Powering an exoskeleton for paraplegics
06 April, 2017 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty LtdFUTEK recently partnered with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition on its latest exoskeleton, the Mina v2, which will provide paraplegics with gait mobility.
Fujitsu Biometric Authentication Palm Vein Authentication Board control board
14 February, 2017 | Supplied by: Fujitsu AustraliaThe Fujitsu Biometric Authentication Palm Vein Authentication Board is a compact, smartcard-sized control board with firmware that processes such functions as image capture, registration and authentication.
Fujitsu Biometric Authentication PalmSecure-F Pro sensor
13 February, 2017 | Supplied by: Fujitsu AustraliaThe Fujitsu Biometric Authentication PalmSecure-F Pro is a sensor that can be embedded into equipment.
Temperature sensor developed for artificial skin
09 February, 2017ETH Zurich researchers have developed a highly sensitive and flexible temperature sensor that could soon be integrated into artificial skin on prosthetic limbs or robotic arms.
Texas Instruments LDC2114 Evaluation Module inductive touch sensing
19 January, 2017 | Supplied by: Mouser Electronics (Hong Kong) LtdThe Texas Instruments LDC2114 Evaluation Module inductive touch sensing detects and measures the presence of conductive objects to implement inductive touch buttons.
Valencell and STMicroelectronics development kit for biometric wearables
12 January, 2017 | Supplied by: STMicroelectronics Pty LtdValencell and STMicroelectronics have announced a development kit for biometric wearables that includes ST's compact SensorTile turnkey multisensor module integrated with Valencell's Benchmark biometric sensor system.
Street lighting sensory network in Swaziland
31 October, 2016 | Supplied by: gridCommgridComm has partnered with Somerset Group to install smart street lighting sensory networks across the Kingdom of Swaziland — a developing country flanked by the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Mozambique.
ST motion-sensing device certified for Daydream and Tango
21 October, 2016 | Supplied by: STMicroelectronics Pty LtdSTMicroelectronics' LSM6DSM 6-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) has earned certification for use in next-generation mobile devices running Google Daydream and Tango.
Car-mounted sensors to monitor streetlights
29 September, 2016MIT researchers have collaborated with infrastructure contracting company Forrevial in developing a monitoring system for streetlights that is inexpensive and highly automated.
Smartphone sensor to reduce driving accidents
23 September, 2016The Driving Barista smartphone app aims to reduce the number of traffic accidents in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, which has had the highest number of traffic fatalities in the country for 13 consecutive years.
Context detection is the next MEMS wave
19 September, 2016 | Supplied by: STMicroelectronics Pty LtdThinking about the evolution of sensing and the IoT in mobile applications, smart watches, fitness bands and other wearable devices has STMicroelectronics seeing waves rolling onto the sand.
Futek Model LLB250 miniature load button
02 September, 2016 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty LtdThe Futek Model LLB250 miniature load button is built for press or inline compression applications.
First fast-switching all-solid-state WBPD described
01 September, 2016The first all solid-state wavelength-dependent bipolar photodetectors with fast response times and tuneable switching wavelengths have been described by Japanese Researchers in the journal Applied Physics Express.
Olympians train with ST
11 August, 2016 | Supplied by: STMicroelectronics Pty LtdFor this year's Summer Olympics, some of the athletes may want to thank technology for their chance to capture Olympic gold.
NanoFocus μsurf mobile optical 3D surface measurement system
27 July, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe portable optical 3D surface measurement system μsurf mobile, by NanoFocus, is suitable for portable roughness measurements, analyses of 3D structures, measurement of microgeometry, topography, layer thickness and volume.
