Walmart wants to put sensors on everything so it can automatically order you stuff
Walmart is thinking about the ways in which the Internet of Things could get more products into shoppers’ homes. In a patent publicly revealed this week and spotted by CB Insights, the company describes a system of connected sensors that could monitor customers’ product consumption. The sensors would be attached to products and rely on a variety of technology,...
Internet of Things Applications in Healthcare Industry
There is no doubt that the IoT is transforming healthcare industry by redefining the way how apps, devices and people connect and communicate with each other. IoT is playing an important role in developing integrated healthcare solutions to ensure patients are cured better, healthcare costs are reduced significantly and treatment outcomes are improved. Healthcare has come up as an...
ISRO demonstrates solar hybrid electric car made of in-house resources
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently demonstrated a solar hybrid electric car at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
ISRO said this car was developed using in-house expertise and resources within the organization. The demonstration of the car including the uphill drive was held during the last week of March 2017.
VSSC is ISRO's lead space research centre responsible...
Internet of Things Startup Business Ideas and Opportunities
According to a report published on forbes, 50 billion devices are predicted to be connected by 2020. IoT industry will be larger than traditional IT industry in world and will bring thousands of business opportunity and jobs in the market. We are born to be smarter and the process is on. We have stepped in the era of connected...
EDGE2017 Now Seeking Partners for Annual Cybersecurity Conference
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 5, 2017--The EDGE2017 Security Conference, a world-class cybersecurity conference where complex business security problems meet real-world solutions, is now expanding strategic partnership opportunities for companies and organizations for their second annual national event October 17-18, at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Keynote speakers at the conference include 33 year Air Force veteran and former director...
The Aerospace Corporation awards STEM Scholarship to future Aerospace Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation has awarded Carlos Rivas of Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles the Dr. Wanda M. Austin Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Endowment scholarship. Rivas will receive an annual scholarship of $10,000 for four years with a total value of $40,000. He plans to attend St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota to start undergraduate study...
CTS’ RF Sensor Technology Nominated for AMA Innovation Award
CTS Corporation’s RF Sensor for particulate filters has been nominated by the AMA Association for Sensor and Measurement as a finalist for their 2017 Innovation Award. The RF Sensor is a new technology for directly monitoring and diagnosing the state of diesel and gasoline emission control systems on-board the vehicle using radio frequency (RF) technology.
The AMA Association for Sensor...
Ulster University is first UK university to roll out of revolutionary Internet of Things technology
IoT technology supports the networking and sharing of information between physical devices such as smartphones, tablet and other suitably enabled electronic devices via the internet. The innovative SIGFOX wireless technology remotely connects devices with the cloud, transferring valuable data sets for end-user evaluation by phone, tablet or computer.
SIGFOX is the next generation of wireless technology and can work alongside...
New fiber-based sensor could quickly detect structural problems in bridges and dams
Today, there is great interest in using distributed sensors to continually monitor the structural health of large structures such as dams or bridges. With 1 million sensing points, a newly developed fiber optic distributed sensor could offer significantly faster detection of structural problems than is currently available.
"With fiber-based sensors, it is possible to precisely detect erosion or cracking before...
Students Help Expand WashU Solar, Assess Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This semester, the student associates on the Renewable Energy team has been working on a variety of projects to increase solar energy generation across Washington University’s campuses, as well as to evaluate methods and tools for better accounting for our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
These solar energy projects have included finalizing a Request For Proposals (RFP) for up to 1...
















