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...More>>

The Tag4M Wi-Fi sensor tag from Cores Electronic LLC, Austin, TX, collects analog data, performs digital I/O, and communicates directly with any commercially available Wi-Fi access point or wireless router.More>>

Whether the issue is global security or campus safety, our responsibility is to correlate the available information, identify the risks, and respond accordingly. We have the data. We have the sensors. Data are being captured, whether through simple devices (such as RFID tags, GPS devices, or door...More>>

Last week, HP and Shell announced their collaboration</A> on a seismic sensing system that will couple many thousands of wireless sensors together in a bid to create a better tool for oil and gas exploration. And although this is the latest in a series of projects aiming to create very large...More>>

This month's round up is peculiarly rich in both energy harvesting and tininess, with a millimeter-scale, solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan, small wireless sensor nodes that can keep track of small objects, courtesy of CSIRO in Australia, and another step toward...More>>

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>>

TankVista from New Boundary Technologies, Minneapolis, MN, is a cloud-based Web service for continuously monitoring and analyzing the conditions and storage levels of commercial storage tanks, bins, silos, and other containers.More>>

Once in a while we're asked to spread the word about a tech transfer program or a state fund for worthy technical startups or something similar. The most recent of these can be summed up as follows: Sensor and technology companies! The U.S. Army needs your help!More>>

Supplying power wirelessly provides greater design flexibility.More>>

The MEC102 from Infinite Power Solutions Inc., Littleton, CO, is a solid-state, thin-film, single-cell battery that is 170 µm thick and provides a self-discharge rate of <1% charge loss/yr.More>>