Baumer acquires force sensor specialist
The company is strengthening its position in force and strain measurement by acquiring Swiss company X-Sensors AG, a specialist in high-precision sensors.
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Combining photonic networks with acoustic sensing
New approach to achieve unprecedented accuracy and energy efficiency in fiber optic sensing.
Boosting the power of ultrasmall spectrometers
Very efficient device combines multimode interference waveguides with machine learning analysis.
Measuring defects to better understand quantum systems
Researchers develop a new method to measure defects in diamond quantum systems, crucial for improving sensor stability and reliability.
First demonstration of a dual-media NV diamond laser system
New approach to measure extremely low magnetic fields in the femtotesla to picotesla range.
Tiny quantum sensor to make a big impact
A new 2D quantum sensing chip can simultaneously detect temperature anomalies and magnetic field in any direction.
Photonic chip integrates sensing and computing
Technology eliminates optical-electronic conversions for ultrafast machine vision.
Illegal ivory detected by lasers
Laser technology offers new method in detecting illegal ivory and fighting illegal trade.
New sensor enables energy harvesting and imaging simultaneously
Single-pixel imaging successfully achieved for the first time using an organic-based photoelectric photodetector.
3D-printed components for a portable mass spectrometer
New approach for lightweight and inexpensive miniaturized mass filters.
Laser scarecrows make birds see red
Lasers could deliver a sustainable answer to the expensive problem of bird damage to crops.
New highly accurate and sensitive wave sensor
Sesame-seed-sized sensor is cheap, energy efficient and detects movement of 4 millionths of a meter.
Quantum sensing in your pocket
OLEDs can be used to map magnetic fields using magnetic resonance.
Generation change at Endress+Hauser
Klaus Endress leaves the Board of Directors at the end of the year, Matthias Altendorf succeeds him, Dr. Peter Selders becomes CEO
Quadric and AMS Osram collaborate on intelligent image sensors
The solution enables new capabilities of low power and small form factor smart sensing for various applications, for example, face detect and identification, human pose detect, motion and occupancy detect, and many others.
Organic thin-film sensors for light-source analysis
New sensor that describes a completely new way of identifying the wavelength of light.
Fast and Accurate Laser Triangulation Sensors with Ethercat/Ethernet
For exact distance measurements, laser triangulation sensors are the means of choice. For direct integration into the manufacturing environment, one manufacturer now presents laser sensors with Ethercat and Ethernet/IP interfaces. This combines precision and integrability in a very compact sensor.
AI-camera only records objects of interest
A smart camera images only certain types of desired objects, while instantaneously erasing other types of objects.
Smart Modernization for Signal Data Processing Systems
Costs and effort for digitization are high if analog systems for signal data processing in traffic applications, logistics and monitoring are to be replaced. Retrofit solutions that expand analog systems without having to replace the entire infrastructure provide a remedy.
Fraunhofer Center for Sensor Intelligence (ZSI) planned
A Fraunhofer Center for Sensor Intelligence is to be established at Saarland University in Saarbrücken. Saarland's Minister President Tobias Hans and the President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Prof. Reimund Neugebauer signed an agreement to this effect. A new building is planned, which will cost 35 million euros and, after a five-year construction period, will be operated as a cooperative project between the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT and the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP.
Sensopart expands management
Sensopart appointed Marius Westermann as Managing Director Marketing and Sales in October 2021. With his appointment, the management team grows to three members.
A new tiny near-infrared sensor
A research group at TU Eindhoven developed a near-infrared sensor that is easy to make, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones.
