Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM recently announced that Heimdall Power, a pioneering company in grid optimization, has integrated Iridium connectivity into its advanced grid monitoring solutions. By ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A team led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) plans to ask the U.S. National Science Foundation to support an ambitious campaign to equip the ...

Utilizing the Iridium Certus 9704 module, Heimdall Power's Neuron device allows grid operators to monitor and manage the grid more effectively The Neuron, colloquially known as "The Magic Ball", is an ...

Sharp GP2D12 and 2Y0A02 infrared rangers output a voltage proportionate to the distance of an object from the sensor. The GPD12 senses objects at a distance of 10-80cm, while the 2Y0A02 has twice the ...

LE BOURGET, France — Iridium Satellite LLC has opened discussions with an international body that coordinates Earth observation investment worldwide about the possible inclusion of ...

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a micro-sized cryocooler to chill infrared (IR) sensors. IR sensors on missiles and ISR devices needed to be cooled to as low as -320 degrees Fahrenheit. The Lockheed ...

Some readers may recall building a line-following robot during their school days. Involving some IR LEDs, perhaps a bit of LEGO, and plenty of trial-and-error, it was fun on a tiny scale. Now imagine ...