News & Events
6/27/2011: Resensys uses RFaxis/RFeIC™ for the front-end of the products
RFaxis, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company which focuses on innovative, next-generation RF solutions for the wireless connectivity and cellular mobility markets, announced that its RFX2401 single-chip/single-die RF Front-End Integrated Circuits (RFeIC™) for 2.4GHz ZigBee/ISM applications has been selected by Resensys LLC for their revolutionary wireless structural health monitor system that measures in real time load, temperature, vibration and mechanical shift for civil and mechanical structures. This wireless sensor is enabled by the RFaxis RFX2401 RFeIC™ and the Texas Instruments (TI) CC2530 2.4GHz System-on-Chip (SoC) for IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee/ISM. Click here for the press release.
10/07/2010: Resensys on FOX5 TV report
Resensys sensor featured in FOX5 TV channel on 7 Oct 2010. The news item mentions that Resensys, is testing a bridge sensor that's smaller than a credit card. It's basically a small sticker that measures load, temperature, vibration, and movements like shifting. click here for the original story and video.
08/16/2010: Resensys featured on Baltimore Sun
Resensys remote sensing technology featured in Baltimore Sun. Click here for the article.
04/15/2010: Wireless GreenPatch received the 4th position award from Vodafone Americas Foundation
Wireless GreenPatch received the 4th (honorable mention) position award among more than 100 contestants from the US universities and organizations of Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project sponsored by Vodafone Americas Foundation. Click here for more information.
01/15/2009: Resensys receives SAIC Venture Accelerator award
Resensys develops self-powered, wireless, distributed sensors for monitoring structures such as bridges, buildings, and pipelines. Its patent-pending technology, invented by electrical and computer engineering assistant research scientist and alumnus Dr. Mehdi Kalantari, will detect strain, deformation, and cracks forming in structures, and provide early warnings when problems arise. Click here for more information.
05/09/2008: Resensys wins university of Maryland Business Plan Competition
The UM $50K Business Plan Competition promotes the commercialization of innovative ideas and University-created technologies by offering faculty, students, and alumni prizes for the best new venture plans. Click here for the announcement.
Other sensors have been invented to monitor infrastructure for signs of cracking or metal fatigue, but
what distinguishes the Resensys device is its miserly use of power — about 4 microwatts, or roughly 100
million times less than a typical light bulb
