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TowerJazz to be Wafer Manufacturer for Infrared Sensing and Camera Devices

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced it will be the wafer manufacturer for infrared sensing and camera devices using its proven specialty process technologies. In addition to traditional infrared applications, TowerJazz will facilitate expansion into other consumer markets such as gaming, personal security, and application driven platforms, market segments which are already well served by the company.

20 Jun 2013

InvenSense Features in Forbes’ Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, was recently named on Forbes’ annual list of America’s 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in 2013. InvenSense secured the #8 ranking, and is the #1 Semiconductor company.

20 Jun 2013

Nano-Sensor Detects Harmful Airborne Substances

The “electronic nose” sensor developed by a University of California, Riverside engineering professor, and being commercialized by Innovation Economy Crowd (ieCrowd), will be further refined to detect deadly pathogens including toxic pesticides in the global food supply chain, according to a recently signed product development and distribution agreement.

From University of California at Riverside 15 Jun 2013

Novel Plasmonic Transducer Holds Promise for Ultra-Sensitive Nanoscale Sensors

Researchers at FOM Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam and EPFL in Lausanne have developed a new way to measure tiny displacements with light. By confining plasmons in a resonant cavity that is only 20 nanometers wide, they could precisely measure mechanical motion smaller than the size of an atom. Their work is published this week in the journal Nano Letters.

14 Jun 2013

Novel Nano-Sensor Differentiates Melanoma Cells from Normal Skin Cells

According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, the researchers also demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate melanoma cells from normal skin cells.

14 Jun 2013

Molybdenum-Based Image Sensor More Sensitive Than Silicium-Based Sensors

A new material has the potential to improve the sensitivity of photographic image sensors by a factor of five. In 2011, an EPFL team led by Andras Kis discovered the amazing semi-conducting properties of molybdenite (MoS2), and they have been exploring its potential in various technological applications ever since.

13 Jun 2013

Weak Force Measurement with Unprecedented Sensitivity Using Carbon Nanotube-Based Mechanical Resonators

Researchers at ICFO, in collaboration with ICN2 and the University of Michigan, report in Nature Nanotechnology that they have achieved the measurement of weak forces with sensitivity 50 times higher than what has been achieved to date using mechanical resonators based on carbon nanotubes, which vibrate with intensity proportional to an electrostatic force.

11 Jun 2013

World’s First Integrated Industrial 6-Axis MEMS SoC from InvenSense

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, announced a family of 6 Industrial MotionTracking solutions including 3-axis gyroscopes and integrated 6-axis gyroscopes plus accelerometers.

7 Jun 2013

NTU Develops Highly Sensitive Imaging Sensor from Nano-Structured Graphene Material

Cameras fitted with a new revolutionary sensor will soon be able to take clear and sharp photos in dim conditions, thanks to a new image sensor invented at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

31 May 2013

Nanoantenna Pattern Enables New Way of Turning Infrared Light into Mechanical Action

A team of University of Pennsylvania engineers has used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared cameras and more compact chemical-analysis techniques.

18 May 2013