Iceberg A-43 was detected using the United States Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Optical Linescan Sensor on 5 May.

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The company has a proprietary ProRipeVIP avocado ripening program, which uses an acoustic firmness sensor to measure the firmness of fruit and deliver evenly-ripened avocados.

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The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has set up a program to gather information about car crashes using data from sensor boxes.

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The other was Mari Maeda, an obscure program manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), who described her work on Advanced Soldier Sensor Information Systems and Technology (ASSIST).

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