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AboutSafety August 10, 2001 Kay Mangieri	Sense Or Smell Choosing the right workplace gas detection monitor is critical, but can be difficult. Some basic selection criteria are needed to help focus the search for the most appropriate piece of equipment...
Popular Mechanics December 5, 2008 Roy Berendsohn	Hot Water Heater Woes: How to Make Sure There's Enough Hot Water in Winter If your home always seems to run out of hot water quickly, your first approach should be to take a few energy-conserving steps.
National Defense May 2006 Robert H. Williams	Nobody Hides From These Sensors Lockheed Martin has developed a new, compact, multiple sensor system able to identify targets partially hidden in camouflage or vegetation.
Chemistry World July 30, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Graphene Sensor Achieves Ultimate Sensitivity An international team of researchers has achieved the ultimate in sensitivity - a gas sensor capable of detecting a single molecule. The sensor is based on graphene, a sheet of carbon a single atom thick.
Chemistry World August 14, 2013 Daniel Johnson	Putting PENCIL to paper to create gas sensors Scientists have made a carbon nanotube pencil that can draw gas sensors straight on to paper. This cheap and extremely quick prototyping method could spur huge advances in gas sensors, both for public health and in something as simple as toilet ventilation.
U.S. CPSC February 9, 2005	Vernier Software & Technology Recall of Go! Temp Temperature Sensors When connected to a computer, a static discharge to the sensor can cause the sensor to draw too much current from the computer, causing the sensor to get hot. The sensor can get hot enough to cause a burn to the skin or damage objects in contact with it.
Home Theater December 18, 2008	It's Official: Panasonic Buys Sanyo The merger will give Panasonic a stronger presence in the battery business, including batteries for future electric cars. That two companies of such size are merging is also being viewed as a symptom of recent worldwide economic troubles.
Chemistry World June 9, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Sensitive sugar sensor US scientists have designed a calorimetric sensor as a point-of-care diagnostic instrument that can detect low levels of glucose compared to similar sensors.
U.S. CPSC May 19, 2006	Tyco Fire & Security Recall to Upgrade Software of Fire Detection Systems Sensors in these fire detection systems could experience reduced sensitivity to smoke in conditions of high humidity and high temperature, which could delay the detection of smoke in the event of a fire.
Chemistry World July 25, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	DNA Toxic Gas Detector Scientists in the US have developed a sensitive and simple sensor that could be used to detect toxic gases occurring in urban areas.
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Brian Betts	Smart Sensors A single moment of human error can make a sensor and all the data it gathers worse than worthless. A new standard for analog sensors could save lives and money.
U.S. CPSC February 18, 2010	GE Infrastructure Sensing Recalls Commercial CO2 and Temperature Sensors Due to Fire Hazard The CO2 and temperature sensors can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
U.S. CPSC September 30, 2005	Panasonic Corporation of North America Recall of DLP Projector If the lamp drive circuit touches the shield case, the unit is not grounded, and a person were to contact metal terminals at the back of the unit, there is a potential for electric shock.
Home Theater February 1, 2007 Darryl Wilkinson	800" of Plasma TV Goodness at Super Bowl XLI If you have a seat for the Super Bowl in the exclusive Club Level at Miami's Dolphin Stadium, don't worry about looking down on the field. Simply watch the game on 1 of the 8 103-inch Panasonic Professional 1080p HD plasma displays.
This Old House Leland Stone	Water Heater Safety 101 Your water heater may look benign, but if it's improperly handled, it could erupt...
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008	U.S. Army Special Forces Unit Uses Paradigm Stealth Sensor The Stealth Sensor utilizes Bluetooth synchronization to both single and multiple remote receivers, overcoming a critical shortcoming of the previous version FriskerPRO.
PC Magazine February 1, 2011 PJ Jacobowitz	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 might be the best Micro Four Thirds camera on the market, but it's not the best compact interchangeable-lens camera you can buy.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2008 Anders Bylund	A Matsushita by Any Other Name Japanese electronics designer Matsushita Electric Industrial will become Panasonic Corp. on Oct. 1, in an effort to unify the company under its best-known brand name.
Chemistry World August 2006 David Walt	Comment: Common Sense for Sensors Designing sensors for manufacturability must be performed at the outset rather than as an afterthought. Only when we develop such reproducible sensors will they become pervasive tools for improving our quality of life.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006	LabVIEW Drivers for Wireless Sensor Networks National Instruments announced LabVIEW drivers for wireless sensor networks, giving engineers and scientists working with these devices the ability to fully integrate their wireless sensors into a graphical development environment.
Home Toys June 2004 Bert Centala	Sensors Make "Sense" for Home Automation Environmental sensor products can be a welcome addition to almost any Home Automation system whether they are used to actively control HVAC devices or to simply monitor key environmental parameters.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Rich Smith	What's Japanese for Horse Hockey? Management sees Matsushita in somebody else's crosshairs. If Panasonic truly wishes to serve its shareholders' interests, it will drop this pill idea.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Willie D. Jones	New Sensor Shows Electric Nature of Dust Devils Electric field sensor could help in climate studies and electronics manufacturing too.
