The “internet of things” that was predicted by movies, researchers and business entities could soon be with us – household objects going online and communicating with each other and people, machine to machine communication is here to stay. Even the…
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‘Internet of Things’ from ‘Internet of Confusion’ at London City Airport
London city airport has become the first commercial aviation industry in the world to test machine-to-machine communication integrated with different technologies known as Internet of Things (IoT). A modernized experience will tend to be different from the missing luggage, delayed…
Security Solution For Man-in-the-Browser Attacks
A security solution developed by Cronto that protects against Man-in-the-Browser attacks, one of the most serious threats to online banking customers, and which is responsible for millions in annual losses to the banking sector, is being rolled out across Europe…
Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks
Energy management has been a consistent problem in wireless sensor network (WSN). According to MG Murshed a researcher at the University of Aberdeen, UK “One of the most significant challenges for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) is long-lived sensor nodes and…
How Real Is The World Of Wireless Sensor Networks?
Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are providing remarkable benefit for a number of industries. The ability to add remote sensing points, without the cost of running wires, results in numerous benefits including energy, security and material savings, process improvements, labor savings,…
Wireless Sensor Networks To Help Electrical Sub-stations
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have not only become an attractive solution for low power implementations and embedded systems but also for the Power transmission and distribution. Research is ongoing to develop an innovative power source to facilitate the running of…
Engineers Uncover Novel Wireless Brain Sensor
Engineers at Brown University in the United States of America have developed a novel wireless, broadband, rechargeable and fully implantable brain sensor that has performed well when tested more than a year with animal models. This is a major breakthrough…
Footballers to Wear Sensors
Fabrice Muamba, a 24-year-old professional soccer player in Britain playing for Bolton Wanderers, collapsed during a game last year after suffering cardiac arrest. He’s now up and walking but no more playing football. A 27-year-old Indian soccer player, Venkatesh Dhanraj…
Sensing Roles and Interactions using Mobile Phones
Traditional sensing applications have been limited to the collection of environmental data such as weather conditions or pollution levels. The availability of personal ubiquitous technologies, such as smart mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) enables a much richer set…
Can You Trust Your Car?
Wireless systems are being integrated into modern automobile. However, the security and privacy implication of those systems are not well understood as many of their communication protocols are proprietary. New anti-theft technologies have made today’s cars much harder to steal,…