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Scientists tap 'wobble power' for wireless sensors
News Beeby added while there has been growing interest in low-power miniature sensors and wireless sensor networks, comparatively little attention has been given to how to supply the required electrical power to such sensors, particularly if the sensor... [05 Jul 2007]
RFID heralds the 'internet of things'
News Current rollouts of RFID tagging will be dwarfed by the future development of sensor networks, according to Robin Mannings, BT futurologist and research foresight manager. Everyday items from TVs to toothbrushes, sports equipment and even buildings... [20 Nov 2006]
Nokia hatches Bluetooth's little brother
News Tierala also stressed Wibree is different to similar low-power wireless technologies such as Zigbee - which is designed to be used in industrial automation and sensor networks. The wireless keyboard and mouse could become a lot less power hungry if... [03 Oct 2006]
Battlefield tech under UK and US spotlight
News The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US Army are to work together on a $135.8m joint research programme to develop advanced secure wireless and sensor network technology, including RFID, to support soldiers in the battlefield in future... [21 Sep 2006]
IBM and Maersk all at sea over RFID
News Combined with back-end software and a wireless network, the sensor system will allow shippers to get a remote view of cargo's movements, according to the two companies. An antenna on the top of the container communicates data with wireless networks... [21 Sep 2005]
Be a wireless master - only in Bradford
News The University of Bradford has opened its doors to the next generation of wireless masters with the launch of the UK's first Masters degree in wireless sensor networks. The degree course will start this September and will cover sensor software... [08 Jun 2005]
Setting radio free
Cognitive radios can only identify transmitters, not receivers, so you get the hidden terminal problem [where one side of a link is inaudible to a sensor because it's too far away or shielded]. This tackles the problem of how a connection can... [09 May 2005]
ZigBee clears ratification hurdle
Intelligent sensor networks moved a little closer to commercial deployment on Tuesday with the ratification of ZigBee. ZigBee is a short-range, very low-power wireless technology. He told the NetEvents gathering of analysts, journalists and vendors... [15 Dec 2004]
Tech consortium to focus on sensors
Researchers across the country have spent years developing sensor networks, wireless technology that can monitor large areas for changes in temperature, motion, light and other physical conditions. Boston University is leading the charge, forming a... [01 Dec 2004]
Wi-Fi gets a sense of direction
News The scientists, led by Professor Roger Green, assert that the device is 100 times more efficient at gathering in a signal than any previous optical sensor of this kind. An optical antenna that uses a geometrically shaped lens promises to bring... [12 Nov 2002]
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