Food Engineering August 1, 2008 Kevin T. Higgins	Food's chemical signature Food and beverage manufacturers will be among the first commercial beneficiaries of nanotechnology that delivers amazingly small and inexpensive electronic noses.
Scientific American September 19, 2005 Steven Ashley	Silicon Sniffer Engineers have developed a button-size chemical sensor prototype that is designed, among other things, to detect trace amounts of explosives before they detonate.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2010 April Taylor	Can NRG and GE Save Electric Cars? If more electric cars were produced, costs would decline.
CIO July 15, 2003 John Edwards	Sensitive Sensors Get those gigs. The State University of New York at Buffalo's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department has developed sensors that could boost hard drive capacity by a factor of 1,000 -- without also driving up price.
PC World February 20, 2002 Martyn Williams	Sony Focuses on 6 Megapixels Company's new image sensor will allow consumers to create professional-quality digital images -- at a price...
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 Harriet Brewerton	Colorful metal detection Scientists in China have developed a sensor that can indicate the presence of heavy metal ions in a sample with a simple color change by using aptamers. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules.
Home Theater November 5, 2008	Panasonic May Buy Sanyo Panasonic is making a bid to purchase Sanyo. The move would not only make Japan's leading consumer electronics giant even bigger - it might also lead to a dominant position in batteries, a fast growing segment of the industry.
Home Theater October 28, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Panasonic Wins 3D Award Panasonic has won the International 3D Society's first annual Wheatstone Award for its championing of 3D video technology.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Raytheon Delivers Prototype Missile Warning Sensor Raytheon has built and tested an integrated infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite Systems (RR-AISS) program.
U.S. CPSC March 17, 2004	Lakewood Recall of Electric Heaters Electrical connections inside of the heater can become loose. This could cause the metal portion of the heater to become energized, posing a serious shock hazard to consumers.
CIO August 25, 2014 Mike Gualtieri	How Sensors Can Add Zing to Your Apps The addition of sensor data can turn boring applications into exciting ones that impress your customers, a Forrester analyst says.
This Old House August 2007 Wilson Rothman	Wireless Monitoring Systems Worry about whether you left home with the garage door open or an appliance turned on? Know what's going on at home with a wireless monitoring system.
Food Engineering June 4, 2007	Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform.
Popular Mechanics January 2007 Mike Allen	How to Silence a Hissing Engine: Auto Clinic How to fix a vacuum leak or a leak in the duct between the mass airflow sensor and the throttle body.
BusinessWeek September 17, 2009 Grover & Hall	Panasonic Puts Its Chips on 3D TV Plasma sets have given it a big boost. Now it's betting consumers will pay up for 3D
Home Toys December 2002 David Steele	Driveway And Entry Annunciators For Home Automation Driveway and entry annunciators have been around for many years. To add them to your home automation and security system can add a whole new meaning to convenience. They can provide you not only with being alerted when a visitor approaches, but also turn on lights for safety and convenience.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005 John Keller	Army kicks off project to fit helmet-mounted displays with multispectral imagers The project is to enable soldiers to navigate and rapidly engage targets in total darkness and in the presence of battlefield obscurants by displaying a fused image across the entire field of view.
U.S. CPSC August 30, 2007	Berko Electric Toe-Space Heaters Recalled Due to Fire Hazard If the fan stops working and the heater continues to run, the unit can overheat, posing a fire hazard.
Technology Research News June 18, 2003 Ted Smalley Bowen	Wires make wireless strain gauge Researchers at Keio University in Japan have developed peak strain and displacement building sensors that do not require a constant power source, and that can be read using a wireless device. The sensors are designed to be embedded in concrete and fire-protection coatings.
Popular Mechanics February 2009 Mike Allen	Is Nitrogen Better than Air in Car Tires? Inflating your tires with pure nitrogen offers several advantages for your car.
Home Theater April 3, 2009	Energy Star 3.0 Makes TVs Greener Energy Star 3.0 requires certified sets to be 30 percent more energy efficient than non-certified ones.
Home Toys June 2005	Motorola Ushers New Era in Home Monitoring & Control Consumers can easily install and customize new solutions that work with existing broadband connections -- enabling users to remain connected and informed. Cost-effective and feature-rich, Motorola's solution monitors and controls a variety of home functions.
Home Theater February 4, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Wireless TVs on the Way Hitachi, Panasonic, and Toshiba will bring high-bandwidth sets this year.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 Dan Bloom	Will Image Sensors Continue to Light Micron? Image sensor growth is slowing, and it looks like the competition is getting stiffer. Investors beware.
Technology Research News July 16, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Sensors guard privacy The idea behind a new privacy scheme is to make sensor networks automatically reduce the accuracy of the location data they report whenever anyone is in danger of standing out. The goal is to allow people to be monitored without any one person being tracked.
National Defense October 2005 Robert H. Williams	Sensor Measures Multiple Cloud Layers An improved laser ceilometer -- which can measure up to four layers of cloud cover from zero to 30,000 feet -- has been unveiled by All Weather Inc. The airport weather sensor relies on advanced signal processing algorithms and eye-safe light detection and ranging optical radar.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard	The Joule-Thief Harvests Vibration Energy to Power Devices in the Field Engineers at AdaptivEnergy have developed and unveiled an innovative power technology that harvests and converts energy from vibration into usable electricity.