Technology that can let walls, remote cameras or electricity meters relay information wirelessly to computers took a step forward with the first product release from Dust Networks. The Berkeley, Calif ...

While today’s wireless sensors cannot withstand the extreme conditions in industrial settings, technological advancements to increase their reliability are underway. Since manufacturers rely on ...

Recent progress in Wi-Fi for power standards promises to breathe new life into an old vision of pervasive, low-cost sensors.

In a new study, researchers describe a novel approach for a wireless communication network that can efficiently transmit, receive and decode data from thousands of microelectronic chips that are each ...

As the effects of climate change and ecological decline intensify, the need for accurate, scalable environmental monitoring ...

Wits Professor Musa Manzi interviewed by Mining Weekly’s Martin Creamer. Video: Darlene Creamer. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – An innovative wireless sensor method of mapping the subsurface of the ...

Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a solar-powered, wireless sensor system that can continually monitor bridge deformation and could be used to alert authorities ...

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