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A low-cost method for real-time monitoring of groundwater pollutants using...

Berkeley Lab researchers devise system to monitor contaminant plumes Groundwater contamination is increasingly recognized as a widespread environmental problem. The most important course of action...

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Implanting sensors in the body to track tumors or even dispense drugs

CSAIL wireless system suggests future where doctors could implant sensors to track tumors or even dispense drugs. Investigating inside the human body often requires cutting open a patient or swallowing...

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Flying sensors that coordinate to warn communities of pollutants

Gas-sensing drones draw NSF backing Rice University researchers, in a collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine and Houston nonprofit Technology For All (TFA), are developing a fleet of autonomous...

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A method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface boosts sensing...

Rice University researchers develop method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface What if a sensor sensing a thing could be part of the thing itself? Rice University engineers believe...

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A sensor package small enough to ride on the backs of bees has great...

Farmers can already use drones to soar over huge fields and monitor temperature, humidity or crop health. But these machines need so much power to fly that they can’t get very far without needing a...

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A new generation of unique ceramics could act as a sensor for structures

Rice-led simulations show unique ceramic could act as a sensor for structures A ceramic that becomes more electrically conductive under elastic strain and less conductive under plastic strain could...

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Real-time wound monitoring using wearable sensors

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring...

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Underwater exploration gets its own battery free sensing system

Submerged system uses the vibration of “piezoelectric” materials to generate power and send and receive data. To investigate the vastly unexplored oceans covering most our planet, researchers aim to...

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Converting waste heat into energy to power billions of sensors

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Microbatteries embedded directly into sensors and chips to power the further...

The post Microbatteries embedded directly into sensors and chips to power the further miniaturization of the Internet of Things appeared first on Innovation Toronto.

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