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Weighing In On The Smart Grid
For the last three weeks, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has been holding a dialogue on consumer participation in the Smart Grid, taking questions on the desired or optimal architecture; who gets access to, and ownership of, data; and questions about the communication standards for consumer appliances. How are they doing this? They set up a blog.  More>>

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ZigBee and Wi-fi Alliances to Collaborate on Smart Grid   March 18, 2010

Joint effort will extend the opportunity for interoperable wireless technology in the smart home.More>>

Sprint, Axeda Announce Alliance for Global M2M Solutions   March 18, 2010

Alliance provides customers with integrated solution to quickly build and deploy connected products.More>>

FireFly Seismic System to Be Deployed in Argentina   March 18, 2010

Original launch partner Apache will be the first to deploy FireFly using geophones in Argentina's Mendoza agricultural region.More>>

UEI Releases High-Speed Analog Input Boards   March 18, 2010

The DNA- and DNR-AI-217 are 16-Channel, 24-bit, Simultaneous sampling analog input boards for UEI’s PowerDNA Cube and RACKtangle chassis.More>>



New: Features and Departments

Embedded Ultrasonic Sensors for Automotive RadarEmbedded Ultrasonic Sensors for Automotive Radar
By: Tom Adams, writing for the Fraunhofer Institute IZM
A novel assembly method for automotive long-range radar may enable wider adoption of the technology.  More>>

Monitoring Geothermal Heat Pumps
By: Evan Lubofsky, Onset Computer Corp.
As a method of heating or cooling buildings, geothermal heat pumps are both energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Data loggers enable both the documentation of these efficiencies and the optimization of their installation.  More>>

Wireless Communication to a Plunger Lift Well
By: James Gardner, FreeWave Technologies Inc
Wireless I/O is a valuable tool in optimizing the operation of oil and gas wells. In this article it is applied to the problem of automating plunger control in natural gas production.  More>>

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