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Underwater sensors fed accurate projections of recent tsunami; above ground, social media got the word out. By Patrick Marshall. (FCW.com)
Monuments monitored from a distance Mar 6, 2010
Five years ago the researchers placed various sensors on the Giraldillo, the sculpture that crowns the Giralda, and now they are publishing the results in the journal Structural Health Monitoring ... The Giraldillo, a Renaissance sculpture that acts as a weather vane on the top of the Giralda, was taken down and restored between 1999 and 2005, at which point the researchers took the opportunity to put on sensors which have allowed them to monitor it up until now ... The cables for the sensors... (EurekAlert!)
Best Buy Thieves Get Away Undetected Mar 6, 2010
"Once on the roof they cut a 3-foot-wide square hole using a saw, then some type of suction to lift the cut section out. They then lowered themselves 16 feet down to the metal racks inside store, never touching the ground, remaining 10 feet off the ground. By not touching the ground, the motion sensors were not triggered.". Related Articles. (eSecurityPlanet)
Waste watchers? UK group fears trash bin spies Mar 6, 2010
Although the technology is already nearly a decade old, a U.K. privacy rights group says the number of local authorities fitting their trash bins with sensors of some kind has risen dramatically in the past year affecting at least 2 ... Although the technology is already nearly a decade old, a U.K. privacy rights group says the number of local authorities fitting their trash bins with sensors of some kind has risen dramatically in the past year affecting at least 2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
APS rewards PV schools for cutting energy use Mar 6, 2010
The project meant replacing walls, switching motion sensors and updating chillers. "We started looking at our energy-consumption reduction at Greenway, and the first month we were down 28 percent on energy consumption from the previous two years for the same time period," Johnston said. (AZCentral -- Business)
Da Vinci's huge horse statue proven feasible Mar 5, 2010
"The furnaces were opened according to a determined sequence. They were controlled by pyrotechnic sensors which fired as the molten bronze reached them, sending out the signal to open the next furnace," Galluzzi said. The Renaissance master also considered all the possible critical points in the statue, at the delicate time when the molten bronze flows from the furnaces into the mold. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The Pentagon Dreams of Drones Mar 5, 2010
Our clumsy attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen, using drones carrying much the same sensors as the X-47B, make news with embarrassing regularity. Our Predators and Reapers are tasked with decapitating the al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership, but they prove much more successful at killing civilians, infuriating the previously uncommitted local population into supporting the enemy, and deluding Americans into thinking remote-control bombing of other peoples homelands is a freebie spectator... (The American Conservative)
'Pythagorean Nightmare': Art and math add up Mar 5, 2010
Light sensors tell the machine when to drop a particular color based on the color of the background, so Schuh paints the shadow of the machine black on the white canvas, creating a sharply contrasting backdrop for the machine to deposit blotches of color. "I was much more engaged with the function of the machine, but I wanted to make the image that the machine generates to be in a sense a self-portrait of the machine, which is why it needs that starting input - light areas and dark areas on the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Oldest Measurement of Earth's Magnetic Field Mar 5, 2010
Tarduno was able to employ a new magnetometer, which has sensors closer to the sample than in previous instruments. Using the new magnetometer, Tarduno, Research Scientist Rory Cottrell, and University of Rochester students were able to confirm that the 3. (Science Daily)
ESC: Panel to debate wireless sensor networks Mar 5, 2010
Collections of autonomous smart wireless sensors that could connect together to form ad hoc networks were not practical until recently ... And the juxtaposition of sensors (and potentially actuators), conversion circuits, digital logic, power and power management and wireless transceivers is a potent combination because it is, in essence, the superset template for a vast swathe of electronic systems. (EETimes)
Ask the pilot: Flying naked Mar 5, 2010
"The Sensors Fail. It's hard to imagine a more precarious situation, even for pilots with nerves of steel: Flying through a violent thunderstorm that shakes the entire plane as the master warning lamp starts blinking on the instrument panel in front of you. An earsplitting alarm rings out, and a whole series of error messages suddenly flash up on the flight motor." ... Did the airspeed sensors fail ... Another pressing questions is whether Airbus was already aware of potentially faulty speed... (Salon)
