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Smart Gas Sensors on all Chicago Fire Trucks

Posted by Website Introductions: The Chicago Fire department chooses to include RAE System's QRAE, a 4-gas confined space entry gas monitor, to be included on deployment on all of its trucks and fire engines. Read more: Smart Gas Sensors on all Chicago Fire Trucks [click]
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on new technology, home security zooms

Posted by Website Introductions: There would be many a homeowners that is simple anxious about crime during the gift-giving season which is upon us, and so, turn to new security technology for solutions. Read more: on new technology, home security zooms [click]
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sensors in biological and chemical issues

Posted by Website Introductions: In order for one to test for dangerous amounts of numerous biological, as well as chemical contaminants in the water and even in the air, SSIM researchers are now designing smart sensors from the realm of anthrax in a battle zone, all the way over to bacteria in drinking water. Read more: sensors in biological and chemical issues [click]
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wireless smart sensor array

Posted by Website Introductions: A smart sensor array for measuring the moisture in soil as well as soil temperatures, using off of the shelf components that were developed and evaluated particularly for scheduling the irrigation process involved in cotton. Read more: wireless smart sensor array [click]
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The MBAN For Wireless Medical Monitoring

Posted by Website Introductions: Today's technology is making everything much easier and convenient, like in the field of medicine. And there would be a latest trend that will soon be coming out, with LAN (local are network) as the inspiration. Read more: The MBAN For Wireless Medical Monitoring [click]
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a full time position is available for a wireless multimedia sensor networks

Posted by Website Introductions: A joint position between Digital Media Laboratory, Umea University of Sweden and CSIRO Autonomous Systems Laboratory of Brisbane, Australia, is currently available. Read more: a full time position is available for a wireless multimedia sensor networks [click]
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Optisense Acquires TI Technology

Posted by Website Introductions: Optisense Network Inc., had selected Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) to further provide utility companies with an accurate, reliable and energy efficient smart grid solution for electricity line monitoring. Read more: Optisense Acquires TI Technology [click]
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Alliance Over Two Medical Giants

Posted by Website Introductions: Stellartech, which is a renowned as a a world leader in the design, as well as development and contract manufacture of sophisticated medical systems had just made alliance with OrthoMEMS, a medical device company, with aim of designing, developing and manufacturing portable electronic reader for wireless communication on a miniature sensor
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Smart sensors for miners

Posted by Website Introductions: It is easy to imagine. The management of a mine consisting of tunnels and elevators, with machinery running along deep tracks. How very important it is to keep track of employees who happen to be out of sight in dangerous areas subject to instant accidents and human and mechanical errors. Read more: Smart sensors for miners [click]
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Energy harvesting powers up smart homes

Posted by Website Introductions: Energy harvesting, or the practice of getting energy from external sources like sun and wind power, was originally conducted in industrial setups. These days, however, it seems that energy harvesting has started to be copied by residential developments. Read more: Energy harvesting powers up smart homes [click]
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Harvested Energy Standard for Wireless Technology

Posted by Website Introductions: Battery operated wireless devices may be a thing of the past as the ZigBee Alliance is working on the standards for wireless technology products that will operate by harvesting energy available in its surroundings. Read more: Harvested Energy Standard for Wireless Technology [click]
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Cisco on cheaper smart grid

Posted by Website Introductions: Cisco systems is now laying out a new planned and more defined strategy and projects that smart grid could soon be worth up to $20 billion a year. Read more: Cisco on cheaper smart grid [click]
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High tech solutions for monitoring an Australian Lake

Posted by Website Introductions: High-tech wireless sensor networks are placed in the Lake Wivenhoe to monitor and test its quality if its still potable for the 1.5 million Australians relying on it as a main source or water. Read more: High tech solutions for monitoring an Australian Lake [click]
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ZigBee Alliance announces adaption of IETF standards

Posted by Website Introductions: The ZigBee Alliance, a group of companies creating standardized wireless solutions of energy management, commercial and consumer applications, announced that it will be using global IT standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in its own low-power wireless network standards. More of that here at PRNewsWire.com Link: ZigBee
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Arch Rock presents wireless sensor energy monitoring system

