Sensirion, the Sensor Co. Mouser Electronics, Inc. announces that they have entered into a global distribution agreement with Sensirion AG. Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global distributor and developer’s top choice for ...
Nissan is planning to recall around 470,000 sport utility vehicles and cars globally over issues related to a possible fuel leak. Reuters cited a document posted by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which ...
Pressure transducers have become an invaluable tool for the protection and optimization of industrial equipment, converting fluid pressure into variable electrical signals that can monitor and control a system. Nevertheless, while existing ...
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Automotive supplier Continental has developed new Future tire pressure sensors, which can detect if a tire needs to be changed in case of insufficient tread depth. The new Continental tire sensors, which will be fitted underneath the ...
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Sensirion, the Sensor Co. On May 6, a rocket will lift off bound for the International Space Station (ISS). On board will be a liquid flow sensor from Sensirion AG, St?fa, Switzerland. On May 6, a rocket will lift off bound for the ...
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Using graphite pencils to draw on regular paper, researchers can make some very inexpensive piezoresistive (PZR) sensors. Due to the piezoresistive effect, a sensor's resistance changes under an applied strain, allowing it to sense ...
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In our daily lives we tend to think of electrical conductivity as largely static: Copper is a good choice for conduction; clay is not. But heat up that copper wire, and electron conduction slows. Give a flake of that ceramic a good squeeze, ...
Building owners and commercial system designers and installers now have a bigger ally in Taco. The company has broadly expanded the capabilities of its iWorX control platform to provide dynamic graphical interface for remote monitoring of ...
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Surgeons' best tools for locating tumors inside the body are often their hands. But during minimally invasive surgeries—which can reduce recovery time by days—the ability to examine tissue through touch, called palpation, is ...
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From the world of nanotechnology we've gotten electronic skin, or e-skin, and electronic eye implants or e-eyes. Now we're on the verge of electronic whiskers. Researchers with Berkeley Lab and the University of California (UC) Berkeley ...
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In the first 50 years of this century, the proportion of the world's over 60 population is forecast to grow from about 16% to 25% – correlating with a marked growth in chronic diseases such as Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancers. With ...
France is going to test an artificial heart on patients. The heart will contain a Norwegian pressure sensor. The French company Carmat will now proceed with full-scale testing on patients. It could save the lives of people who have been ...
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Unraveling the Complexities of Level DetectionA Whitepaper from TURCK, Inc. When considering using sensors for level detection it is important to understand that no two applications are the same. This is essentially due to the ...
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TireStat sensors feature a flow-thru design and can be threaded externally on any metal valve stem or secured inside the tire with a bracket. TireStat powered by MobileTRAQ from Mobile Awareness is a commercial-grade tire pressure ...
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According to reports, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a sensor device capturing signatures with tiny piezo-phototronic LEDs, that's to say, the device converts mechanical pressure from a signature or a ...
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