sensors

RESEARCHERS at Monash University have designed an alternative to the inflating “cuff” for measuring blood pressure.

Fluke Corp introduces the Fluke 902 FC True-rms HVAC Clamp Meter, a wireless Fluke Connect-enabled meter that improves the productivity of HVAC technicians in the field.

EUROPEAN researchers have developed a ground-breaking real-time wearable personal radiation monitor for use in space.

STRUCTURAL Monitoring Systems has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for the use of its technology to monitor stress and cracking on aircraft, in real-time.

RESEARCHERS at the UNSW School of Chemistry have found a way to connect electrodes with light instead of wires.

CANBERRA-based EOS Space Systems is establishing a major space tracking network by deploying a fleet of proprietary space tracking sensors.

A GROUP of Makers have developed an Arduino-based grid system which uses data from soil moisture sensors and a weather system to optimise irrigation.

SMART Parking will install 460 car parking sensors in Canberra in a 12 month trial of its technology.

PANORAMA Synergy will be focusing on testing the manufacturing and packaging of its LumiMEMS Reader technology during the current 2015-2016 Financial Year.

SONY will buy Toshiba’s image sensor business for around 20 billion yen, claim industry sources.

The inventor of the CMOS image sensor is developing an ultra-sensitive sensor capable of detecting single photons.

RESEARCHERS at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, have introduced a new method for integrating simple touch and pressure sensors directly into 3D printed objects.

STMICROELECTRONICS’ advanced motion and proximity sensors will enable Chinese mobile maker OnePlus to provide fast autofocus and camera stabilisation in their flagship phone.

EMERSON has acquired Spectrex, a leading manufacturer of flame and open path gas detectors.

NASA used an Arduino and a few XBee boards to test its de-orbiting SOAREX-8 Exo-Brake technology.

CSIRO is leading an initiative to save honey bees, by fitting them with tracking micro-sensors.

THE MOTION control market will be worth US$21.99 billion by 2020, claim a new MarketsandMarkets report.

DATA Centre operator Interactive will use Urbanise.com remote monitoring platform and devices to remotely monitor their data centre facilities.

THE NEW Zealand Transport Agency has installed traffic sensors that record journey and queue wait times at various sites.

FUTURE smart cars will be able to detect if the driver has fallen asleep – thanks to pressure sensors within the steering wheel.