In the first demonstration of how the technology works, published July 30 in the journal Cell, the researchers look inside the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously unachievable, generating images at a nanoscale resolution.
which is a way of saying that I would prefer to generate a hypothesis from the data
"The researchers have begun the process of mining their imaging data by looking first at an area of the brain that receives sensory information from mouse whiskers,
The cost and data storage demands for this type of research are still high, but the researchers expect expenses to drop over time (as has been the case with genome sequencing).
To facilitate data sharing, the scientists are now partnering with Argonne National Laboratory with the hopes of creating a national brain laboratory that neuroscientists around the world can access within the next few years."
"As long as data is showing you things that are unexpected, then you're definitely doing the right thing.
when we look at this data that we don't see something that we've never seen before
#Data Translation's ARM-Based Dynamic Signal Analyzer Module for Noise and Vibration Measurement To assist OEM users complete source code is provided that can be modified
Vibration testing has increased dramatically driven by the strong sales of consumer products such as cell phones tablets performance cameras
With the embedded Beaglebone Black industrialized ARM processor real-time processing and analysis for vibration testing is simplified greatly.
I/O. The ARM block processor is the TI AM335X ARM Cortex-A8 including BBB functions FPGA memory and support peripherals as well as interfaces for a USB host and client Ethernet
The module is ideal running open-source Linux using the TI AM335X SDK Essentials Version 7. 0. The DT7837 runs Linux 3. 12 with customer loadable kernel
modules LKM to expose the onboard hardware to Linux user space applications via virtual file interfaces s
She has beaten just her personal best in a computer adventure. But this is no ordinary video game flickering on the tablet computer screen in front of her:
Behind all the excitement is a new kind of fitness tool for the physically impaired. The game required movements help the woman exercise motor functions,
and stamina. he controlled her on-screen avatar with the movements of her upper body
and wirelessly transmit them via Bluetooth to the tablet on the table in front of her, where software processes all the data and relays it to her avatar.
Huber shoulder pad is part of the akrobatik@home project. Other elements of the IT-based fitness game,
voice controls from the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication systems FOKUS that enable users to navigate through the game menu,
and a video communication system from the company Bravis that allows users to interact via webcams. early fifty percent of adults in Germany suffer from physical impairments of a temporary or permanent nature,
Research in collaboration with users ur project is not just about developing innovative technology, but about starting with concrete needs, says Karolina Mizera,
The-bag an application for tablet computers that makes it easy for users to show their tickets on buses and trains,
whether rotational, vertical or horizontal. hile users play, they unconsciously do recommended the exercises by therapists.
says Mizera. ur focus was on closely integrating end users into the process and thereby developing technical solutions that are genuinely helpful
The project has shown how important participation is in terms of involving users and stakeholders before starting the technical development stage.
This includes developing advanced control technology for commercial video games and testing how the sensor technology could be integrated directly into clothing e
Currently, many energy companies use a technique called time-lapse reflection seismology to monitor offshore oil
The data are deciphered then to reveal details about subsurface structures. Each survey can cost tens of millions of dollars,
Another cable connects the sensor array to a platform in order to collect data in real time. The sensors record ambient seismic waves traveling through Earth's crust.
and the computer uses the reading to calculate the glucose concentration. The process is repeated then with UV LIGHT.
The computer then uses these two different readings to calculate the premature baby's blood sugar level.
These challenges are more cost-effectively met by bringing the controls connectivity such as Bluetooth and high-granularity sensing into the luminaires themselves.#
which results in an Internet of Awareness#through the convergence of Iot-connected lighting and sensor fusion#said Sajol Ghoshal who is responsible for Emerging Sensor Strategies at ams.#
#The AS721X family with Broadcom's groundbreaking easy-to-use connectivity from their WICED#Smart Bluetooth and Smartbridge platform delivers a secure plug-and-play connection to the Iot for big data aggregation and the anticipated wave of machine learning.#
#Competitive offerings in the space are essentially#build your own#devices requiring discrete components including sensors processors memory and
I/O chips that require design integration and time-consuming programming of control and communications algorithms.