General Automotive Announces Joint Venture to Develop and Market Next-Generation Fuel Cell Technology Mar 5, 2010
The joint venture, now called Green Cell, Inc., will also advance the development of next-generation oxygen sensors and igniters ... The goal of the joint venture will be to develop a series of prototypes that will significantly advance the process of commercializing and, ultimately, mass producing fuel cells, oxygen sensors, igniters, as well as other products ... Dan Valladao, president and CEO of General Automotive, said: "This Joint Venture could be a real game changer for many products... (Primezone Releases)
Microsoft: 'Natural' UI Will Be the Wave of the Future Mar 5, 2010
Perhaps nowhere is that more visible than in Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) "Project Natal," an add-on device designed initially for the company's Xbox 360 gaming console that does away with physical controllers and instead turns the player's body into the controller through the use of 3D sensors and cameras. Gestures and movements determine how the game responds to the user, whether it is a racing game, tennis, or a shoot 'em up. (HardwareCentral)
Skinput turns body into touchscreen interface Mar 5, 2010
Skinput uses a series of sensors to track where a user taps on his arm ... Skinput sensors can track those vibrations using an armband and discern where the user tapped. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Hogan's Blog: Wednesday Commute Mar 4, 2010
We can not see it on the DOT cameras but notice the sensors slowing. TIME 6:32am. (KIRO TV, WA)
CMU Quality of Life project to monitor seniors at home Mar 4, 2010
To gather the data small wireless sensors will be placed in the homes of 50 research participants and will measure activities such as taking medication, meal preparation and phone use, said researcher Anind Dey, associate professor in the. The sensors are smaller than a fingernail and will be incorporated into every day items such as pill boxes, phones, coffee makers, cupboards, cups and the refrigerator, he said. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Aerial Surveillance Technology Could Keep Soldiers Safer Mar 4, 2010
The team has modelled the MUAVs with chemical sensors attached to track the movements of contaminated cloud formations. The vehicles were able to successfully track a cloud and predict its movement pattern. (Science Daily)
Execs: IC makers need to get smart Mar 4, 2010
The new product family includes the 71M6541x and 71M6xx1 and features digitally isolated current sensors based on the company's proprietary MicroDAA isolation technology. The new 71M6541x, as a stand-alone meter system-on-chip (SoC) for single element meters, offers significantly reduced power consumption and enhanced accuracy. (EETimes)
Paro the robot eases Alzheimer's symptoms Mar 4, 2010
" Both nursing homes already rely on visits from live animals as therapy for their patients. Now a part of Vincentian Collaborative System, Marian Manor was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and shares the religious order's suburban campus. The nuns have a dog named 'Duke' as a pet, and they will bring him over to the nursing home, Ms. Lewandowski said. A dozen colorful finches and a single yellow canary live in a floor-to-ceiling aviary at Vincentian Home. "Residents know the birds'... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
CMU to research sensors for elderly Mar 4, 2010 Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents Mar 4, 2010 Stop Overpaying for Everyday Items! Mar 4, 2010 NASA grant spurring firm to make high-tech wiring Mar 4, 2010 Microsoft turns human skin into mobile touch screen sensors with 'Skinput' Mar 4, 2010 Top five gadgets from Microsoft's research labs Mar 4, 2010 White House Declassifies Cybersecurity Plan Mar 4, 2010 New Device for Ultrafast Optical Communications Mar 3, 2010 Apple's Jobs Starts `Nuclear War' in Phone Patent Fight With Taiwan's HTC Mar 3, 2010 TSA polishes shoe-scanner plan Mar 3, 2010 CDOT to offer travel-time estimates on 6th Mar 3, 2010 Nissan's Italian job Mar 3, 2010 Trembles around globe bring Nisqually to mind Mar 2, 2010 Looters rampage in Chile Mar 2, 2010 New Car Road Test: Lotus Evora Mar 2, 2010 New Energy Harvesting Network Means Batteries Not Included Mar 2, 2010 Space plane prototype to attempt daring feats Mar 2, 2010 NASA and GM develop Robonaut2 Mar 2, 2010 Boston - we have an app for that Mar 2, 2010 UH-Manoa researchers join study of sea crust Mar 2, 2010 The $46,000 bicycle Mar 1, 2010 Chile Quake Doesn't Compare to 1960 Horror Mar 1, 2010 Incentivizing green buildings in Korea Mar 1, 2010 Lab on a Chip: Ordinary Cotton Thread Used to Stitch Together Low-Cost Microfluidic Analytical Device Mar 1, 2010 Plessey Semi prepares for product introductions Mar 1, 2010 Infiniti QX offers luxury, smooth sailing Feb 28, 2010 Law firm 1st tenant in Amherst building Feb 27, 2010 AuthenTec buys security IP Feb 27, 2010 Political Grapevine Feb 27, 2010 Military Scientists Study Ionoshpere Feb 27, 2010 Tech.view: Home sweet passive home Feb 27, 2010 Brewers trio has biomechanics