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Operator Strategies In M2M Communications   September 2, 2010

Report from Research and Markets assesses telecom operators activities with respect to M2M opportunities.More>>

ComEd Launches 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor   September 2, 2010

Creates broadest set of pilots to test customer benefits of advanced Smart Grid technologies.More>>

Hardy Instruments Partners With Schneider Electric   September 2, 2010

Under Schneider's Collaborative Automation Partner Program, Hardy will provide precision weighing and process instrumentation.More>>



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The 2010 Best of Sensors Expo Award Winners   August 1, 2010

Article By: Melanie Martella

What do a rugged shock recorder, a vibration dosimeter, a tiny IR imager, wireless sensor nodes, an array of different sensors, energy harvesting devices, and feature-packed data recorders have in common? All of them won a Best of Sensors Expo Award at the 2010 Sensors Expo.More>>

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Using a Small Solar Cell and a Supercapacitor in a Wireless Sensor   July 1, 2010

Article By: Pierre Mars

Here's how supercapacitors—double-layered capacitors with the ability to store far more energy than a traditional capacitor—can be used in conjunction with a small solar cell to power a wireless sensor node.More>>

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Flexible Sensor Signal Conditioning and Safe Transmission   June 1, 2010

Article By: Joachim Quasdorf, Marko Hepp

Integrating additional capabilities into a single-chip sensor signal conditioner enables flexible conditioning.More>>



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Flexible Sensor Signal Conditioning and Safe Transmission   June 1, 2010

Article By: Joachim Quasdorf, Marko Hepp

Integrating additional capabilities into a single-chip sensor signal conditioner enables flexible conditioning.More>>

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The Instrumentation Cloud Brings Web-Centric Operation to Sensors   May 1, 2010

Article By: Marius Ghercioiu

Combining RFID, analog signal conditioning, and sensors enables you to shift data analysis, monitoring, and control into the cloud.More>>

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Dust Networks Announces IEEE 802.15.4 SoC   April 29, 2010

The ARM Cortex-M3 processor-based chip sets a new benchmark for ultra-low power wireless sensor network performance.More>>



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Operator Strategies In M2M Communications   September 2, 2010

Report from Research and Markets assesses telecom operators activities with respect to M2M opportunities.More>>

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ComEd Launches 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor   September 2, 2010

Creates broadest set of pilots to test customer benefits of advanced Smart Grid technologies.More>>

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Hardy Instruments Partners With Schneider Electric   September 2, 2010

Under Schneider's Collaborative Automation Partner Program, Hardy will provide precision weighing and process instrumentation.More>>


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Thickness Measurements Using Laser Triangulation   April 1, 2010

Article By: Don Welch

Understand how best to use laser displacement sensors to measure the thickness of products at high speeds and from long standoff distances.More>>

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Distributed DA Delivers Measurement Accuracy and Simplified Test Setup   September 1, 2009

Article By: Jon Semancik

Distributed DA systems offer improved measurement accuracy and easy setup when compared to centralized DA systems, however, their design must take into account signal conditioning, self-calibration, excitation, and noise rejection to achieve the most accurate and reliable measurement results.More>>

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Capacitive Sensor Operation Part 2: System Optimization   June 1, 2009

Article By: Mark Kretschmar

Part 2 of this two-part article focuses on how to optimize the performance of your capacitive sensor, and to understand how target material, shape, and size will affect the sensor's response.More>>