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CAMBRIDGE — Ferro Solutions announces that they have been awarded a three year grant from the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) for the development of a novel wireless power transfer system. The $2 million grant will support the development of microfabrication processes and designs of our magnetoelastic/electroactive technology that will enable the miniaturization of power systems for implanted medical devices and embedded sensor systems. View the ATP announcement >>

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CAMBRIDGE — Ferro Solutions announces that they have been awarded a Phase I SBIR contract from the US Army for the development of ground-vehicle magnetic-field anomoly sensors that will enable the systems that protect soldiers from grenades and other threats.

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CAMBRIDGE — Ferro Solutions announces that they and 3Phoenix have been awarded a Phase I STTR contract from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the development of self-powered wireless sensor nodes that will enable the monitoring of shipboard conditions and the monitoring of equipment health. The university partner is North Carolina A&T University. 3Phoenix is the lead contractor.

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CAMBRIDGE —Ferro Solutions announces they have been awarded a Phase II STTR contract from the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) for the further development of hybrid Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy (FSMA) transducers. Ferro Solutions is working with Image Acoustics and MIT on this project that has a total value of $2.5 million if all options are exercised.

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CAMBRIDGE — Ferro Solutions announces the award of a Phase II STTR contract from the Office of Naval Research and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) for the development of energy harvesters and sensors designed and optimized for rotating environments. Ferro Solutions' university partner is MIT's Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. The total value of the project is $2.5 million if all options are exercised.

Boston Globe

CAMBRIDGE — Hoping to boost the fledgling business of creating low-powered networks of industrial sensors and devices, a Kendall Square start-up is rolling out a system that uses no batteries — just "energy harvesters" that can convert the vibrations of machinery and air-conditioning systems into enough electricty to transmit small bursts of data. Read full story >>

Control Engineering

MillennialNet Inc. and Ferro Solutions have formed a technology partnership and successful demonstration of a battery-free version of Millennial's i-Bean wireless sensor networking device. MillennialNet manufactures hardware and software for self-organizing, wireless sensor networks. Ferro develops energy-harvesting technologies. Read full story >>

VentureWire

Cambridge, Mass. — Millennial Net, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of hardware and software for self-organizing, wireless sensor networks, and Ferro Solutions, a developer of energy-harvesting technologies, said they formed a technology partnership to deliver battery-free wireless sensor networks. Read full story >>

Mass High Tech

When a passing truck causes a conference room table to vibrate, Jiankang Huang and Kevin O'Handley don't just idly grab hold of their pens to keep them from rolling to the floor. Read full story >>

EE Times Online

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In an effort to overcome the battery-life issue facing remote wireless sensor networks, Millennial Net Inc. has paired its i-Bean wireless technology with "energy harvesting" technology from startup Ferro Solutions Inc. Read full story >>