Water-based “Band-Aid” that can sense temperature by lighting up and potentially could deliver medicine to the skin has been designed my MIT engineers. According to researchers, Xuanhe Zhao, the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Department of…
Author: Dr. Celestine Iwendi
Celestine Iwendi is a Sensor and Electronics Researcher at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He can be reached at celestine.iwendi@ieee.org
Bitcoin Technology and IoT Applications with RedBear Duo
As more and more devices learn to communicate with each other through mesh networks and Internet of Things (IoT), payment solutions will have to evolve as well. In this regard, the adoption of Bitcoin technology which is perfectly suited for…
Ingestible Sensor that Monitor Vital Signs
A new way to monitor vital signs using ingestible sensor that measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract has been invented at MIT. In the near future, doctors will be able to use to monitor patients’ vital…
Advantages of Contiki 3.0
In August, the Contiki developers announced the release of Contiki 3.0, the latest version of the open source IoT operating system. This version is a huge step up from the 2.x branch and brings support for new and exciting hardware,…
Cyber-Physical vs. Cyber-Social Systems
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Realistic and Repeatable Experimentation
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Federating Energy Storage
Tragedy of the Coulombs. Federating Energy Storage for Tiny, Intermittently-Powered Sensors [gview file=”http://www.wsnmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ufop_presentation.pdf”]
GHz Spectrum Acquisition in Realtime
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RF‐Cloak: Securing RFID Cards Without Modifying them
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Weapons Sensor Technology Detects Rotten Meat, Ripe Fruit
A John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at MIT, Timothy Manning Swager has created tiny sensors that detect chemical weapons and explosives but he also sees the potential for the technology to be used in a civilian application: smart food…