ICx Scientists to Address Advancement in Nanosensor Technology and Integration at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting

Leading scientists from ICx Technologies will present key research, findings and perspectives on nanosensor technology at the Materials Research Society's Fall 2007 Meeting in Boston this week. Addressing innovative topics in sensor development, application and integration, four ICx researchers and thought leaders will contribute to this yearâ??s program through educational sessions and paper presentations.

"ICx is committed to pushing technology to new frontiers, using new materials to build and integrate leading-edge sensor technologies that really work in challenging real-world environments," said Ed Johnson, CTO of ICx Ion Optics and a member of the organizing committee for the Fall 2007 Meeting. "We're proud that ICx, with over 150 PhD level scientists, will have such a strong presence on the agenda for an event so important to advancement and collaboration within the scientific community."

Among the ICx presenters invited to participate on the program are:

• David Cullin, Senior Vice President, Technology Transition for ICx; "The ICx Technologies Approach to Sensor Integration: An Evolutionary Process to the 'Tri-Corder'". Presentation will address the challenges in developing hand-held devices capable of sensing a variety of threats, and an evolutionary strategy to toward overcoming those challenges and bringing such technology to fruition.
• Aimee Rose, research scientist for ICx Nomadics; "Advances in Vapor Phase Explosives Detection: Laser Sensors, Photonic Bandgap Fibers and RDX and TATP-Detection". Presentation will highlight the advancements made around the ICx Fido XT explosives detector.
• Anton Greenwald, senior scientist for ICx Ion Optics; "Ferroelectric Modulation of 2-D Photonic Crystal Emission for Gas Detection". Presentation will discuss experimental results around the development and application of a single chip MEMS device for infrared spectroscopic sensing of vapors based on the use of photonic crystal emission.
• Irina Puscasu, director of the photonics group, and others from ICx Ion Optics, participated with Iowa State University researchers for a study and paper on "Simulations of Sub-Wavelength Metallo-Dielectric Photonic Crystals for Gas Sensing" to be presented by Rana Biswas of Iowa State.

Symposium F of the Materials Research Society's Fall 2007 event will focus on nanosensor integration and the technologies and systems that are today being developed to allow for the integration of biological, chemical and physical sensors. Beyond advancements in sensor technology and integration, the symposium sessions will address sensing techniques as well as implications and expectations for the future.

ICx offers highly advanced sensors and technologies derived from new types of semiconductors, crystals, polymers, reagents and other recently discovered materials. Its sensors detect chemical, biological, radiological and explosive materials and its surveillance products sense and discern people and objects invisible to human senses and conventional cameras. ICx also provides software and systems to connect, command and control its various detection and surveillance devices. ICx technologies have been applied and proven in military and homeland security markets as well as other government and commercial sectors worldwide.