The CLARITY centre for sensor Web technology In Ireland is selecting high-profile early-career-stage investigators that want to apply for a SIRG in the area of sensor networking. Applicants must have at least 3 years post-PhD experience and not more than
Monthly Archives: October 2008
October 31, 2008 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
SFI Starting Investigator Research Grant (SIRG) in Ireland
October 31, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Crossbow Adds Rich Media Capabilities to Wireless Sensor Platform
Building on its popular Imote2 advanced wireless sensor platform, Crossbow Technology announced today the new Imote2 Multimedia Board (IMB400), an integrated camera sensor board that simplifies the capture of rich media content for wireless sensor network applications. “For the first
October 30, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Microsoft Unveils its Research into Sensor Networks for Buildings
Microsoft showed “SenseWeb” at Microsoft’s Professional Developers Conference. Feng Zhao explained the basic mesh network of sensors mounted on the ceiling of the convention center, and pointed them out above the heads of keynote attendees. He demonstrated the ability to map
October 30, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Miniature tag technology
From The Emergent City: Miniature tag technology has helped unlock the mysteries of the journey undertaken by juvenile salmon in the North-West United states. A team of researchers fitted the novel devices to 1,000 of the young fish and
October 28, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Call for Papers: the 5th IEEE/ACM International Conference on DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING IN SENSOR SYSTEMS (DCOSS)
June 7 – 10, 2009, Marina Del Rey, USA IMPORTANT DATES Submission Deadline: 11:59PM EST Jan 25, 2009 Notification: March 24, 2009 Camera Ready: March 31, 2009 Detailed submission guidelines coming soon
October 27, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Build It. Share It. Profit. Can Open Source Hardware Work?
Wired published an article titled “Build It. Share It. Profit. Can Open Source Hardware Work?“, where it reviews several hardware projects under the umbrella of the Open Source philosophy. Arduino opens the story. The online version shows a picture of
October 27, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Now, a computer to decide for a C-section
Doctors often get confused when it comes to deciding whether a particular woman in labour should undergo caesarean or not. But now, a computer can easily take this decision. Jose Príncipe and colleagues at the University of Florida in Gainesville
October 27, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Midé powering wireless sensors with clean energy
Midé Technology is all set to roll out a different kind of charger with which they hope to power wireless sensors at lesser cost and more ecological sense. The company has rolled out a hybrid charger dubbed the Volture Vibration and Solar
October 25, 2008 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
A CAP for Tomorrow’s Smart Meters?
Several major US utilities are now going forward with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programs. Some of these programs will enter the deployment phase in early 2009, where these utilities will each be installing several thousand new smart meters per week.
October 22, 2008 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
GE Scientists Develop Battery-Free, Multi-Detection Wireless Sensors
GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, today announced a battery-free, multi-detection radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensing platform that could enable a wide range of low cost wireless sensing products in healthcare, security, food packaging, water