In contrast the AS721X family delivers a fully integrated solution providing users with a high level of integration at far lower cost
Saturas'precision agriculture sensing system comprises of miniature implanted sensors wireless transponders and delivery of information to the farmer's Internet device:
computer tablet or smartphone. Despite numerous approaches to sensor-based irrigation including measuring soil and leaf moisture the market lacks a solution that combines accuracy ease of use and affordability.
and complete the development of a reliable user friendly and efficient industrial product to achieve a precise irrigation tool for farmers worldwide.
white goods, computer equipment, asset tracking, cold chain storage, industrial control and medical equipment. AEC-Q100-qualified versions are also available for automotive applications.
The Si705x temperature sensors are pin-compatible and software-compatible with Silicon Labspopular Si70xx RH and temperature sensor family.
and software to be reused easily for temperature-only applications. Pricing and Availability Samples and production quantities of Silicon Labssi705x temperature sensors are available now.
The Si705x USB dongle evaluation kits, priced at $49 (USD MSRP), streamline Si705x sensor evaluation and application development.
The Si705x USB dongle kits are supported by a Windows-based GUI that simplifies control of the Si705x sensors and temperature measurements.
A variety of source code and driver examples is available in Silicon Labssimplicity Studio development environment. For additional Si705x product information, to order samples and evaluation kits,
and to download development software, visit www. silabs. com/temperature-sensors i
#Scientists Discover Nutrient Sensor That Senses Amino acid Arginine Through a variety of mechanistic interactions mtorc1 interprets cues in the cellular environment including the availability of nutrients
and diabetes and we had figured out the core machinery of the pathway says Sabatini. But the mystery has been
This is what connects that core machinery to the world around it. The finding suggests a model in
Wearable devices are now creating new ways for wellness healthcare and medical care sectors to connect with general public and sub-health population.
That is because blood in those body sites is close to the skin surface and the clip probe can emit light from one side of skin into the tissue and measure the transmitted light from the other side of the skin.
and blood oxygen saturation at various body sites including some low blood perfusion sites as wrist and arm.
development and pilot runs for technological upgrades; IP strategy and licensing industrial analysis and talent training for hi-tech business;
Additional information about Taiwan Biophotonic Corporation is available on the web at http://www. tbpchc. com m
and characterized on a test chip with 1. 1-micron(#m) pixels and will be introduced in a product later this year.
Conventional sensor designs in a monolithic substrate process require separate die area to support both the pixel array and supporting circuitry.
With 3d stacking technology the pixel array and the supporting circuitry are manufactured on separate substrates
This allows the pixel array to overlay the underlying circuitry and result in a more efficient die floorplan.
With the optimization of the pixel array sensors can have improved pixel performance with lower noise levels and enhanced pixel response.
The smaller overall footprint supports today#s advanced camera modules that integrate Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and additional data storage in the same module footprint.#
It puts a transparent color TOLED display above the mechanical dial. The transparent display is sleeping if not activated
so that to conserve the battery life, which enables the standby time of the display is long to 30 days.
Meanwhile, the mechanical dial keeps telling wearers the time even the display's battery runs out.
Connected with smartphone by using Bluetooth 4. 0, U2 will keep the wearer informed of what happens in their smartphone in real time.
The watch will notify the wearer about all incoming calls SMS, email, facebook and twitter or other applications'notification anywhere anytime.
It is also a remote control for smartphone so that to take a picture and control the music player.
Besides, the U2 watch can keep track of the wearer's activity. It will tell the running steps, distance and calories burnt.
Linktop Technology is the world's first company that uses Graphene for fast and accurate heat conduction in a groundbreaking and original body temperature thermometer.
Linktop cloud thermometer can get the measurement data very quickly, which far surpasses other thermometers in the market.
The device is connected to smart phones (ios and Android) via Bluetooth 4. 0 and the users can read real time measurement data from an easy to use but highly sophisticated app.
Users can also share the data with others by uploading them to the cloud. During CES, Linktop will present many more new and innovative products,
such as a Kid safety GPS watch, 6 in 1 Health Monitor etc. We welcome media, dealers, distributors and other professionals to visit our booth#43009 in Westgate e
#Exelis-Built Crosstrack Infrared Sounder Ready for Integration onto NOAA JPSS-1 Spacecraft The Cris is advanced an sounder that provides detailed atmospheric temperature and moisture observations for weather and climate applications.
