Instrumentation and Control News

Apogee Technology, Inc. (AMEX:ATA), an emerging micro-systems and nanotechnology company that designs, develops and commercializes medical devices and sensor products, will hold a conference call to discuss its First Quarter 2007 results and recent developments on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time).

The CPG-500 power requirement is 100-240 V AC at 50-60 Hz, is microprocessor-controlled, is fully user programmable, and is self-contained with no need to connect to a PC. The CPG-500 is very user friendly, it can be programmed for DC plating, pulse plating, or reverse pulse plating.

The catch is that measuring their vibrations isn't easy. It is usually done by bouncing laser beams off them -- which won't work when the nanodevices become smaller than the wavelength of the light -- or with piezoelectric devices -- those bulky quartz crystals we're trying to get rid of.

From Dreams and Sweat: University of Maryland Announces Finalists for Its $50K Business Plan Competition. They're solving problems: how to reduce medical errors, how to dispose of aging satellites.

Two companies in Silicon Valley announce a business merger that will accelerate the use of MEMS and Nano technologies in the gas detection industry. A joining of Nano/MEMS technology with top grade product engineering will assist in solving virtually any gas detection need. KWJ/TTI facilities include a new state of the art clean room for sensor manufacture as well as equipment for R&D, custom engineering, manufacture and calibration of complete gas detection systems.

The emergence of printed and organic electronics as an industry holds considerable promise for the sensor sector. Printing can help bring down costs of sensors and may also be the ideal way for creating multi-layered sensor products such as "electronic noses." The introduction of new organic materials increases the choices available to sensor manufacturers.

"We are extremely excited to have a leading dermatologist supporting the development of our PyraDerm(TM) intradermal drug delivery platform. His expertise in the structure of the skin, the treatment of skin diseases and his medical technology development experience will be invaluable as we work towards the commercialization of our delivery solutions for FDA regulated and non regulated applications."

Nokia is establishing a research facility at the UK's University of Cambridge.

Zinc-oxide nanowires that respond electrically when bent could be used to measure minute forces and pressures.

Among the most visible MEMS applications are digital light processors, which integrate millions of tiny mirrors onto a chip to enable ultrabright projection displays. Other automotive applications like airbags have been around even longer.  Automotive applications will continue to use more MEMS-based sensors like wireless tire-pressure sensors.