Battery-free gesture recognition system
06 March, 2014 by Michelle MaUniversity of Washington computer scientists have built a low-cost gesture recognition system that runs without batteries and lets users control their electronic devices hidden from sight with simple hand movements.
Maxim Integrated Santa Cruz ambient light sensor
27 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics MarketingUsing the Santa Cruz ambient light sensor (ALS) from Maxim Integrated, factories can quickly configure and monitor multiple red, green, blue (RGB) and infrared (IR) ambient light sensors with the accuracy required in industrial applications.
STS ATM/GR electronic pressure transmitter
25 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Automated Control Pty LtdThe ATM/GR is a robust electronic pressure transmitter (0/4-20 mA) featuring two independent switching contacts that are adjustable across the full range of the sensor. Available with numerous user-defined configurations (eg, connection and output signal), the transmitter has long-term stability and is capable of providing safety features in a range of industrial or process applications where pressure or level limits are critical.
Banner Engineering EZ-Light K30 Touch
25 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty LtdThe Banner Engineering EZ-Light K30 Touch is a smaller version of the company's K50 Touch. Featuring a compact, rugged design, the single-point device is designed for efficient machine activation and pick-to-light operations.
CNT-based sensors can be implanted under the skin for a year
07 November, 2013Researchers at MIT have built a carbon nanotube sensor that can monitor nitric oxide (NO) in living animals for more than a year. NO is one of the most important signalling molecules in living cells, carrying messages within the brain and coordinating immune system functions. In many cancerous cells, levels are perturbed, but very little is known about how NO behaves in both healthy and cancerous cells.
Algorithm modelling for parking sensors
28 October, 2013 | Supplied by: ASTC DesignA global vendor of automotive AMS ICs contracted ASTC consulting on algorithm design and feasibility for a next-generation automotive parking assistance sensor ASIC program, a derivative of the predecessor ultrasonic sensor transmit/receive (Tx/Rx) signal conditioner system chip.
Banner Engineering SureCross wireless Q45 push button
12 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty LtdThe Banner Engineering SureCross wireless Q45 push button with confirmation light permits operators to send a digital signal with the push of a button and receive confirmation the signal has been received.
Video game technology with minimum lag
10 October, 2013A new motion tracking technology could eliminate the lag that occurs in existing video game systems that use motion tracking.
Mind-powered system helps improve road safety
03 October, 2013Australian electronics company Emotiv has developed a new system designed to reduce fatalities and improve road safety. The system communicates with the car and when the driver's level of attention drops the car safely slows down, alerting the driver to their lapse in concentration.
Carbon nanotube-based sensors for robotic applications
03 October, 2013Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) have developed carbon nanotube-based gas sensors that rapidly detect and continuously respond to extremely small changes in the concentrations of gases including ammonia, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide.
BAE Systems Detica IndustrialProtect solution
27 September, 2013 | Supplied by: BAE SystemsIndustrialProtect, from BAE Systems Detica, is a military-grade solution to protect nations' industrial control systems.
Athlete tracking technology wins Engineers Australia Award
23 September, 2013CSIRO and Catapult Sports' program Tracking Elite Athletes, which uses revolutionary ClearSky Technology, has received the President's Award from Engineers Australia, Sydney Division.
Sensor technology to help detect cancer
03 September, 2013Singapore-based microelectric engineers have developed a light-based sensor that can detect and measure the chemical signature of bladder cancer.
Paper-thin e-skin responds to touch
26 July, 2013 by Sarah YangUC Berkeley researchers have created new electronic skin, or e-skin, that responds to touch by instantly lighting up. The more intense the pressure, the brighter the light it emits. In addition to giving robots a finer sense of touch, the engineers believe the new e-skin technology could also be used to create things like wallpapers that double as touch-screen displays and dashboard laminates that allow drivers to adjust electronic controls with the wave of a hand.
burster torque sensors
19 July, 2013 | Supplied by: ADM Instrument Engineering GroupWith the compact 8661 series of torque sensors, burster is extending its portfolio of products to include the acquisition of static and rotating torques over the range from 0.05 up to 200 Nm.
