SensNews November 2018

Sensor100 November 2018 18 Ambisense Announces Opening of UK Office Ambisense, the Dublin based environmental monitoring company, has announced the openig of its UK office:Ambisense UK Ltd HQ at Thornton Science Park effective from 1st November 2018. The company also announced the promotion of Richard Lavery to General Manager responsible for managing the UK business and day to day operations and AnnaWard to Commercial Manager responsible for commercial operations of AmbiSense UK Ltd effective from 1st November 2018. Read more... Environmental Sensors Systems Enabling Autono- mous Mobility Marcellino Gemelli, director of global business development at Bosch Sensortec, pre- sented at the upcoming MEMS & Sensors Executive Congress on October 29-30, 2018 in Napa, Calif. His presentation analyzed how environmental sensors play an important role in improving the performance of autonomous systems as well as enabling new services that provide an improved user experience. For example, he’ll explain how pressure sensors stabilize flying systems outdoors and pinpoint the vertical position indoors; how gas sensors can help cleaning robots and mobile air purifiers home into spots to clean, as well as creating the basis for a trusted service of shared autonomous taxis. Reported by: SEMI October 26 Researchers develop quick and precise method for detecting chemical warfare agents Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urba- na-Champaign have developed a stamp-sized sensor that can detect trace amounts of certain chemical warfare agents, such as sarin, within minutes.The research is published in ACS Omega. Phys Org News November 21