Santa Clara, Calif. (October 2, 2013) – Nanobiosym Health RADAR, a Boston-based research incubator institute led by Dr. Anita Goel, was awarded the $525,000 Grand Prize in the first competition of the Nokia Sensing XCHALLENGE for their Gene-RADAR^® sensing technology that will transform the way health care is delivered by enabling personalized diagnostic testing.

The Gene-RADAR platform analyzes a drop of blood, saliva or other body fluid placed on a nanochip and inserted into a mobile device, which then detects the presence or absence of a disease’s pathogen in less than an hour, with the same accuracy available … Read More → "Nanobiosym Health RADAR Brings Point-of-Diagnosis Technology Directly to Consumers"

October 2, 2013 – CHICAGO – Newark element14 announces it will stock the VT04 Visual Infrared Thermometer from Fluke, a troubleshooting tool with an infrared heat map which offers higher resolution as well as temperature alarms and time-lapse features.

The Fluke VT04 costs $1,199 and is available from Newark element14 in North America and Read More → "Newark element14 Partners with Fluke to Launch High-End Visual Infrared Thermometer"

Geneva, October 3, 2013 – ST has released a new discovery kit for its STM32F030 Value Line microcontrollers, which were announced in July 2013, offering 32-bit performance for as little as 32 cents.

The STM32F0308 Discovery board is an affordable and easy-to-use development kit that enables designers to quickly evaluate and start development with STM32F030 Value Line microcontrollers. It is shipped pre-configured and ready to use out of the box. Powered from a USB socket or separate power supply, the kit has an extension header allowing quick connection to all microcontroller I/Os. The onboard 64-pin STM32F030R8 … Read More → "STM32 Value Line Discovery Kit Accelerates Access to 32-bit Design Advantages in Price-Conscious Projects"