The Wireless Sensor Network Research Group (WSNRG) has created a small device called X-Tick to help researchers who are involved in the indoor location field to develop their own triangulation algorithms. It can be programmed to send messages with different
Monthly Archives: September 2008
September 25, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Physics for kids using Sun SPOTs
A great post written by Roger Meike about teaching physics using wireless sensor networks. He used Sun SPOTs and a little bit of science magic to give kids a ball that could tell them how high they could throw it.
September 24, 2008 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
Sensinode Ltd. Extends the Power of IP-Based
Sensinode Ltd., a pioneering commercial supplier of solutions for Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless mesh networks, today announced the release of a new software stack, wireless router and mesh gateway for M-Bus (Metering Bus). These new products extend the power
September 24, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Preventing forest fires with tree power: Sensor system runs on electricity generated by trees
MIT researchers and colleagues are working to find out whether energy from trees can power a network of sensors to prevent spreading forest fires. What they learn also could raise the possibility of using trees as silent sentinels along the
September 23, 2008 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
Slashdot: Cisco Launches Alliance For the ‘Internet of Things’
We talked about the IPSO alliance a few weeks back. There was a story on Slashdot about it as well. Check it out here.
September 23, 2008 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
Distance no barrier to reef care
THE Australian Institute of Marine Science has begun using one of the world’s first reef-based internet protocol networks to monitor the impact of destructive forces on the Great Barrier Reef. AIMS solar-powered sensors are being used to monitor the Great
September 23, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Energy Harvesting Technologies Event – enabling remote and wireless sensing
The Sensors & Instrumentation KTN have pleasure in inviting you to a free knowledge exchange and partnering event on energy harvesting technologies organised by the Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network on 26 November 2008 at the Institution of Engineering
September 22, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
First details about the new Libelium’s mote
Two months after the first news about the new sensor device of the spanish company Libelium, some hardware details have been made public. The mote is going to be released under the name of Waspmote and it seems to have
September 20, 2008 by Claro Noda | No comments
Toys for Hackers or real business opportunities?
From 24 to 26 September 2008, thousands of creative minds from all over the world will come together in Amsterdam at PICNIC’08. That is three inspiring days of ideas, fun and sensory stimulation in media technology, entertainment, art and science.
September 19, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 2 Comments
Energy Harvesting White Paper from Sentilla
Pervasive computers enable virtually any measurement to be made across virtually any environment. But how would you power your network? What if you wanted to place the computer in the middle of a field? Or in a tree? Or in
