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Sensors Under Close Scrutiny — the New Baumer Innovation Lab; New Encoder Merges Optical & Magnetic Technologies 

For a design engineer selecting a sensor for a product development effort, the most fundamental thing, of course, is to determine the correct type of sensor with the right capability. Then, however, there is the […]

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Commercial Traction Builds for Cerca Magnetics Brain Scanner; New Mobile Lab for the Military to Assess Impact of Explosives

Cerca Magnetics, the British developer of a wearable brain scanner using quantum sensors to measure neural activity, is gaining traction commercially with recent investment funding, a military-backed project and continued placements. The scanner uses an array of optically pumped magnetometers positioned into a flexible helmet. […]

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Wittenstein Expands Motion Portfolio with STXI Acquisition, as Attocube Subsidiary Advances Nanoscale Magnetic Measurement

The Wittenstein Group of Germany, a global leader in mechatronics and cybertronic motion technology, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Israel-based STXI Motion. Meanwhile, its subsidiary Attocube continues to forge new paths in nanoscale measurement of magnetic fields. […]

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Research Instruments to Build Magnet Undulator for Helmholtz Center

RI Research Instruments in Germany has been awarded a contract by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin to build a cryogenically cooled permanent magnet undulator including a liquid-nitrogen cryocooler system. The cutting-edge undulator will generate photons for the upcoming Soft-to-Tender X-ray Spectroscopy beamline at the BESSY II x-ray source for battery research. […]