tested Feb 27, 2010 The Final Minutes of Doomed Flight Air France 447 Feb 27, 2010 Sensata Leads Companies Seeking to Raise $1 Billion After IPO Market Slump Feb 27, 2010 Tankstick Review Feb 26, 2010 Esterline Q1 earnings drop Feb 26, 2010 Is the joy in the joystick waning? Feb 26, 2010 Toyota crisis puts spotlight on electronics Feb 26, 2010 AIR FORCE Officials Approve Incentives Feb 26, 2010 NASA grooming satellite repair-bots Feb 26, 2010 Sound of Melanoma: Ultrasound Can Help Doctors Find Cancer More Accurately Feb 25, 2010 Stitching Together 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Devices With Cotton Thread and Sewing Needles Feb 25, 2010 UDRI to research and design wind towers Feb 25, 2010 Army puts ground sensor program on fast track Feb 25, 2010 Business Advice From Van Halen Feb 25, 2010 Optical Revolution in Undersea Communications Feb 25, 2010 When Cars Go to Driving School Feb 25, 2010 Aitkin and Crosby-Ironton schools working on being more green Feb 25, 2010 Interview: SBInet's caretaker shares frustrations about delays, snafus Feb 24, 2010 Navy looks to advance cyber defense Feb 24, 2010 Ragland Building will become office space Feb 24, 2010 In Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Life Is Not Black and White Feb 24, 2010 New Photonic Material May Facilitate All-Optical Switching and Computing Feb 24, 2010 Skoda Octavia Scout Feb 24, 2010 HP Labs Opens Singapore Research Hub Feb 24, 2010 Rapid response science missions assess potential for another major Haiti earthquake Feb 24, 2010 Borderline Dereliction Of Duty Feb 23, 2010 Putting premiums on parking Feb 23, 2010 Robots to don 'smart' sensing material Feb 23, 2010 Molecular musing Feb 23, 2010 $25M NSF center established to investigate the creation of biological machines Feb 23, 2010 Click to read:Toyota Surges Related to Electronics, Docs Show Feb 23, 2010 Biotech, nanotech and synthetic biology roles in future food supply explored Feb 22, 2010 BMW's new niche car Feb 22, 2010 Girl, 5, found near Hwy. 80 after wandering off from day care Feb 21, 2010
CMU to research sensors to track elderly. CMU to research sensors to track elderly Cognitive, physical abilities measured for older adults Thursday, March 04, 2010 By Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ... Somewhere in the city today, researchers from the Quality of Life Technology Center will go to the high-rise residence of an older adult living alone and equip such everyday items as a pillbox, telephone, or sofa with wireless, computerized sensors. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Can buildings be quake-proof? Mar 4, 2010
Bill Spencer, a civil engineering professor at the University of Illinois, said electronic sensors that detect seismic shaking can tell the building how to react to avoid damage. "It's in the spirit of the anti-lock braking systems in cars," he said. (CNN -- Tech)
Another patent refers to using sensors on a device to gather information about a user's activity or surroundings and letting the device react by, for example, lighting up. Google, whose software powers many of the HTC phones, was not listed as a defendant. (MSNBC -- Business)
Sure oxygen sensors are needed and "tune-ups" are due from time to time. However If I were a CEO of a company going on national television to slander an industry for over-charging customers, I would have something realistic to base it on. (CBS News -- Early Show)
"We believe that in five to 10 years, we can put electrical sensors and functions into daily use in fabrics and clothing. Intelligence will be built into the clothes.". The fiber could have medical uses, equipped with sensors that would monitor heart rate and other vital signs, he said ... The technology has military applications as well, making it possible to equip uniforms and body armor with built-in sensors and computing devices, while remaining flexible and comfortable. (Columbus Business First, OH)
This armband involves of a series of sensors, referred to by Microsoft as a "bio-acoustic sensing array," that monitors the distinct vibrations created by tapping a specific part of your forearm. In the current prototype of this emerging technology, a user may choose from three basic input layouts. (Daily Orange, NY)
Wearable movement sensors have many possible applications - most notable of which must be the with nothing but a wrist band to detect arm and finger movements. Kidding aside, this demo looked pretty sci fi with wires and sensors hanging out all over the place ... The researchers, however, explained that the sensors they wore on their arms and wrists were not especially high-tech, and could easily be recreated as wrist bands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
2) Deploy an intrusion detection system of sensors across the Federal enterprise. 3) Pursue deployment of intrusion prevention systems across the Federal enterprise. (eSecurityPlanet)
2, 2007) Engineers have shown how to finely control the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses, a step toward creating advanced sensors, more powerful communications technologies and more precise. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Others are for inventions related to the movement of icons, managing power and sensors to detect user activity. Validity of Claims. (Bloomberg -- US)
