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Heilind Electronics offers Amphenol Advanced Sensors full line of CO2 sensing technologies

June 18, 2019 By Aimee Kalnoskas

Heilind Electronics has expanded its selection of sensor solutions with the addition of Amphenol Advanced Sensors carbon dioxide (CO2) sensing technologies. Amphenol Advanced Sensors Telaire brand T6700 Series miniature CO2 sensors have the accuracy and reliability of many larger sensors, enabling OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to develop smaller enclosures and equipment using significantly less power […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Gas Sensor, Other Tagged With: amphenoladvancedsensors, heilindelectronics

What’s the secret to increasingly smaller sensors?

April 30, 2019 By Randy Frank

Actually, it’s no secret, but microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and integrated circuit technology provide breakthroughs in size and the ability to further decrease size with next-generation designs. The breakthroughs can occur both in the research & development area and in volume production. In the R&D area, CEA-Leti has prototyped a next-generation optical chemical sensor using mid-infrared […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Image sensing, Infrared Tagged With: CEA-Leti, OmniVision Technologies

What’s happening in air quality sensing?

January 15, 2019 By Randy Frank

Many people take clean air as a given. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates (2014) that 4 million deaths globally are caused, at least in part, by air pollution. WHO also estimates (2016) that more than 90% of the world’s population lives in regions where air pollutant levels are higher than the WHO specified […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Gas Sensor Tagged With: ams, Robert Bosch, Senseair, Sensirion, Yole Développement

Highly stable CO2 sensors operate at 0 to 50 degrees C

November 18, 2018 By Aimee Kalnoskas

IMG-CB CO2 sensors

Murata has introduced the IMG-CB Series of very accurate, highly stable CO2 sensors aimed at gas detection applications in the agricultural and building energy management system (BEMS) markets. Murata’s high-performance CO2 sensors are based on non-dispersive infrared sensor (NDIR) technology, which is now the most popular type of sensor technology used in CO2 measurement. Murata’s […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Gas Sensor, Other Tagged With: murata

What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 4

January 31, 2018 By Randy Frank

At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Having safe, pesticide residue free food is certainly a smart addition to a home and its occupants’ health. To provide this safety, ITRI developed a Handheld Pesticide Residue Detector. The detector is a CES 2018 Innovation Awards […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: ITRI

What cool sensor-enabled products were at CES 2018? Part 3

January 25, 2018 By Randy Frank

At CES 2018, exhibiting companies displayed many new products for smart homes, smart health, smart cars and more. Digital healthcare had several sessions and many companies displayed their innovative solutions. A digital nose gets into healthcare and other critical applications. With the goal of identifying and analyzing in real time the ambient air quality, an […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) Tagged With: RUBIX S&I SAS

What functions do sensors provide to drones?

November 29, 2017 By Randy Frank

Depending on the type of drone and its function, there can be a few essential sensors or an extensive number of sensors on board. Whether the drones are civilian or military craft, the sensors fall roughly into three categories: Make Them Fly, Make Them Work and Diagnose & Prevent Problems. Make Them Fly An inertial […]

Filed Under: Accelerometer, Chemical Sensor, Featured, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), GPS Speed Sensor, Gyroscope, Inclinometer, Inductive, Motion, Power Management, Pressure Sensor, Speed, Temperature, Uncategorized, Vibration, Vision systems Tagged With: AeroVironment, Boeing, DJI Innovations

What is the Advanced Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge?

November 27, 2017 By Randy Frank

Septic systems release nitrogen and excess nitrogen causes toxic algal blooms in coastal communities. These blooms can lead to beach closures and degrade water resources. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 2.6 million existing systems could be good candidates for advanced septic systems that treat the nitrogen due to their location in […]

Filed Under: Chemical Sensor, Featured Tagged With: (EPA), Battelle, Environmental Protection Agency

What types of sensors are used in robots? Part 1 of 2

September 26, 2017 By Randy Frank

robots

Fully functional human robots, such as those being developed by Boston Dynamics, need numerous sensors to simulate a variety of human and beyond human capabilities. For the human part, the sensors provide the ability to see, hear, touch and move. In general, industrial robots employ sensors for a variety of activities. Some sensors provide environmental […]

Filed Under: Ambient Light, Chemical Sensor, Distance, Featured, Force, Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), Image sensing, Infrared, laser, Lighting, Microphones, Piezoelectric, Proximity, RFID, Temperature, Ultrasonic Tagged With: Boston Dynamics

How does a smart home control windows, blinds & shutters?

January 31, 2017 By Randy Frank

At CES, Marketing Director Michael Rasmussen of the VELUX Group explains how a partnership between Velux A/S and Netatmo achieves the first smart roof, windows, blinds & shutters solutions using sensor technology to measure temperature humidity, CO2 and sunlight level. Velux provides the electrically operated hardware and Netatmo provides the sensing technology. The systems software […]

Filed Under: Ambient Light, Chemical Sensor, Featured, Humidity, Temperature Tagged With: Netatmo, VELUX Group

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