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IEEE Spectrum
February 2010
Sally Adee |
Wireless Sensors That Live Forever Energy harvesters and radioisotopes fuel tiny transmitters.   |
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
February 2004
Chris Smith |
Advanced X10 Outdoor Automated Lighting It took a while, but I figured a way to solve my needs to "smartly" control my outdoor lighting with X10 that I'd like to share. Basically, I found a way to get different modes of control for my unintelligent outdoor sensors based on time of day periods. |
Fast Company
Rose Pastore |
Are You Ready to Receive Poo Alerts From Your Child's Diaper? Engineers from Acer showed off a small sensor module that sits inside any regular diaper and can detect moisture and methane (a sign of a potential number two). |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007
John Keller |
Cost-Sensitive Military Pressures Power Supply Makers to Shrink and Ruggedize COTS Devices Manufacturers of power electronics for military and aerospace applications say they are under pressure to shrink device size and keep a lid on prices, as well as to ruggedize and integrate off-the-shelf components. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2004 |
Military Technologies Conference March 15-16 Will Center on Military Transformation The conference's three modules reflect three of the most pivotal technologies for leading the U.S. military into the 21st century and for transforming it from an industrial-age to an information-age force. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensor for Extreme-Temperature Environments FISO Technologies is offering the FOP-MH fiber-optic pressure sensor for applications in extreme temperatures such as military and aerospace applications. This sensor is based on Fabry-Perot interferometry (EFPI) technology. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006 |
Digital tactile sensors for robotics and pressure measurement Applications include robotics as well as human-machine interaction devices where the reading of the pressure of the contract, not just that contact was made, can add another dimension of information or control. |
Entrepreneur
January 2008
Amanda C. Kooser |
In iControl Go online to keep your company under lock and key. |
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. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Michel Chevroulet |
XEMICS' Home Automation Solutions The XEMICS SoC can manage several sensors/actuators. It has an efficient CPU for signal encoding/decoding. With a minimum number of external parts complete applications can be produced for remote controlled home appliances. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2008 |
Nextreme Offers Electro-Optics and Microelectronics Cooler for Military Applications Nextreme Thermal Solutions is introducing the Ultra-High Packing Fraction (UPF) OptoCooler thermoelectric module for cooling and temperature-control requirements for electronics, medical, military, and aerospace applications. |
Home Toys
April 2004
Paul Custodio |
Affordable Home Automation Solutions The following three examples are simple home solutions that can be implemented in nearly any home on nearly any budget, using equipment available from X10.com. |
Chemistry World
June 24, 2011
Rebecca Brodie |
Nanogenerators for environmental sensors A nanomaterial-based, self-powered sensor that detects mercury in water has been developed by teams from the US and Korea. |
InternetNews
March 6, 2006
Clint Boulton |
From Sun Labs: Remote Sensors, on The SPOT Sun Microsystems's Lab today will introduce Project Sun Small Programmable Object Technology, a remote control gadget that creates sensor-oriented applications for wireless sensor networks and consumer electronics. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010
John Keller |
Multisensor Designs and Increasing Resolutions Are Major Trends in Infrared and Other Electro-Optical Sensors Infrared (IR) and other electro-optical sensors will see major technological breakthroughs in sensitivity, resolution, and overall ability to help military forces see through fog, smoke, dust, and the darkness of night. |
Technology Research News
June 2, 2004 |
Sensors Track Martial Arts Blows Researchers from Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Stanford University, and Impact Measurement have brought computers into a martial arts sparring ring with a system that senses the force of a hit. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
April 2007 |
Thermotron Unveils 8000-Force-Pound Vibration Test System The DSX-8000 offers vibration test solutions for a wide range of applications, including automotive squeak and rattle testing, military transportation testing, avionics/aerospace vibration test requirements, and stress screening applications. |
PC Magazine
January 18, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
Shutterbugs in the Dark Korean Company Planet82 demonstrated its eye-popping SMPD (Single Module Photo Detector) image sensor that lets cameras take full-color photos or video in the dark without a flash. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2007
Jack Staub |
10-gigabit takes Ethernet to the edge 10-gigabit Ethernet is enabling a new class of military systems -- one where broadband data from a variety of sensors and other information streams can be integrated across the battlefield to improve military effectiveness. |
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... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010 |
QinetiQ North America Developing Roving, Early-Warning WMD Detector for U.S. Army The program is designed to meet a stated Department of Defense need for a tactical chemical and biological defense, as well as an intelligent network that can communicate and direct sensors so they provide real-time notice of a threat. |
National Defense
October 2006
Grace Jean |
Module Monitors Movements in High-Interference Areas Tracking soldiers and first responders in global positioning system-denied environments, such as urban buildings and subterranean tunnels, may now be possible thanks to a new technology that uses a range of sensors that are impervious to magnetic interference. |
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
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. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
Sensing Change In Wireless Sensor technology is expected to drive wireless growth in manufacturing. |
PC World
September 28, 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
Tech Trend: Camera Dust Busters New models of digital cameras come with multiple ways of eliminating dust particles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Second-generation Fibre Channel network adapter cards... NASA turns to Adtech Optics for space optoelectronics... Toshiba unveils remote head camera IK-M44A... Low-cost multi-output pulse generator for optoelectronics research... etc. |
National Defense
January 2012
Eric Beidel |
Inkjet Printers Prepare for War Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor that can be printed on paper or similar material using standard inkjet technology. |
National Defense
November 2007
Grace Jean |
Remotely Sensing Soldiers' Distress With the advent of personal handheld electronics and the miniaturization of components, the ability to package medical sensors inside palm-sized devices has allowed remote welfare monitoring systems to become feasible in war zones. |
Home Toys
June 2005
James Russo |
Home Automation From the Leader in Home Tech If you are in the market for a cheap and easy to use home automation kit, check out the Radio Shack kit. If nothing else, the kit can be a starting place for an end user till he or she expands to more sophisticated kits like X10. |
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. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2005
John McHale |
Air Force Brig. Gen. (S) Gary Connor to keynote Military Technologies Conference Connor has also headed the Joint STARS Program office at Hanscom and the Reconnaissance Systems Program office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prior to returning to Hanscom as director of the Battle Management Systems Wing, Hanscom officials say. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
Michael Dumiak |
Magnetic Field Sensors Could Help Halt Runway Crashes European engineers harness Earth's magnetic field to improve airport safety. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006 |
Software radio transceiver with 256-channel downconverter The new 7140-430 Software Radio Transceiver provides 256 individually tunable receive channels in a full-function PMC/XMC transceiver module. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005 |
Family of Computer-Controlled Pan-Tilt Units Directed Perception Inc. is offering the PTU-D300 family of computer-controlled pan-tilt units to provide systems integrators and OEMs a positioning solution for infrared and thermal cameras, antennas, video cameras, and other sensors. |
Food Engineering
October 1, 2008 |
Airflow sensor A bi-directional digital unit for use with air or nitrogen gas, Panasonic Electric's SUNX FM-200 digital airflow sensor offers detection and high-speed response. |
