Sensor networks are highly distributed networks of small, lightweight wireless nodes, deployed in large numbers to monitor the environment or system by the measurement of physical parameters such as ...

Factory and plant process automation are being re-invented thanks to advances in wireless sensor communications for industrial applications. These innovations are empowering automation engineers to ...

As equipment ages in fossil-fueled power plants, component wear leading to machinery failure increases as a result. Extending equipment life requires increased attention to maintenance, and one way to ...

Combine billions of IP-enabled (Internet protocol) devices, RFID tags, wireless sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, iPhone apps, white space TV spectrum, and cloud computing, and ...

Gaetano Borriello at U. Washington; Intel, Small embedded computers and communications protocols; Deborah Estrin at U. California, Los Angeles, Networking, middleware, data handling, and hardware for ...

Networks of sensors consisting of numerous small nodes that communicate wirelessly are now feasible, thanks in part to IC solutions developed by Texas Instruments (TI) for wireless utility meters.

Further consolidation of wireless sensor network platform technology companies probably good news for long-term stability of the market. Dust Networks has provided the platform for WirelessHart and ...