IMEC together with its sister company IMEC-Nederland at the Holst Centre realized two new body-monitoring wireless sensor nodes which collect and process data from human body sensors and wirelessly transmit the data to a central monitoring system. The small size
Monthly Archives: April 2007
April 20, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Shape-shifting ‘smart dust’ may explore alien worlds
Thousands of miniscule wireless sensors, or “smart dust”, could one-day be used to explore other planets, swirling across the landscape by subtly altering their shape. At least, that’s the exotic vision put forward in new computer simulations. John Barker, an
April 17, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Model building is earthquake tested
A U.S. earthquake engineer has successfully performed the first test of wireless sensors in the simulated structural control of a model building. Washington University Professor Shirley Dyke combined the wireless sensors with special controls called magnetorheological dampers to limit damage
April 13, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Virginia Tech football helmets monitor hits wirelessly
While the Virginia Tech Hokies tend to rely more on dazzling special teams teams play than sheer defensive prowess, the players take a lickin’ regardless. In a presumed extension of Beamer Ball, the sparkly helmets donned by the football squad
April 11, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
MachineTalker Debuts Multi-Sensor Unit Evaluation Kit
MachineTalker, Inc., developer of smart wireless security networks and tracking systems, announces that the company will provide a product evaluation package of its Multi-Sensor Unit (MSU) which is used to service and control a variety of customer chosen sensors. The
April 04, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Tenet 1.02 now available
Tenet v1.02 is now available. This release includes following changes: – Python library path bug in netviz is fixed. – Change of default sampling tasklet: – substitute SlowSample tasklet with SimpleSample tasklet. – corresponding changes to tasking API ex> sample(1000,1,22,5)
April 04, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Contiki 2.0 Released with Tmote Sky Support
From Moteiv blog: The developers of Contiki have released the first version of the Contiki 2.x series. This is the first release of Contiki that supports our popular Tmote Sky modules. New features that are touted as part of the
April 03, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
‘Self-healing’ house in Greece will dare to defy nature
A high-tech villa designed to resist earthquakes by ‘self-healing’ cracks in its own walls and monitoring vibrations through an intelligent sensor network will be built on a Greek mountainside. The University of Leeds’ NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI) will play a crucial
April 03, 2007 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Sun SPOT finally available
The first limited-production run of Sun SPOT Java Development Kits is now available for U.S. customers. The Sun SPOT development kit includes everything needed to start developing applications for your Sun SPOT: - two complete Sun SPOT devices with demo
