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News and information on new sensor technologies and other sensor-related R&D efforts.


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Mersen Joins the SunSpec Alliance   May 17, 2012

The alliance is working to “create a common language that renewable energy component manufacturers can use to achieve plug-and-play interoperability between the components and management systems that make up renewable energy power generation systems.”More>>

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Ambient Takes First Steps into European Market   May 17, 2012

The company will participate in the UK Low Carbon Networks Fund Technology Evaluation Project.More>>

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Sensors Expo Features Big Data Analytics   May 16, 2012

The Big Data & Analytics conference track will provide attendees with up-to-date information on cloud technologies, with Cloudera hosting a half-day seminar on Apache Hadoop, essential for sensors integrated systems.More>>

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Wovyn Enables “Internet of Things” Connectivity   May 16, 2012

The company’s platform makes it possible for data from a growing number of sensors to be routed to applications that manage buildings, transportation, agriculture, and home environments.More>>

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ZMDI Introduces Precision Signal Conditioner   May 16, 2012

The ZSSC3154 IC includes a dual analog output interface and supports high-performance automotive and industrial applications.More>>

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IEEE 802.15.4 IC Market Expected to Expand   May 15, 2012

According to ABI Research, 850 million IEEE 802.15.4 chipsets, which support wireless sensor networks, will ship between 2010 and 2016, despite strong competition from Bluetooth, reflecting a compound annual growth rate of over 60%.More>>

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Utopia and MetaScale Announce Partnership   May 15, 2012

The joint effort will provide cloud-based implementations of the SAP HANA platform and the Apache Hadoop framework to deliver the data processing, storage, and computing power needed for Big Data analytics.More>>

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Plantronics Creates Developer Community   May 10, 2012

The Developer Connection will provide access to tools that enable third parties to incorporate presence, availability, proximity, and caller information into applications that support smarter, context-aware services.More>>

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Freescale Offers New Cell Base Station Design   May 9, 2012

The multi-protocol baseband-to-antenna reference design combines the QorIQ Qonverge BSC9131 base station system-on-chip with RF radio boards to create a system that scales across a range of cellular bands to ease developers’ transition from 3G to 4G LTE.More>>

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Baolab to Expand Motion Sensor Portfolio   May 9, 2012

The company expects to be able to modify 3D NanoCompass structures to build other motion sensors to create low-cost, smart, reconfigurable inertial measurement units.More>>