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Cefas’ Researchers to Exploit Three-Axis Accelerometer Sensors for Fish Behavioral Studies

Researchers at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) are experimenting on exploiting the technology to monitor the fish habits which will enable them to forecast fish reserves.

18 Sep 2010

Tekscan Offers Ultra-Thin Tactile Pressure Sensors for Extreme Pressure/Thermal Hot Spots

Tekscan, a global producer of highly-thin sensors and tangible pressure and force measurement systems, has released tactile pressure sensing devices for exploiting high thermal spots up to 200 °C or 400 °F.

18 Sep 2010

Acculogic Introduces Flying ThermoScan Sensors for Precise Temperature Measurements

The Manufacturing Test Systems unit of Acculogic, a pioneer in manufacturing and marketing electronic devices and production solutions, launches its innovative ThermoScan™ test technology.

18 Sep 2010

Global Market for Point Fiber Optic Sensors Expand Exponentially

Global Information Inc. is releasing a novel market research assessment done by ElectroniCast, a global market/technology forecast consultancy, on the “Fiber Optic Sensors Global Market Forecast".

18 Sep 2010

Siemens Withdraws from the Optical Safety Sensor Market

Siemens has confirmed that it is opting out or retreating from the optical safety sensor market, from the first of October 2010.

17 Sep 2010

PWD Decides to Install Sensors in Vehicles for Auto-Payment on Toll Nakas

The public works department will introduce an experimental model of the self-payment sensors on toll nakas in the state. The toll workers on the highways have been advised to establish the new system to enable trouble-free activities and thus saving manual workforce and time.

17 Sep 2010

Sensis Corporation Tests Counter-Fire Real-Time Radars

Sensis Corporation, a global provider of information technology, sensors and simulation for defense purposes, has successfully accomplished the second generation testing of their condensed, small-scale counter-fire radar system, which can be deployed in vehicles.

17 Sep 2010

Solidica to Monitor Ground Defense Vehicle’s Armor for the U.S. Army

Solidica, a pioneer in advanced network sensing systems, vehicle health monitoring systems and advanced lightweight armor materials, proclaimed that they have received an agreement from the U.S. Army for establishing an evidence for promoting health monitoring system in the ground defense vehicle.

17 Sep 2010

Alion to Support Advanced Above Water Sensor Development Program for PEO IWS

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company in association with other fourteen companies, was granted a $134 million agreement from the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) to promote the advancement and acquisition of the above- water sensing devices for Navy.

17 Sep 2010

Cypress Envirosystems Unveils Deadband-Supported WPT for Energy Savings in Buildings

Cypress Envirosystems, a division of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, declared that they have launched a ‘Deadband’ version for their renowned Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT).

17 Sep 2010

SensiVida Ties Up with Cornell University for Material Science Research

Jose Mir, President of SensiVida Medical Technologies proclaimed that, their company which manufactures painless bio-medical diagnostic equipments, has been granted the JumpStart project funding from the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for the last quarter of 2010.

17 Sep 2010

CSD Technique Regenerates SWNT Sensors by Electric Impulses

According to the US researchers the single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) sensors can be ‘reset’ by simply pressing the switch.

17 Sep 2010

Raytheon Secures Award for Upgrading AN-AAS-53 Sensor

Texas-based Raytheon Company in McKinney has been granted a $37,329,835 award for designing, manufacturing and evaluating the upgradation of an available variant of the common sensor payload, AN/AAS-53, integrating precise target image identification ability.

17 Sep 2010

General Dynamics Granted $30 Million for Chemical/Biological Weapon Tracking

General Dynamics Corp, a division of contractor for defense, was awarded $30 million grant from the U.S. Army, for manufacturing and supporting the equipments that can track chemical and biological weapons.

17 Sep 2010

Carbon Monoxide Detectors to be Installed in Lifepak Fire Rescue Units

The city of Boca Raton’s Fire Rescue service is advancing all the Lifepak systems with mobile carbon-monoxide detectors. The miniature device could efficiently identify the presence of carbon-monoxide and furnishes security in such environments.

17 Sep 2010