Are we ready for a world even more connected in the Internet of Things?
Imagine a world that is even more connected technologically than ours today.
Engineering
Nov 20, 2015
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News tagged with sensor networks
Using drones for better crops
A study carried out by researchers from Robotics and Cybernetics Research Group (RobCib) at Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR) has used a drone to measure the temperature, humidity, luminosity and carbon dioxide concentration ...
Engineering
Jul 13, 2015
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Sensors and drones: Hi-tech sentinels for crops
The precision agriculture sector is expected to grow at a high rate over the coming years. This new way of farming is already a reality in northwest Italy, where technologies are being used to keep plants in a good state ...
Engineering
Jun 24, 2015
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Tool to help manufacturers select wireless network that's right for them
Going wireless is appealing to a growing number of manufacturers. Using wireless sensor networks to monitor and control equipment and processes eliminates the costly labyrinth of dedicated cabling to hardwire devices, enables ...
Telecom
May 15, 2015
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Demonstration of enhanced performance and long-term reliability of tunnel transistors operating under ultra-low voltage
Researchers at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have demonstrated the enhanced performance and high reliability of tunnel transistors (tunnel FETs), which are considered promising technology ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Apr 8, 2015
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Radar sensors support parking management
Siemens is researching the use of sensor networks in an advanced parking management solution that will hopefully counter the increasing parking space crisis in cities. The online magazine Pictures of the Future reports about ...
Engineering
Feb 26, 2015
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Wireless sensors make aircraft maintenance more efficient
The FLITE-WISE project has developed new wireless sensors to facilitate the constant monitoring of European aircrafts. The new system, which is expected to bring both cost and weight down, will be commercialised within the ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2015
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Safe public infrastructure… for life
European researchers have developed a wireless sensor system to monitor the safety of large infrastructure. The new system will not only potentially save lives when the structure is old, it is reducing costs during construction, ...
Engineering
Feb 20, 2015
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Team launches world's first ZigBee-based inter-satellite communication system
Engineers at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have successfully piloted the world's first ZigBee-based inter-satellite communication system.
Telecom
Aug 25, 2014
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Research paves way for development of cyborg moth 'biobots'
North Carolina State University researchers have developed methods for electronically manipulating the flight muscles of moths and for monitoring the electrical signals moths use to control those muscles. The work opens the ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2014
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