Others use chemical sensors to detect explosives. The TSA said it wants a machine that finds metal weapons and explosives. (USA Today -- Money)
The system uses data from a variety of speed-input devices, including ramp meters and roadside speed sensors. Travel time is not available when traffic is stopped or a major incident results in a highway closure. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Australian specifications are yet to be confirmed, but in Europe, the new Micra will be available with parking sensors and a new 'parking space measurement' (PSM) device with three skill levels (amateur, normal and expert). The new Micra, due in Australia late this year, will initially be launched with a three-cylinder petrol engine, although a supercharged, direct injection engine could be added to the line up later. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Brian Myrick / Daily Record Flake interprets data in his lab from remote sensors on Manastash Ridge Friday, Feb. 26 ... " One of the global positioning system sensors are placed on top of Lind Hall on the CWU campus. The numbers retrieved from various sensors across the state helped geologists discover the Juan de Fuca plate subjects 3 to 4 centimeters per year - adding more to the elastic buildup that will eventually release and result in a megathrust quake. "That strain is building in the rock... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Rescuers with heat sensors and sniffer dogs picked through the debris of shattered buildings in Concepcion and special cameras showed three, perhaps four, survivors trapped in the twisted ruins of a 15-storey apartment block. "We'll have to work with the precision of watchmakers," said fire chief Juan Carlos Subercaseaux. (iAfrica.com)
That's part of the $8200 Tech Pack, which also brings things like a better sound system with touch-screen display and satellite navigation, Bluetooth, rear parking sensors and a tyre pressure monitoring system with a digital display in the instrument cluster. Similarly, while there's some leather, full leather trim is part of the $7900 Premium Pack, which also has a classy interior-lighting package. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
21, 2006) Researchers report the first detailed results of electric power generation with a new technique that could drive implantable medical devices, sensors and portable electronics without the need for ... (July 15, 2009) Microfluidic fuel cells could provide the necessary energy to provide continuous power to remote sensors, mobile phones and laptops, according to a student. (Science Daily)
All those twists and turns would allow the 500 experimental sensors aboard Pollux to record the acceleration, aerodynamic pressures, and strain throughout. That information will go a long way toward helping researchers figure out what maneuvers a hypersonic vehicle could pull off as it comes in for landing from space, researchers said. (MSNBC -- Technology)
" The designers achieved this by employing the equivalent of tendons to operate the fingers, rather than using direct-controlled motors in the hands, Taub said. GM history with NASAGM has a history with the space program, supplying the lunar rover used during the later Apollo missions in the early 1970s. Today, the company stands to benefit from earthly applications of its work with the space agency as much as the astronauts do. Taub and Diftler declined to say how much it cost to develop... (MSNBC -- Technology)
The application under development is called the Boston Urban Mechanic Profiler, or BUMP. In the same way that iPhone users can exchange contact information by bumping fists with their phones, drivers or bicyclists can automatically and effortlessly report road conditions to city officials via the vibration and GPS sensors in their phones ... One of those acoustic devices - ShotSpotter - already alerts police to the location of shots fired by means of acoustic sensors mounted throughout the city... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
"Various sensors measure the temperature, flow rate and some chemical parameters right there." ... "Various sensors measure the temperature, flow rate and some chemical parameters right there.". (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The frame is also packed with load sensors, wiring, batteries and control cables that help the bike to collect up to 100 separate bits of ergonometric datafrom skin temperature to respiration rate and humidity to individual leg power output. The rider can later download these for analysis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
For the first time, a quake's tremendous power and reach were picked up by sensors newly placed around the globe to monitor Cold War nuclear testing by the United States and Soviets. "When you have a big enough earthquake, it releases enough energy to set the whole Earth ringing almost like a bell, and it rang for days after the 1960 earthquake," said Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey. (CBS News -- Evening News)