Posted by Website Introductions: Wireless sensor start-up Arch Rock has come up with a system of wireless sensors that will give comprehensive information about a building's energy consumption without laying down new wires. The system, which costs thousands of dollars, is not fit for small companies who are cash-strapped. However, for larger corporations, it is said that this
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Convenience of Smart Grid Technology

Posted by Website Introductions: As the world continues to push towards an information technology driven world, certain aspects should be researched and develop in order for a more efficient and productive output. In the near future, there might be no need for those entangled and complex cable and wiring system, thanks to the technology of wireless connection through Smart Grids.
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Being Smart with The Bills Through Smart Grids

Posted by Website Introductions: Are your utility getting the best out of your budget If yes, then you are not alone for countless of people are sharing the same sentiments like you have. If only there is a technology that can tell you what is making your electricity go over the mark and how many energy is wasted. Well, fret no more because a technology and a proposal to
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Wireless Sensor Network for Process Monitoring

Posted by Website Introductions: A measurement and control system in the manufacturing industry gives a significant advantages and has the ability to give substantial data for making real-time decision as quick a possible. This process control and monitoring can be optimized by a Wireless Sensor System which can be one of more sensor reporting to central base station using RF as
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Wireless Network Sensors for Reactor Monitoring

Posted by Website Introductions: Emerson's Smart Wireless platform was the chosen solution by Nu-West Industries to the complex reactor monitoring application. Wired network of sensors might be make it more difficult and more expensive cause a tank being monitored is located in a difficult to reach areas of the plant which about 250 ft from the control center. Further more
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Terahetz Application

Posted by Website Introductions: Using Terahetz waves can be more powerfull that x-rays and microscopes.THz waves are already in actions for years, it is already used in new 3D scanners seen in airports but using the technology on practical applications is not that avisable 'cause sensors used are too bulky. But thank to a four year project called TeraNova, Quantum Cascade lasers
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Sensors that detect your intent

Posted by Website Introductions: A piece of metal can mean something, or something else. This is why I have never believed in the power of metal detectors in airports. Now, researchers are taking security to an even higher level by creating detectors that claim to find out if you had the intention to harm, based on your unconscious reaction to stimuli. Now, will this work against
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Thin Film Battery Technology Milestone

Posted by Website Introductions: Various innovations in the technology and engineering is continually being push through to provide man's work more convenient, efficient, and clean. A latest milestone is the improvement of power storages in the form of thin film batteries. This battery technology surpasses the previous technology of the lithium and classic AA and AAA batteries.
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New Line of Accelometers

Posted by Website Introductions: A new line of three-axis accelometers with digital output targetting devices with low energy consumption is released by STMicroelectronics, a global leader in producing semiconductor solutions. For more information on this new line, please read this article from MarketWatch.com Link: STMicroelectronics Embeds Smart Features Into Three-Axis
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Smart traffic plan will effectively battle traffic congestion--but where s the money

Posted by Website Introductions: Traffic lights are helpful, alright, as it monitors the flow of vehicles from place to place. What I (we ) only find annoying about these lights are they are stubborn in the sense that they do not adjust to immediate changes in the environment. There may be an answer to that in the form of this smart sensor system that adjusts traffic light
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Smart sensors at Mount St. Helens

Posted by Website Introductions: New smart robotic sensors are now being used by scientists to monitor activity at Mount St. Helens. The project is comprised mainly by wireless sensors that relay data to one another to conserve energy. The people behind these are professors from Washington State University Vancouver, experts from the US Geological Service, and carloads of
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The Future of Embedded Systems

Posted by Website Introductions: How would you like to have microchips that snuff their environment for spare energy Energy scavenging does not seem to be possible at this very moment, but who knows The embedded systems industry is doubling in size within months. Innovations in this area are abundant, thanks to the large reserve of scientists and engineers from India and China.
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Technochem Goes Wireless

Posted by Website Introductions: Technochem Environmental Complex (TEC) in Singapore uses an Emerson Process Management Smart Wireless field network on its 14 tanks to automate inventory management and monitor tanks levels. Since the installation last April 2008, more accurate real-time data for efficient processing, access to the data through the company's network, data
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