEMS major player, has announced the launching of an automotive-grade, 3-axis low-g accelerometer named AIS328DQ, the latest product in its sensor range.

From STMicroelectronics 16 Nov 2010

Tel Aviv University Scientists Create Sensors to Identify Explosives

Tel Aviv University scientists have created a nanotechnology-based electronic sensor, which can identify various forms of deadly chemicals. Fernando Patolsky, a professor at the Sackler School of Chemistry, who led the team of researchers, stated that the sensor is quick and handy and is more effective and trustworthy in identifying explosives than sniffer dogs.

16 Nov 2010

Dwyer Instruments Unveils Low Pressure Calibration Pump

Dwyer Instruments, a major player that offers various useful instruments at affordable prices in the instrumentation and controls market, has unveiled its latest model in the low-pressure calibration pump (LPCP) series.

16 Nov 2010

UV Curing Compounds For Coating, Bonding, Potting and Encapsulation By Master Bond

UV-cure compounds are available in 100 percent reactive formulations. One feature of these compounds is that they are not oxygen-inhibited and they exhibit fast curing rates at ambient temperatures and in the presence of air.

16 Nov 2010

Scientists Create Nanoscale Light Sensor

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and University of Wisconsin at Madison have created a nanoscale light sensor, that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality. The team, reports in Nature Photonics that the development overcomes one of nanotechnology's most daunting challenges.

By Andy Choi 15 Nov 2010

Novartis Close to Producing Smart Sensor Pill

Multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis declared it is closing in on producing a pill that once ingested relays patient health parameters as well as its own effect on the patient's body.

By Andy Choi 14 Nov 2010

Mars Rover Curiosity to Measure Radiation Environment

NASA's rover Curiosity is expected to touch down on Mars in August 2012. Preceding the mission by a few months, its science measurements will begin much closer to Earth.

By Andy Choi 14 Nov 2010

Advanced Photonix Wins Research Contract for Border Security Inspection Wand

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded API's subsidiary, Picometrix, LLC a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for $100,000 over six months. The company will exhibit the feasibility of integrating a hand-held time-domain terahertz (TD-THz) inspection wand combined with special sensor technologies to create a multi-sensor based approach for detection of concealed threats.

By Andy Choi 14 Nov 2010

Sam5 Biosensor Aids Biomolecular Interaction Studies

SAW Instruments has released a novel sam5 bio-sensing device for studying live, biomolecular bonding and its kinetics.

12 Nov 2010

Biosensors to Calibrate Forces Acting Across Proteins

Mechanical force plays a major role in regulating various biological processes, ranging from replication of genes to strengthening the bones.

12 Nov 2010

Lockheed Martin Signs $65M Deal with the US Army

Lockheed Martin, an international security firm, has entered into a $65 million deal with the US Army to carry out advancement of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) system for the Apache helicopter.

12 Nov 2010

Defentect Aligns with Arkfeld to Expand Security Services

Defentect Group, a manufacturer and supplier of rapid smart messaging services and applications, proclaimed that the company has assigned Arkfeld Security Technologies, as an authorized integrator, to market and integrate Defentect’s Global Threat Awareness system employing its Immediate Intelligent Messaging software base.

12 Nov 2010

Miniature Power-Storage Solutions to Activate Sensors and Wireless Devices

Murata has developed two ultra-small energy-harvesting systems for supplying power to sensing devices and wire-free elements by eliminating the necessity of an exterior electricity provision.

12 Nov 2010