The pair previously planted interactive sensors in the East River and Bronx River in New York as part of their Amphibious Architecture project, engaging passers-by in a choose-your-own-adventure style series of texts about water quality and the presence of fish. The designers are now getting requests for sibling projects and are intrigued by the possible connections. (CNN -- International)
"There are currently promising technologies in the area of paper-based microfluidic diagnostic devices, however the disadvantage is that it requires expensive equipment to fabricate the sensors," Associate Professor Shen said. "The benefit of cotton thread-based devices is that they can be made using simpler equipment, such as sewing machines, so they could be produced in developing regions where high-cost diagnostics are not available and not feasible. We are in the very early days of this... (Science Daily)
"We are ahead of schedule on the first product releases and expect to have prototypes available in Q3 of this year. "We are leveraging our extensive in-house semiconductor design experience together with our expertise in process technology development and optimization," said Dr. Keith Strickland, Technology Director. "These first product releases will lead us to continue to create innovative products for defence, medical, aerospace and aeronautical applications, such as sensors, low and... (EETimes)
3 gigabyte hard drive storage and MP3 slot; power windows including the rear quarter window; running boards; rearview backup camera with sonar sensors that beep when obstructions are detected; heated steering wheel; four-zone climate control; power moonroof; navigation with real-time traffic alerts, heated front seats; and adjustable foot pedals. That's quite a package so there are only a few add-ons, including a $1,700 entertainment package with wireless remote and headphones and an 8-inch... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Green amenities include floor-to-ceiling glass that maximizes daylight and automated light sensors that reduce energy usage. HoganWillig is using the new space to consolidate its local offices. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
-- AuthenTec Inc., a provider of fingerprint sensors, has acquired SafeNet Inc.'s Embedded Security Solutions Division. Under terms of the transaction, AuthenTec paid $8. (EETimes)
Speaking of precise data, some scientists say temperature sensors across the U.S. are compromised. A volunteer group that tracks weather stations says sensors are exposed to artificial heat sources and not in compliance with the National Climatic Data Center regulations. (Fox News)
"We have radio-wave sensors which send waves up to the ionosphere and listen for a reflection or an echo off something up there," Pedersen remarked. "And we have passive sensors that will listen to waves produced in the ionosphere, and also optical sensors.". (DOD DefenseLINK)
Apart from the thermostats in the controllers, there are no other sensors inside or outside the building ... The heart of Mr Calder s system is an intelligent wireless hub which interrogates sensors attached to the HVAC system, the boiler and the various electrical appliances around the home ... With the hub, controller and various sensors expected to cost around $450 and the installation much the same, your correspondent expects to recover his costs within three years. (The Economist)
Brewers pitcher Dave Bush shows off the sensors used in the testing ... Yovani Gallardo, Dave Bush and Doug Davis were among the pitchers stripped to their skivvies and strapped with sensors for a 10-pitch throwing session ... The sensors recorded more than 40 individual measurements in the pitchers' delivery and compared those readings to normative ranges established over the past two decades at Dr. James Andrews' lab in Birmingham, Ala. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
In the process, it knocked out other, far more important, sensors: the pencil-shaped airspeed gauges known as pitot tubes. One alarm after another lit up the cockpit monitors. (ABC News)
Sensata, which makes sensors for Ford Motor Co. and Samsung Electronics Co., is seeking as much as $632 million, based on terms of its IPO disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday. The sale of 31. (Bloomberg -- US)
The connections will sounds familiar to anyone with old-school arcade experience, as the mechanical sensors that drive the stick and buttons make the same clack-y springing noises that the arcade cabinets did so many years ago. Eat some popcorn and grease up the X-Arcade's joystick and buttons and you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference between the new stick and the quarter-munching machines of your youth. (IGN Gear)
Officials at the Bellevue aerospace company (NYSE: ESL) said their avionics and controls system enjoyed a good quarter while their sensors and systems segment was affected by sluggish commercial air transport and business jet activity. We are beginning to see signs of aftermarket improvement as global commercial airline capacity improves, said CEO Brad Lawrence, in a statement. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
