News tagged with network sensors

New protocol enables wireless and secure biometric acquisition with web service (w/ Video)

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed and published a new protocol for communicating with biometric sensors over wired and wireless networks—using some of the same technologies ...

Technology / Other

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Now that you have a smartphone, it's time for a smart home

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social network Path runs with Nike

Intimate social network Path has kept its stride after a privacy stumble and on Friday began running with Nike.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety

An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New ONR technology will enable ship systems to share information seamlessly

With Sailors and Marines increasingly relying upon networked data and apps, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) demonstrated to Department of the Navy officials how a new suite of information technology tools could improve ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

MU engineers developing military applications for smartphones

Tracking military targets? The University of Missouri's College of Engineering has an app for that.

Technology / Software

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

A new report says the Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A team for an emergency

Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes -- natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to get a quick overview of the ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shake, rattle and ... power up? A new MEMS device generates energy from small vibrations

Today's wireless-sensor networks can do everything from supervising factory machinery to tracking environmental pollution to measuring the movement of buildings and bridges. Working together, distributed sensors ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Trains’ vibrations could provide power for monitoring tunnels

(PhysOrg.com) -- Traffic tunnels are often built in some of the most rugged and remote areas, which subjects them to extreme environmental forces while making them difficult to access. Ideally, the structural ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast feature

Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs

A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Electronic tongue identifies cava wines

Researchers at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have developed an electronic tongue which can identify different types of cava wines, thanks to a combination of sensor systems and advanced mathematical procedures. The device ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ambient electromagnetic energy harnessed for small electronic devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered a way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Greener disaster alerts

New software allows wireless sensor networks to run at much lower energy, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Sensor Networks. The technology could improve efficiency for hurricane and other ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0