Industrial wireless sensor networks (WSN) are projected to increase by 553% in the next five years, to nearly 24 million installed sensor points. Recent developments in wireless communication, power ...

An effective wireless-sensor network requires the integration of two key components: low-cost, low-power, scalable hardware and manageable software. The industry has shown signs of delivering on the ...

The ESNA project enables high effective networking based on cheap wireless sensors in a wide range of business applications – from more comfortable and energy-efficient environmental controls to ...

Energy-efficient sensing in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is crucial for extending the lifespan of sensor nodes and ensuring sustainable operation. Energy-saving techniques such as duty cycling and ...

During a forest monitoring operation, forestry scientists measure various environmental values. This is how they obtain indications about how the forests are changing and what can be done to preserve ...

The deployment of wireless sensor networks in manufacturing environments is one of the clear industry trends that have emerged over the past years. To learn more about the application of wireless ...

There are many reasons to anticipate that the use of wireless instrumentation in industrial settings will increase dramatically in the next few years. However, certain stumbling blocks could curtail ...

Wireless sensor networks are nothing new to Hackaday, but [Felix]’s wireless PIR sensor node is something else entirely. Rarely do we see something so well put together that’s also so well designed ...

Have you ever wondered what happens in the rainforest when no one is looking? Research in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Science may soon be able to answer that question. The departments of ...

The internet of things is a nice idea, but there's one big catch: you have to power all those smart devices, which is no mean feat when some of them might not even have room for a battery. Dutch ...

Asad Khan receives funding from Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education. He is affiliated with Monash University. Can you imagine a world where millions of ...