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Old CDs find new life as biosensors [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 30 August 2022 [Share with a friend]( [SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS)]( TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [9176-800 series insulation displacement connectors (IDCs)]( [9176-800 series insulation displacement connectors (IDCs)]( Digi-Key Electronics KYOCERA-AVX's [9176-800 series]( is specifically for 22 AWG to 28 AWG discrete wires in size-critical applications. By reducing the Z-axis height by 1.0 mm and the overall volume by up to 50%, this [package]( size is an ideal choice in space-constrained applications. In addition, an expanded size range is available starting from 1 position up to 4 positions in each wire gauge. The entire range provides packaging solutions in industrial, medical and transportation applications. 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[Learn more]( R&D REPORT [Old CDs find new life as biosensors.]( [Old CDs find new life as biosensors]( The inexpensive process for transforming old CDs into flexible biosensors involves separating a gold CD's thin metallic layer from the rigid plastic and [transforming it into sensors]( for monitoring electrical activity in human hearts and muscles, in addition to glucose, lactate, pH and oxygen levels. Explore more content from our newsletter [Sensing Technologies](… [View now]( [Chimera robot promises to automate pressure vessel inspections.]( [Chimera robot promises to automate pressure vessel inspections]( A semi-autonomous robot capable of performing pressure vessel inspections has been developed by a consortium of experts in the U.K. The tethered Chimera can [climb internal vessel walls]( thanks to its four heavy-duty magnets and it can be remotely steered via a four-track drive. 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