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February R&D Round Up
This month's round up is peculiarly rich in both energy harvesting and tininess, with a millimeter-scale, solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan, small wireless sensor nodes that can keep track of small objects, courtesy of CSIRO in Australia, and another step toward battery-less radios courtesy of Imec and Holst Centre. continued

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AWARDS

Arradiance Receives NASA Grant
The SBIR project aims to develop new imaging and sensing technology for space applications to provide improved imaging resolution and operational life and reduced noise and power consumption. continued

ACQUISITIONS & CONTRACTS

Irvine Sensors Receives $18 million Sensor Order
The company will supply Clip-On Thermal Imagers to Optics 1, an optical systems manufacturer, in support of a contract recently awarded to Optics 1 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center. continued

MARKET RESEARCH

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Market to Grow
New NanoMarkets research predicts revenue from carbon-based inks, pastes, and coatings for electronics applications will reach $1.7 billion. continued

Agricultural and Environmental Sensing Demand Grows
New Frost & Sullivan research points to an increasing need for sophisticated systems to monitor hazardous chemicals, soil and crop/plant characteristics, and pest infestation. continued

NEW TECHNOLOGIES and products

S3 and TI Deliver Healthcare Device Platform
The Continua Certified environment will enable OEMs to quickly and easily develop personal telehealth devices and improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare by simplifying the design of consumer medical products. continued

Mobile Phones To Monitor User's Health
Broadcom announces a Bluetooth system on a chip that enables wireless devices to connect to sensors to track fitness indicators. continued

Telit's M2M Module Certified for Rogers Network
The GE865-QUAD wireless communications unit has been approved for use on the Canadian GSM/GPRS network. continued

Fluke Introduces Vibration Tester
The diagnostic technology will detect imbalance, looseness, misalignment, and bearing failures in a wide variety of mechanical equipment; rate the severity of the fault; and recommend repairs. continued

PAIRINGS & PARTNERSHIPS

Hydrogen Combustion Sensor Project Gets Funding
A UK consortium will develop an optical temperature sensor to help reduce emissions from large single-point sources, such as fossil-fuel power plants and large process industries. continued