The sensors are comingMeanwhile, Nintendo has teased the Wii Vitality Sensor, a peripheral device also expected out this year that attaches to players' fingertips and can measure their body signals. Much like the Microsoft and Sony camera systems, developers believe such technology can provide more specialized experiences, like a zombie game that unleashes more undead if a gamer seems bored. (MSNBC -- Technology)
DETROIT - Investigations into whatever is lurking behind Toyota's crisis of quality have put a spotlight on all that can go wrong with auto electronics the growing number of wires, sensors and computer chips that have profoundly changed the automobile in the last decade. Though no smoking circuit has been found so far, a picture is emerging that shows the automobile industry's technology is racing ahead of quality-control testing and regulators. (MSNBC -- Business)
Air Force officials approve incentive pay for officer, enlisted RPA aircrews. " There are slightly more than 400 Airmen currently in the RPA career fields. Air Force leaders expect that number to rise to more than 1,000 as the need for more combat air patrols increases in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility over the next few years. "The pay is an incentive to attract and retain Airmen who dedicate themselves to operating RPAs," Colonel DuHadway said. Until recently, RPAs were the... (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Outfitted with smart sensors and tools, Dextre would basically pump fuel through tank valves that are identical to equipment flying on hundreds of satellites today. The robot would have to remove insulation, disconnect safety wires and prepare ports as part of the job. (MSNBC -- Technology)
This produces a popping noise that special sensors can detect. This method would examine the entire biopsy and identify the general area of the node that has cancer, giving pathologists a better idea of where to look for the cancer. (Science Daily)
They stitched thread into paper to form microfluidic sensors capable of detecting and measuring substances released in the urine of patients with several human medical conditions. "The fabrication of thread-based microfluidic devices is simple and relatively low cost because it requires only sewing needles or household sewing machines," the report said. (Science Daily)
In January, UDRI received a $41,500 Small Business Innovative Research grant from the to design and test sensors for wind turbines. The sensors, to be manufactured by in Miamisburg, will monitor the structural health of turbine blades and provide warnings if parts are in need of repair or replacement. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
The service is now in a position to bring networked sensors to the battlefield for the first time. Soldiers and Marines will have unattended ground sensors at their disposal, which they can hide beside roads to alert them when vehicles or people pass by ... The sensors also can send still images back for review. (FCW.com)
That's why engineers are designing sensors that would allow bridges to notify authorities of problems such as cracks, corrosion, or the loosening of bolts. You read that right: Bridges will soon be tweeting their every activity. (FastCompany)
The advance will allow near-instant data transfer and real-time video from un-tethered ROVs and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) outfitted with sensors, cameras and other data-collecting devices to surface ships or laboratories, which would require only a standard UNOLS cable dangling below the surface for the relaying of data ... Co-investigator Maurice Tivey of WHOI adds that "underwater optical communications is akin to the cell phone revolution;wireless communications. The ability to... (Science Daily)
Their answer was that, with state-of-the-art sensors, image processors, and learning algorithms, a car that smart could be built. The result, now tested in a prototype vehicle, is a system that tracks a driver's every move, matches those actions with what it "sees" down the road, and learns how that driver normally handles situations such as upcoming curves or other vehicles ahead. (Science Daily)
Projects range from making energy improvements such as energy-efficient lighting and motion sensors to installing renewable energy projects, including solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. Minnesota Schools Cutting Carbon is a joint program of the Clean Energy Resource Teams, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota Office of Energy Security. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
In addition to fencing and vehicle barriers, the high-tech border surveillance system consists of cameras and other sensors strung on towers to be erected along the border with Mexico ... Weve got nine towers, along with the day and night cameras, radars, antennas for the ground sensors, and the communications with the command and control facility. (FCW.com)
Decision support that provides real-time management and control of sensors, and an automated response capability, among other capabilities. Sensors and gateways that would provide enhanced anomaly detection capabilities and network awareness ... Algorithms for sensors and gateways that can distinguish between legitimate and malicious traffic. (FCW.com)
The system will also include carbon dioxide sensors in the ducts, so the sytem will know when 100 people are in a conference room, it will direct more fresh air there. The renovation is being designed by Nashville-based. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Within the retina, rods are light sensors that respond to black and white, but not to color ... Cones are light sensors that detect color and perceive stimuli at the center of vision. (Science Daily)
3, 2006) Georgia Tech researchers have found a way to shrink all the sensing power of sophisticated biosensors -- such as sensors that can detect trace amounts of a chemical in a water supply or a substance. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Rear parking sensors are a helpful feature. The Scout only scores four stars out of five in the NCAP independent crash test. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The company on Feb. 10 announced a deal to sell seismic sensors to Shell (). Page. (BusinessWeek)
For two weeks, a team onboard the RV Endeavor will use sonar to map shifted sediments on the seafloor and seismic sensors to examine faults beneath the seafloor. The scientists hope to solve a mystery about how the earthquake unleashed a tsunami that killed seven people and to explain why corals along the coast have now been uplifted above sea level. (EurekAlert!)
A surveillance tower at the border near Nogales, Arizona, stands watch with cameras and sensors to detect illegal crossings into the U.S. To date. Border: The 2006 Secure Fence Act mandated the "possible" construction of a long wall to protect our frontier. (Investors Business Daily)
The work includes new lighting with motion sensors and replacing all concrete and reinforcing steel found to be unsound. The Central Business Improvement District, which includes the Medical Center, has 42,000 private and public parking spaces spread among garages, surface lots and street parking. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
With Peratech's x-y scanning technology, the robot is able to detect where on a matrix of sensors it has been touched. QTCs are electro-active polymeric materials made from metallic or non-metallic filler particles combined in an elastomeric binder. (EETimes)
When liquid is poured into a soup bowl or food placed on a dinner plate, LED lights linked to sensors illuminate the surface beneath, springing to life like a computer touch screen. As you eat and the ingredients disappear, the glow fades. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
"Ultimately, we envision being able to create biological modules -- sensors, processors, actuators -- that can be combined in various ways to produce different capabilities," said Roger Kamm, Germeshausen Professor of Mechanical and Biological Engineering at MIT, and the Center's founding director. "If we are successful, this will open up an entirely new field of research with wide-ranging implications, from regenerative medicine to developmental biology.". (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Two sensors measure the position of the accelerator pedal under the driver's foot. "If it's an electrical problem, which I believe it is, then it really means that we have to question the whole way that the systems are constructed," electrical engineer Antony Anderson said. (CBS News)
He also remains active as a researcher working with nanotechnology in a variety of ways, including uses as biological sensors to detect disease or spoilage. Nanoparticles may be used to target certain genes and thus play a role in genetic engineering of food animals. (EurekAlert!)
Standard items across the three-model range include four-zone climate control, cruise control, adaptive xenon headlights with high-beam assistant, head-up display, front and rear parking sensors, a rear-view camera, rain-sensing wipers, a panoramic glass roof, electrically-operated leather seats, a multi-function leather steering wheel, powered tailgate, keyless entry and start, satellite navigation with a seven-inch screen, and a six-stack CD/DVD entertainment system. Stepping up from the base... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
TsMama wrote on Feb 13, 2010 1:30 AM:" One more thing...WHY DIDN'T THE DAYCARE DIAL 911 THE VERY SECOND IT NOTICED HER MISSING? Even if they were calling the parents at the same time, they should have been on the other line with 911! They offered to have the parents fire the daycare person? That's not the parent's job, it is the daycare's responsiblility to deal with it's employees, and the parent's to follow up and make sure all was done to assure nothing like this happens again! Sounds like... (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
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