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Operator Strategies In M2M Communications   September 2, 2010

Report from Research and Markets assesses telecom operators activities with respect to M2M opportunities.More>>

ComEd Launches 'Smart Grid Innovation Corridor   September 2, 2010

Creates broadest set of pilots to test customer benefits of advanced Smart Grid technologies.More>>

GE Intelligent Platforms Collaborates With EPA   September 1, 2010

The proposed predictive real-time energy and quality monitoring and control platform is intended to increase the effectiveness of the municipal drinking water distribution network for delivery of better quality water while using 10% to 15% less energy.More>>



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The 2010 Best of Sensors Expo Award Winners   August 1, 2010

Article By: Melanie Martella

What do a rugged shock recorder, a vibration dosimeter, a tiny IR imager, wireless sensor nodes, an array of different sensors, energy harvesting devices, and feature-packed data recorders have in common? All of them won a Best of Sensors Expo Award at the 2010 Sensors Expo.More>>

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Bringing It All Together—Leveraging Hybrid Wireless Systems   August 1, 2010

Article By: Jim Gardner

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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Using a Small Solar Cell and a Supercapacitor in a Wireless Sensor   July 1, 2010

Article By: Pierre Mars

Here's how supercapacitors—double-layered capacitors with the ability to store far more energy than a traditional capacitor—can be used in conjunction with a small solar cell to power a wireless sensor node.More>>



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ISA100 WCI Launches Certification Services   July 27, 2010

ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute meets significant milestone with protocol stack and product certification.More>>

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Using a Small Solar Cell and a Supercapacitor in a Wireless Sensor   July 1, 2010

Article By: Pierre Mars

Here's how supercapacitors—double-layered capacitors with the ability to store far more energy than a traditional capacitor—can be used in conjunction with a small solar cell to power a wireless sensor node.More>>

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Wireless Sensor Use Is Expanding in Industrial Applications   June 1, 2010

Article By: Dr. Rajender Thusu, PhD

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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GE Transportation Selects Summation Research Radios   December 2, 2009

The multi-mode UHF/VHF data radios will be used for both legacy analog and advanced digital needs for GE's LOCOTROL system for railway systems.More>>

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Next-Generation Sensor Networks using Energy Harvesting and Ultra-Low-Power Wireless   July 1, 2009

Article By: Cees Links

Power consumption is a central design consideration for wireless sensor networks whether they are powered using batteries or energy harvesters. Vital to success for either approach, however, is the need for hardware that uses power intelligently.More>>

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Wireless Seismic and Volcanic Monitoring in Ecuador   January 1, 2009

Article By: Cristina Ramos

Using robust radios coupled with a variety of sensors, geophysicists in Ecuador have implemented real-time monitoring systems for the country's volcanoes and other seismically active areas, leading to improved knowledge and public safety.More>>


Power Solutions
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Infinite Power Solutions Raises $20.0M   August 18, 2010

Completing its Series C round of financing, the company will focus on increasing manufacturing capacity, extending its sales channels, and supporting R&D into its trademark rechargeable energy storage devices.More>>

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Microchip and Cymbet Release Energy Harvesting Dev Kit   July 21, 2010

The Energy Harvesting Application Development Kit uses Microchip's eXtreme Low Power MCUs; enables developers to build and test solar energy harvesting applications without designing any hardware.More>>

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Using a Small Solar Cell and a Supercapacitor in a Wireless Sensor   July 1, 2010

Article By: Pierre Mars

Here's how supercapacitors—double-layered capacitors with the ability to store far more energy than a traditional capacitor—can be used in conjunction with a small solar cell to power a wireless sensor node.More>>


Networking & Communications Software
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Industrial Network Firewall from Invensys   May 16, 2010

Invensys Operations Management, Foxboro, MA, has teamed with Byres Security Inc. and MTL Instruments to provide the Triconex Tofino Firewall for OPC that protects integrated applications based on OPC Classic.More>>

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Unifying Isolated Sensor Systems Using Web 2.0 and Open Standards   May 1, 2010

Article By: David Resseguie, Scott Fairgrieve

Taking a page from social networking sites that offer users the ability to share and manipulate data in novel ways, Sensorpedia allows users to find, share, and use sensor data online.More>>

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Harvester Evaluation System from Micropelt   April 18, 2010

The TE-Power NODE from Micropelt GmbH, Freiburg, Germany, is a wireless thermoharvesting and energy budget explorer system.More>>