Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a tiny solar powered sensor – 1,000 times smaller than comparable commercial counterparts. The system’s processor, solar cells, and battery are all contained in a frame measuring 2.5 x 3.5 x 1mm.
Monthly Archives: February 2010
February 10, 2010 by Claro Noda | No comments
WSN Programming Tutorial at CPSWEEK 2010
Another edition of the WSN Programming Tutorial will be presented in Stockholm as part of the CPS Week on April 12-16, 2010. This gathering will bring together five leading conferences and interrelated scientific communities, check the following links for the
February 09, 2010 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
SenSys Comes to Europe
SenSys, the flagship conference of sensor networks, is coming to Europe for the first time. Zurich is an amazing city to visit (and the beautiful campus of ETH Zurich is not so far from the lively city life). Try submitting
February 08, 2010 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
‘Crowdsourcing’ Chem Detection
Cell phones connect you to the Internet, take and transmit your pictures, help you navigate, take your messages and play movies, music and games – and make phone calls. Soon, they may also serve as nodes in a vast network
February 04, 2010 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
Openings at ETH Zurich
The research group on Computer Engineering at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) has an opening for a post-doctoral fellow and PhD students in the field of sensor networks. These positions are in conjunction with the PermaSense project and
February 04, 2010 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
New italian book: “IndossaME: design and the wearable electronics”
Body Sensor Networks, wearable electronics and smart tissues are just few of the interesting new technologies which are now facing the market, or that are already commercialized. But, which is the role of the designers willing to approach these new
February 02, 2010 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Smart Dust? Not Quite, but We’re Getting There
From the New York Times: In computing, the vision always precedes the reality by a decade or more. The pattern has held true from the personal computer to the Internet, as it takes time, brainpower and investment to conquer the
February 01, 2010 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Wireless Sensors That Live Forever
From IEEE Spectrum: Soon enough, say some engineers, miniature wireless sensors will be located in spots where it would be inconvenient, to say the least, to change their batteries—inside your body, within the steel and concrete of buildings, in the