NASA's Earth observing missions and NOAA JPSS constellation. ris is proven technology that is already providing high-quality environmental data to the meteorological and climate communities on Suomi NPP,
#NIST Develops 16-Antenna Array for Modeling of Wireless communications Channels at 83ghz To help solve the wireless crowding conundrum
and support the next generation of mobile technology--5g cellular--researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing measurement tools for channels that are new for mobile communications
Like pioneers who found land by going west telecom researchers can find open spectrum by going up--to higher frequencies.
Mobile devices such as cell phones consumer Wifi devices and public safety radios mostly operate below 3 gigahertz (GHZ)( see infographic.
The metrology infrastructure for telecommunications at these frequencies is incomplete. NIST's challenge is to develop tools
Possible solutions include development of complex antenna arrays that may provide novel capabilities such as beam steering--the capability to transmit in many different directions to point the beam directly at the receiving device and even track mobile devices.
This work can advance the state of the art in telecommunications and help meet the expected increases in demand for wireless capacity.
so that companies and other users can easily put together their own systems. The mobile channel sounder demonstrated at 83 GHZ so far provides calibrated received signal strength
and additional data for analysis of signal scattering and reflections to help researchers develop network protocols that account for distortions.
#New Multi-Sensor Mobile Engagement Platform from Adtile As part of Firemotion Adtile Technologies partnered with Passworks
and reward experience on smartphones. Firemotion#s proprietary technology accurately tracks the phone's positioning and velocity
which allows the phone to function as an extension of the person. Firemotion gives advertisers a new set of creative tools to use in mobile advertising campaigns.#
#People find most mobile ads are ineffective or annoyingly disruptive. That is because most of those ads are designed for desktop
and don t take advantage of the incredible sensory hardware already in smartphones#said Nils Forsblom CEO and founder Adtile Technologies.#
#My goal at Adtile is to help brands create the kind of advertising that creates human connections.
I want to change the quality of mobile advertising and deliver a fully integrated approach.##The response from ads using Adtile#s Firemotion has been very positive.
and Two Tap to create one of the simplest mobile engagement options available today. Firemotion ads can seamlessly connect to a universal shopping cart Passbook Google Wallet or Payments.
A person who interacts with a Firemotion mobile ad can purchase the product in the ad instead of going to a different webpage keeping the entire purchase
#Firemotion's integrated approach will offer new and rich tools to build experiences that are vital to brands that want to stand out in the bland mobile banner ad-space.#
a leader in machine vision and gesture recognition technology, today announced their co-development of next-generation gesture recognition technology in the industry's smallest form factor. eyesight's gesture recognition technology,
This is critical for enhancing user experience and further broadening the scope of potential applications.""""This jointly developed solution represents an ideal option for OEMS looking to build a smartphone
or tablet with gesture control functionality at a price point that appeals to the mass market,"added Paul Gallagher, senior director of marketing and business development at Omnivision."
"We continue to work with eyesight to enhance the accuracy and speed of gesture-recognition solutions with our latest image sensors."
sensor and packaging that uses a 3-micron Omnipixel3-GS#global shutter pixel, enabling it to capture high-resolution video at 120 frames per second (FPS).
The OVM6211's compact form factor, together with eyesight's'slim'software-based technology, makes gesture control viable for space-constrained devices, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables.
and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, tablets and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems.
Find out more at www. ovt. com. About eyesight eyesight is the leading provider of software-based machine vision and gesture recognition technology, offering a simple and natural interaction for the user with the device.
Mobile phones, tablets, PCS, TVS and other digital devices can be controlled touch-free with just a wave of a hand
or point of a finger. eyesight's software can be integrated easily at any level of the device chipset, operating system, camera module,
such as mobile phones and wireless internet connections, have become an integral part of modern life. However, today devices use twice as much of the radio spectrum as is necessary.
New technology is being developed that could fundamentally change radio design and could increase data rates and network capacity, reduce power consumption,
A pioneering team of researchers from the University of Bristol's Communication systems and Networks research group,
which combines electrical balance isolation and active radio frequency cancellation. Their prototype can suppress interference by a factor of over 100 million and uses low-cost
small form factor technologies, making it well suited to use in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
In Wi-fi systems this would double the capacity of a Wi-fi access point, allowing more users and higher data rates.
