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Sensors Weekly is taking a vacation. We’ll be back in January, 2011.

Rethinking Approaches To Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
Engineers and public authorities face a mounting challenge to shore-up the civil structures supporting transport infrastructure. Indeed, the construction and engineering industry finds itself at an evolutionary crossroads: on the one hand being tasked with pushing existing infrastructure to its structural limits; and on the other, having to adopt new approaches to accurately monitor the integrity of key structures supporting rail and road networks. continued

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ACQUISITIONS & CONTRACTS

Nanostart Invests in Microlight Sensors
The Singaporean optical engineering company will use the venture capital to finance new product development and expand its sales and marketing in Asia. continued

MARKET RESEARCH

Smart Grid Data Market Skyrockets
The volume of data to be managed by utilities is going to surge from 10,780 terabytes (TB) in 2010 to over 75,200 TB in 2015. Managing, analyzing, and visualizing that data will be a huge but necessary undertaking. continued

NanoMarkets Predicts Outlook for Silver Inks
The market report identifies and quantifies new opportunities for these materials and pastes in critical sectors, including photovoltaics, displays, RFID, sensors, and traditional thick-film applications. continued

NEW TECHNOLOGIES and Products

Cell Phones Are Now Medical Diagnostic Tools
The new disposable wireless immunoassays platform can test for pregnancy, fertility, pathogens, AIDS, drugs, allergens, and even certain types of cancers. continued

Knovel Launches Optics/Photonics Design Site
The new Web-based subject area provides technological background, guidelines, calculations, and best practice information for engineers developing products that incorporate optical systems and components in designs. continued

New Roles for FireWire
IEEE-1394 bus protocols enable vision systems to deliver versatility and performance on the factory floor in a broad range of industrial automation and processing applications. continued

Shrink Acquires Nanocrystal Technology License
The agreement with the University of Chicago grants worldwide, multi-year, exclusive use of Electronic Glue, which has the potential to bring low-cost printed roll-to-roll processes to semiconductor applications. continued

PAIRINGS & PARTNERSHIPS

Cymbet and X-FAB Texas Collaborate
Cymbet will open a high-volume solid-state battery manufacturing facility in Lubbock, TX, implementing a fab-in-a-foundry concept, where its EnerChip manufacturing capability is integrated with X-FAB's facility. continued

Energid and ITRI Partner on Advanced Robotics
The joint effort will develop technology that will enable dramatic humanoid robotic behaviors, including complex grasping and manipulation. continued