Distributed wireless sensing gets even more attractive if frequent battery changes can be eliminated. That’s the whole idea behind energy harvesting (EH). Depending on the system design and the type of energy source used, EH enables the design of wireless sensor nodes to provide data for remote...More>>

This winter, at least here in the Northeast U.S., has been a very odd one. Unusually low amounts of snow and very mild temperatures have combined to make a not terribly wintery winter and while that's great news for commuters and those of us who have to dig out driveways and roofs anytime the...More>>

(Editor's Note: Periodically I'll get a notice about upcoming technology transfer opportunities and when I get these notices, I like to pass them along to you guys, just in case any of the technologies on offer could solve whatever problem you're currently attempting to solve. The most recent...More>>

Robots are awesome. Robotic cars are even more so. I've been following the various iterations of the autonomous car for a while now and I swear they just keep getting better. Which is a very good thing, beyond the pure technical achievement of solving a highly complex problem, because as the...More>>

This month's collection of intriguing sensor research and development projects includes a sterilizable flexible transistor, a very speedy radiation sensor, and a low-cost sensor designed to assess how your immune system is doing.More>>

Wireless solutions for industrial automation applications are in high demand as companies look for cost-effective, technically feasible ways to implement secure, reliable data communications. Many markets are looking for ways to streamline their operations and automate their processes. In the...More>>

What covers almost 95% of the U.S. population, most of the U.S., and is always available, regardless of environment or catastrophe? Ideally, the answer should be an interoperable wireless communication network for first responders. Does such a beast exist? No. But if the National Wireless...More>>

You know, one of the things I love most about the Web is how easy it is to find information that you never knew existed. Case in point: a link to an excellent article from the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) on evapotranspiration maps (maps of the moisture released from the plants and...More>>

This month's examples of clever and useful sensor research includes smart paint to monitor structures, an implantable medical sensor that uses music to recharge, and a robot to remove stomach cancers.More>>

One of the promises of wireless sensor networking is its ability to add a level of sensing and control where it didn't previously exist. That's why it's so popular in building automation as well as in industrial and process monitoring, but a couple of different projects are applying it to the...More>>