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General Dynamics’ Business Unit Acquires Sensor Manufacturer Kylmar

The business unit of General Dynamics, General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd, acquired Kylmar (KMC) Ltd., a sensor and optical surveillance company that specializes in products suitable for security and military applications. Although the value of the cash transactions remain undisclosed, the cash transaction is slated to be accretive to 2011 earnings of General Dynamics.

30 Jun 2010

SiOnyx Pixel-Scale Detectors Demonstrate Breakthrough in Silicon Photonic Device Development

In the bi-weekly of American Chemical Society, scientists describe about the new special sensor that utilizes magnetic levitation, also known as maglev.

29 Jun 2010

Millar Unveils Implantable Sensors with Digital Data Transmission

The TRM53P pressure transmitter released by Millar Instruments is fully implantable, provides digital data transmission and operates through inductive power charging.

29 Jun 2010

imec Develops Ethanol Vapor Sensor Coated with ZnO Nanoparticle Film

Nanotechnology research center, imec, in collaboration with its Ghent University-associated laboratory, has unveiled ethanol vapor sensors that are SOI microring resonators coated with 3.5nm ZnO nanocrystal films.

29 Jun 2010

New Maglev Sensor for Food and Healthcare Industries

In the bi-weekly of American Chemical Society, scientists describe about the new special sensor that utilizes magnetic levitation, also known as maglev.

29 Jun 2010

Distributed Temperature Sensing System Receives Innovation Award

International research company Frost & Sullivan has bestowed its New Product Differentiation Award on SensorTran’s Gemini Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system.

28 Jun 2010

Computer Software Senses Environmental Changes and User Activity

A Pakistani student of the University of Leicester, as part of his doctoral research, has studied a method of feeding computer systems with situational changes by incorporating software sensors in the systems, which are capable of monitoring the context or activity of the user.

28 Jun 2010

Northrop Grumman Queues to Supply NATO’s Ground Surveillance System

Towards supplying NATO’s premier and long-standing contract for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, Northrop Grumman has submitted a formal proposal.

28 Jun 2010

Nanostructure Geometry-Based Biosensors Detect Very Low-Concentration Disease Markers

Imec’s research center at Belgium has demonstrated the operation of biosensors that facilitate the identification of certain disease markers of extremely low concentrations.

28 Jun 2010

Sterilant Gas Sensor Protects Workers from Known Exposure Perils

Leading toxic gas detection systems manufacturer, ChemDAQ has applied for patent protection for its Peracetic Acid (PAA) sensor, which the fourth in the company’s range of sterilant gas sensors.

28 Jun 2010

InnerSpace Introduces Advanced Neuromonitoring Systems for Traumatic Brain Injuries

InnerSpace has introduced new, sophisticated neuromonitoring systems called the Hummingbird Parenchyma, the Hummingbird Ventricular and the Hummingbird Synergy in the U.S. market.

28 Jun 2010

Battery-Free, RF-Powered, Wireless Sensor Module from Powercast

At the 2010 Sensors Expo & Conference, wireless power technology company, Powercast Corporation, demonstrated a RF-powered wireless sensor module with low energy consumption.

28 Jun 2010

Cognitec Systems Tops MBE for Face Recognition Technology

Cognitec Systems topped the initial Multiple Biometric Evaluation (MBE) 2010 carried out by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

28 Jun 2010