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The new VeloComputer Smart Sensor is the cutting edge of precision in cycling performance measurement. It uses Bluetooth 4.0 (low energy) and works with selected Android phones and iPhone 4S. The new sensor delivers precise measurement of distance, spot speed, instant acceleration, cadence and the grade of a slope which are used by the VeloComputer mobile application to calculate power. Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) August 13, 2012 SoundOfMotion is releasing a new version of 1-degree precision...

DRAPER, Utah, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: FLXT) today announced that it has signed a Joint Development Agreement for a new variation of Bend Sensor®( )technology that can fit inside a narrow tube. The new design could potentially have immediate use in Flexpoint's colonoscope project and in other small diameter applications. The agreement was signed with Mark Woodbury, an experienced engineer who has worked at Flexpoint in the past and has...

In the world of racing, tiny details can be the difference between victory and defeat. It is no wonder, then, that manufacturers of racing yachts are always on the lookout for new technologies to optimize boats and sails. An ingenious new sensor technology now helps them to extend the boundaries of what is possible. The constant hunger to break new records has turned boat building into a high-tech business. The racing yachts that compete at international regattas today are sporting...

ABINGDON, England, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlySure Limited announced today two achievements that considerably strengthen the company's intellectual property portfolio. GlySure has been awarded U.S. patent number 8,141,409 for a fully-automated calibration system to enable accurate continuous blood glucose monitoring. Concurrently, GlySure has acquired ownership of the proprietary reversible fluorescent chemistry at the core of its continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)...

Balluff's new line of economical magnetic field cylinder sensors features improved sensor performance and better reliability resulting in less downtime and increased productivity – and all backed by Balluff’s exclusive Lifetime Warranty. (PRWEB) June 27, 2012 Balluff announces Global BMF; an expansion of their Global line of products to include a broad line of magnetic field cylinder sensors. The Global Line from Balluff is an offering of economically priced general-purpose...

TORONTO and NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Micromem Technologies Inc. ("Micromem") (CNSX: MRM, OTCBB: MMTIF) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc.("MAST"), announces it has successfully completed field trials of its aerial natural resource exploration platform. The 6 channel fully integrated passive EM receiver (Ex, Ey, Ez, Bx, By, Bz) acquires electric and magnetic field data at very low frequency and at very high data rate. ...

DRAPER, Utah, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (FLXT) today discussed a report by Cooperation for urban mobility in the developing world (CODATU) detailing a passenger tracking system Flexpoint developed in association with a South African Company that uses Bend Sensor(®) technology to make public transportation more efficient. When configured specifically for each vehicle, the system can identify passenger counts in certain taxis with 100% accuracy...

BOULDER, Colo., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BiOptix, a Colorado-based firm, announces completion of a successful week of research shows in Colorado's Biotech Corridor. BiOptix today announced support of events this week at National Jewish Health, the University of Colorado Denver-Anschutz Medical Campus and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. These events brought Colorado-based researchers together with representatives of dozens of global life science research suppliers, and...

Balluff's new family of 18M photoelectric tubular sensors features a variety of sensing models in a rugged metal housing with long range sensing capability. Florence, KY (PRWEB) June 13, 2012 The new generation of BOS 18M photoelectric sensors from Balluff demonstrate expertise in every form of light for maximum precision throughout the product range. These sensors feature a generous sensing distance and high function reserve. Models include energetic diffuse, retro-reflective and...

DRAPER, Utah, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: FLXT) today announced that its patented Bend Sensor® has passed a Fortune 500 automaker's difficult advanced-stage test for a major car component. Flexpoint is confident that its technology will clear the remaining hurdles and that a large annual contract will follow. "This is one of the most demanding, limit-pushing testing cycles that this major automaker performs and we were gratified to see...