For cellular systems, full-duplex operation would also deliver increased capacity and data rates, or alternatively the network operators could provide the same total network capacity with fewer base station sites,
giving obvious benefits in the cost and environmental impact of running the network. Leo Laughlin who is in the first cohort of students in the CDT in Communications,
Since the radio spectrum is limited a resource, and with network operators paying billions of pounds to access the spectrum,
As well as being part of the evolution to 5g mobile, this research is also very relevant to the design of the radio circuitry in current 3g and 4g cellular mobile devices.
In today mobile devices, a separate filtering component is required for each frequency band and because of this, today mobiles phone do not support all of the frequency channels
which are in use across the world. Different devices are manufactured for different regions of the world,
and there are currently no 4g phones capable of unrestricted global roaming. Replacing these filters with the research team duplexer circuit would create smaller and cheaper devices,
and would allow manufacturers to produce a single model for the entire world. This would enable global roaming on 4g
and would further decrease cost through greater economies of scale. Mark Beach, Professor of Radio Systems Engineering
The data is quantified then directly in the field for immediate feedback. The small droplets enable the device to produce millions of copies of any specified DNA sequence in minutes.
he said. eing able to detect trace components, single molecules, autonomously and reliably, without the need for sample return or hardware consumables in a really tiny,
#Researcher Integrates"Motherboard"in Textiles for Determining Sleep Cycles The specialist in infrared physics found a way for the technology to reach the majority of the population,
which via radio frequency sends"monitoring or results"to the doctor or specialist. He adds that as innovation is noninvasive,
and variety of smartphones and other connected devices keeps growing, the need for radio spectrum grows with it.
Cognitive radio technology developed under the EU-funded QOSMOS project could help meet these needs
while controlling telecom costs, improving service and driving the development of new markets. In the near future, the telecom industry will be faced with three challenges:
a need for more radio spectrum, an ever-increasing demand for data, and consumersincreasing unwillingness to pay for it.
Spectrum, however, is a finite resource. The QOSMOS project addressed the twin problems of scarcity and cost by developing cognitive radio technology that dynamically optimises the use of radio spectrum,
by accessing under-utilised portions of the spectrum and sharing spectrum across devices. he idea is to break down silos,
says Michael Fitch of British telecom, who coordinated the QOSMOS project. very new service and technology needs a new spectrum,
An early pilot led by UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom, for example, would use some of the technology developed in QOSMOS to access TV white spaces,
which are unused spaces in the UHF band allocated to TV broadcasters. Without intelligent spectrum management, interference by econdary spectrum userscould degrade broadcast quality for viewers. voiding interference calls for more spectrum management,
says Fitch. nd it not just a case of choosing the optimum spectrum, but also the appropriate waveform.
A home automation sensor, for example, may periodically transmit state information with a low data requirement,
The project culminated in events hosted by BT in the United kingdom and Microsoft in Washington
Meanwhile, according to Fitch, UK regulator Ofcom is in position to commercialise TV white spaces from 2015.
Through the use of special cameras, quality checks during printing are intended to ensure that these features are free of errors on each banknote.
The AIT Austrian Institute of technology is a leader in the international market in the production of such test systems for security printing.
Software compares the recorded images to a desired image and identifies banknotes with faulty safety features.
the IMS researchers have integrated an individual readout chain on the chip for each pixel column.
they have developed special photo pixels, thanks to which conventional optics can be used, despite the short exposure times.
In each pixel column, the three colors red, green and blue are recorded at the same time and over the entire pixel area.
and the key is more high-quality weather data.""Pyxis will track GPS signals traveling through Earth's atmosphere and convert them into dense, precise measurements of global temperature,
pressure and water vapor similar to data collected by weather balloons but on a global scale using a technique called GPS Radio Occultation (GPS-RO).
or more than 10 times the amount of data available from GPS-RO sensors currently on orbit.
GPS-RO has shown the highest impact per observation on forecast accuracy among the satellite data sources ingested into computer weather models,
However, the amount of GPS-RO data available to date has been sparse. The Pyxis sensor development team is based in Boulder
With the speed of innovation in sensor technology, space hardware and launch, the weather forecast will dramatically change for the better in the near future,
#The PAC1921, available in a 10-lead 3x3 mm VDFN package, was designed with the 2-Wire bus to maximize data and diagnostic reporting,
while having the analog output to minimize data latency. The analog output can also be adjusted for use with 3v, 2v, 1. 5v or 1v microcontroller inputs.
computing and industrial-automation applications that cannot allow for latency when performing high-speed power management. A 39-bit accumulation register and 128 times gain configuration make this device ideal for both heavy
It has the ability to integrate more than two seconds of power-consumption data. Additionally, the PAC1921 has a READ/INT pin for host control of the measurement period;
"The PAC1921 accomplishes this by combining a digital current sensor to maximize data and diagnostic reporting,
together with an analog current sensor to minimize data latency. c
#New Wireless Temperature and Vibration Sensor from Banner Engineering for Excellent Machine Monitoring Banner Engineering introduces its wireless vibration and temperature sensor.
Designed to effectively monitor machines for increases in vibration and temperature, the sensor measures RMS velocity in inches per second or millimeters per second, and temperature.
This enables the sensor to identify machine problems before they become too severe and cause additional damage or result in unplanned down time.
such as Banner wireless Q45vt Node, the P6 Performance Node and the Multihop M-H6 radio.
and temperature data to the gateway for collection and trending. anner wireless sensor provides continuous vibration
or potential problems, said Scott Pritchard, Director of Wireless Global Sales, Banner Engineering. his allows facility managers to reduce labor costs by eliminating manual checks and the risk of human error."
which is used to verify the measurements to ensure user confidence. In addition to this, precise temperature control of the moisture generator
All data logging and readings are easily visible, and the main display also incorporates real-time trend graphing
and alarm indicators. Field service is uncomplicated also: the desiccant dryer is easy to remove and replace on the sampling panel.
The moisture generator has an average life span of 3 years before replacement is required and the analyzer will
a detector made up of more than a million individual infrared pixels each less than 1/12th the thickness of a human hair.
Because Selex ES pixels are 8-microns in size, you can fit more of them in a normal-sized detector,
Small pixels usually means that more signal leaks into neighbouring pixels a problem currently facing many competitors working to reduce their pixel sizes leading to blurred, rather than sharper, images.
Superhawk pixels feature a structure unique to Selex ES-theye physically isolated from each other so that the signal cannot blur at all,
MOVPE has allowed the development of 8-micron blur-free pixels in the new, production ready, Superhawk detector.
and is equipped with the same kind of fingerprint sensor used in some iphones. The sensor ensures that the medication is dispensed only to the correct patient;
the most challenging part of the whole project was etting the electronic circuit that powers the fingerprint detector to work right. he device can hold 60 tablets (a standard month dose) of Oxycontin,
Wireless Monitoring Sensor to Help Manage Heart failure Scott & White Memorial is one of six hospitals in Texas
The research team found that the new patch could reduce blood glucose levels in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes for as long as nine hours.
A core of solid insulin and glucose-sensing enzymes were inserted into these vesicles. These spheres of glucose-sensing, insulin-releasing material were formed then into an array of microneedles using a rigid form of hyaluronic acid.
The team tested the patch on a mouse model of type 1 diabetes and compared it to injecting insulin as standard.
an MIT graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science and first author on the new paper. e need to regulate the input to extract the maximum power,
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#New Conductive Ink Can Print Sensors Onto Wearables Researchers at the University of Tokyo have invented a new conductive ink that can be used to print sensors onto wearable technologies.
which will allow sensors to be incorporated into electronic apparel for measuring biological data, including heart rate and muscle contraction.
For wearable devices, materials would need to be soft and stretchy to be comfortable and well fitting
and easily printable conducting ink that can be patterned on textiles with a single printing step.
"Our team aims to develop comfortable wearable devices. This ink was developed as part of this endeavor. The biggest challenge was obtaining high conductivity and stretchability with a simple one-step printing process.
an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and his colleagues. Yoon, who also is director of the Multidisciplinary Nano
and can send the information to a computer or smart phone via Bluetooth, where a dentist or orthodontist can retrieve it,
or dangerous core body temperature and alert a coach to pull a player off the field.
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