The wireless sensor network magazine recognises the work of Bram Nauta. He was born in 1964 in Hengelo, The Netherlands. In 1987 he received the M.Sc degree (cum laude) in electrical engineering from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.…
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Applying Wireless Network Sensors to Monitoring Infrastructure
SIGFOX has deployed a network of long-range base stations that communicate with wireless sensors at ranges of thousands of meters. Through this network, the wireless Internet of Things (IoT) becomes viable for many applications in civil engineering, including monitoring integrity…
3D-imaging sensor Walabot-ing your Smartphone
A company in Israel has developed a new 3D-imaging sensor that can let you ‘see’ inside walls using your smartphone. The device, called Walabot, can look through walls to detect structural foundations, plastic and metal pipes, electrical wires and studs.…
Sustainable Sensors to Detect, Predict Muscle Fatigue
Scientists have developed a sustainable, wearable bio-sensor to detect conditions like muscle fatigue, stress and dehydration by taking advantage of trove of medical information present in human sweat. “When the human body undergoes strenuous exercise, there’s a point at which…
Security vulnerability of Wireless keyboard
Researchers at Security Company Bastille have warned that most wireless keyboards can be easily intercepted allowing hackers to see what is being typed. According Bastille Research team, with a very simple dongle called Keysniffer, it is possible to snoop on…
Global Industrial wireless sensor network (IWSN) market forecasts
A leading global technology research and advisory company, Technavio has predicted through their analyst forecasts the global industrial wireless sensor network (IWSN) market is likely to reach USD 954.06 million by 2020, according to their latest report. The company who…
Wireless sensors in Automobile Industry
R&D Magazine has selected Filter Sensing Technologies (FST) to receive R&D 100 Award for the RF-DPFTM particulate filter sensor. The R&D 100 Award that recognizes the top 100 new technology products of the year. MIT spinout Filter Sensing Technologies (FST)…
Sensation in Robotic Arms
Caltech biologist Richard Andersen is working to incorporate a sense of touch into the neural prosthetics he has been helping develop for years—devices implanted in the brain that allow a paralyzed patient to manipulate a robotic arm. Using funding from…
Device for Zika Virus Detection
An inexpensive device that can diagnose Zika in just a few hours has been developed. According to the James Collins, the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science in MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering and…
Algorithms pave way for applications from stylish dressing to driverless cars
Raquel Urtasun has been named the Canada Research Chair in Machine Learning and Computer Vision, received two Google faculty awards, a Connaught award, an Early Career award as well as a best paper award at the Computer Vision and Pattern…