In-depth technical information on how sensors are used in real-world applications.
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Bringing It All Together—Leveraging Hybrid Wireless Systems August 1, 2010
Hybrid wireless systems—incorporating multiple types of wireless technologies—offer significant benefits for collecting data from large, geographically dispersed networks, such as those in the oil and gas industry.More>>
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Capacitance Sensing in Human Body Contact Applications July 1, 2010
Capacitive sensing isn't just for your smartphone; it also holds promise for products such as medical devices that must come in contact with human skin. Here's how capacitive sensing can be used to determine the quality of the contact between the device's surface and the user's skin.More>>
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Wireless Sensor Use Is Expanding in Industrial Applications June 1, 2010
While the technological evolution of sensors is reflected in sensors getting smarter, smaller, lighter, and cheaper, another key development taking place in the sensors industry is the growth of wireless sensor use in industrial applications.More>>
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Embedded Ultrasonic Sensors for Automotive Radar March 1, 2010
A novel assembly method for automotive long-range radar may enable wider adoption of the technology.More>>
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Wireless Communication to a Plunger Lift Well February 1, 2010
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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Monitoring Geothermal Heat Pumps February 1, 2010
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>>
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The Five Motion Senses: MEMS Inertial Sensing to Transform Applications January 1, 2010
The introduction of robust, low-cost MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes enables the incorporation of motion sensing into a greater variety of applications.More>>
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The Potential and Challenges of Wireless Sensor Nodes for Diverse Application Fields December 1, 2009
Autonomous wireless sensor networks—WSNs powered by energy harvesting—have tremendous potential. By examining their possible use in healthcare, condition monitoring, and smart packaging we assess this enabling technology and discuss the challenges to further adoption.More>>
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The Next Generation of Electromagnetic Offshore Resource Exploration Technology November 1, 2009
Prospecting for oil and other resources below the ocean floor is expensive, difficult, and necessary. A new, highly sensitive electromagnetic field sensor enables easier and better analysis of the ocean floor's subsurface characteristics.More>>
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Lowering the Cost of Energy October 1, 2009
A submetering system that couples highly accurate energy measurements to wireless technologies enables effective energy monitoring for energy-conscious companies, allowing them to reduce both their carbon footprint and their utility burden.More>>
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