Powercast Corp. is marketing active RFID sensor tags that harvest power from RF signals. The system includes an RF transmitter that provides power signals to sensor tags, and a gateway that receives ...

Ohio State researchers are working on a wireless sensor system that might soon help bolster national security.The sensor system, which in essence is a series of tripwires that has no wires, is aimed ...

Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a solar-powered, wireless sensor system that can continually monitor bridge deformation and could be used to alert authorities ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Vulnerable groups in society, such as the disabled, elderly, and infants, often require special care and are at risk of severe illness or even death. For example, each year around ...

The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) are in the first phase of a collaborative effort to develop a wireless sensor specification ...

The first step can often be the most important in any design activity. It certainly is true when engineers work to integrate sensors into their product development process. Here, the first step is the ...