Tracking military targets? The University of Missouri’s College of Engineering has an app for that. . . . → Lire la suite: MU engineers developing military applications for smartphones

Maker Faire New York is over and we are seeing a lot of reports and reviews about the new products Arduino has announced, we’re sincerely impressed by the amount of positive feedback and offers of collaboration that we have received. We are  releasing a two part video extract of  my speech on saturday at Maker [...] . . . → Lire la suite: Arduino Is You

(PhysOrg.com) — Traffic tunnels are often built in some of the most rugged and remote areas, which subjects them to extreme environmental forces while making them difficult to access. Ideally, the structural health of tunnels could be monitored in a w… . . . → Lire la suite: Trains` vibrations could provide power for monitoring tunnels

A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. . . . → Lire la suite: Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs

Millions of U.S. drivers cross faulty or obsolete bridges every day, highway statistics show, but it’s too costly to fix all these spans or adequately monitor their safety, says a University of Maryland researcher who’s developed a new, affordable earl… . . . → Lire la suite: Averting bridge disasters: New technology could save hundreds of lives

(PhysOrg.com) — Researchers have discovered a way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. By scavenging this ambient energy from the air … . . . → Lire la suite: Ambient electromagnetic energy harnessed for small electronic devices

New software allows wireless sensor networks to run at much lower energy, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Sensor Networks. The technology could improve efficiency for hurricane and other natural disaster warning systems. . . . → Lire la suite: Greener disaster alerts

Monash University researchers, as part of an international collaboration, are using insect intelligence to develop new wireless sensor networks that could transform how we monitor changes to the environment, buildings and infrastructure, and patient he… . . . → Lire la suite: Inspired by insect intelligence

(PhysOrg.com) — Electronics that can be bent and stretched might sound like science fiction. But Uppsala researcher Zhigang Wu, working with collaborators, has devised a wireless sensor that can stand to be stretched. For example, the sensor can measu… . . . → Lire la suite: uFSRFE: Stretchable electronics report how you feel

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has worked with wireless sensor network developers Senceive, to help them deliver improved monitoring of degradation across critical structures in the UK that will save costs and improve safety levels. . . . → Lire la suite: NPL helps Senceive to offer improved monitoring of structural assets across the UK