Alien Technology, an industry leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) UHF products and services, and Hardcard Systems, a leading motorsports management and consulting firm, today announced the completion of the first rounds of field testing using RFID for motorsports timing
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Post-Doc researcher vacancy at University College Dublin
A fixed-term 3-year position for a post-doctoral researcher in Network Level Power Management for Wireless Sensor Networks is now available in the School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Ireland. The studentships are part of a project to
Sentilla at JavaOne
Sentilla will be exhibiting at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco May 6-9. If you are interested in Java for sensornets, stop by. Sentilla is exhibiting in the start-up kiosk area across from the Java Playground as well as in
RFID Everywhere
Some University of Washington students, faculty and staff are being tracked as they move about the computer-science building, with details of where they’ve been, and with whom, stored in a database. The project is meant to explore both positive and
Intelligent Transportation Systems
From Crossbow’s blog: Researchers at Newcastle University have been at the forefront of looking into the technology challenges of using these small, low-cost and smart wireless sensors in transport and the application areas where they could be employed. It is
Crab-like robot
A researcher at the University of Bath in the UK has built a prototype of a crab-like robot with Lego Technic bricks to ensure simplicity. This robotic crab can work on land or under water. Even if this robot has
Cascade Middle School Students to Determine Olson Creek’s Viability For a Salmon Habitat
The Qwest Foundation today announced a grant of $10,000 to Cascade Middle School teacher Scott Weide. The funds will allow Weide to purchase new technology so that his students will be able to determine Olson Creek’s viability for salmon habitat.
SPOTs Talk online
If you missed the Sun Labs Open House, then here’s your chance to see the Sun SPOTs ‘Lightning Talk’ from the Open House: Big Project: Sun SPOT
Wireless mesh technology boosts crop yields
Kronos – a global provider of human capital management solutions – has selected GreenPeak’s low-power wireless mesh networking technology for one of its wireless terminals. Hortimax, a Kronos VAR, is active in greenhouse harvesting management systems. In one of its
Dust Networks enable HART Foundation’s Wireless Demonstration
Hannover, Germany (April 21, 2008) – Dust Networks™, the leading provider of embedded wireless sensor networking (WSN) solutions, today announced its sponsorship of and participation in the HART Communication Foundations wireless interoperability demonstration at the INTERKAMA 2008 tradeshow at Hannover

