The SIKTN is organising a Wireless Sensing Demonstrator Showcase, which will provide an opportunity for industry and academia to display the technology, platforms, and applications of wireless sensing Early prototyping has proven to be an essential methodology to evaluate wireless
Monthly Archives: May 2008
The Research Corner
Dear readers, In line with the scope of our blog, we announce the creation of a novel “research corner” page (see also the side bar) that aims to covers popular simulators, operating systems, research platforms, and popular research testbeds currently
Mike’s Flying Bike
Essentially, Mike utilized a SunSPOT as well as a plethora of other sensors in order to modify his mountain bike for use as a Google Earth controller. In ET-like fashion, he’s now able to pedal around various locations in the
Arduino Nano
Arduino Nano is a surface mount breadboard embedded version with integrated USB. It is a smallest, complete, and breadboard friendly. The Nano was designed by Gravitech. It has everything that Diecimila has (electrically) with more analog input pins and onboard
EWSN 2009
6th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks February 11th-13th, Cork, Ireland EWSN 2009, the European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, is the sixth of a series of annual meetings focusing on the latest research in the area of wireless sensor
New meshlium router
Meshlium is a multigateway router with a completely modular design. Main characteristics are: - High power (600mW) Wifi 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios modules - Mesh topology (open source protocol) - GPS module (new Mesh possibilities) - ZigBee module (act like
ZigBee Expo 2008
Introducing ZigBee Expo In the evolution of wireless technologies for control and monitoring applications, ZigBee stands alone in creating a global standard for wireless mesh networking. It has become the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together
7 PhD positions in Wireless Sensor Networks, NTNU, Norway
7 PhD scholarships and 3 PostDoc fellowships related to the MELODY project are offered within the area of Wireless sensor networks at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications , NTNU and at the Department of Informatics , University of Oslo
SunSPOTs at JavaOne
An interesting interview to Arshan Poursohi about SunSPOTs at JavaOne can be found here.
IP standards effort Rolls for wireless sensor nets
The Internet Engineering Task Force has kicked off a standards effort to provide one of the missing puzzle pieces for wireless sensor networks. Aiming to define a spec for Internet Protocol as early as next summer, the IETF’s Routing over

