Siemens has developed a variety of energy autarkic radio sensors that draw the energy they require for operation from their surroundings. The technology can be used to automatically monitor facilities ...

With almost 8 billion souls to feed and a changing climate to deal with, there’s never been a better time to field a meaningful “Internet of Agriculture.” But the expansive fields that make industrial ...

One of the problems for the smart buildings of tomorrow is that they may depend on some very un-smart wires to power them. To cut the cord, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) researcher Hao Gao ...

A new sensor has been developed by engineers that is made of a special rubber layer between two strips of copper that act like radio antennas; the rubber is an insulator. Pressure squeezes the ...

ON Semiconductor’s RSL10 Sensor Development Kit provides engineering teams with a sensor design platform built around the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio. It features 9 degrees of freedom (DoF) ...

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Radio Powr Savr is a wireless occupancy/vacancy sensor that installs in minutes. Just place the sensor on the ceiling and replace a standard light switch with a compatible Lutron dimmer or switch ...

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have developed the world’s tiniest temperature sensor that’s powered in a unique way: from the radio waves that are part of the sensor’s ...

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), based in Dresden, Germany, intends to use Blockchain concepts for the development of wireless radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensor ...