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>>

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>>

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>>

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>>

Combining RFID, analog signal conditioning, and sensors enables you to shift data analysis, monitoring, and control into the cloud.More>>

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>>

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>>

Supplying power wirelessly provides greater design flexibility.More>>

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>>

A brief introduction to RF energy harvesting: what it is, what it does, and how it enables wireless sensor networking applications.More>>