Sensor-based irrigation systems show potential to increase greenhouse profitability Wireless sensor-based irrigation systems can offer significant benefits to greenhouse operators.
offers the possibility that such devices may soon be as small as a typical smartphone.
and that excites the quartz tuning fork.""The tuning fork is a piezoelectric element, so when the wave causes it to vibrate,
The latest buzz in the information technology industry regards he Internet of thingsthe idea that vehicles, appliances, civil-engineering structures, manufacturing equipment,
or her field using a mobile phone, personal digital assistant or PC. Information that is collected includes temperature, humidity, and soil nutrients.
#Google maps goes underground"in Japan's radioactive zone"This is not a place you'd want to hang around for too long Google is producing underground street maps of Japan's nuclear exclusion zone.
The radiation levels near the Fukushima site are spiking to record levels, but that hasn't stopped Google's Streetview from entering one area of the forbidden'zone.
The images are from 17 cities within Japan's Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which were damaged heavily by the 2011 tsunami,
Google has catalogued also the interiors of over 70 flood-damaged buildings in the region. The panoramic images are an update to ones taken shortly after the disaster.
Google says that it has a higher social purpose. Our digital archiving project aims not only to make a record of the disaster's wreckage,
and Miyagi Prefectures for the first time since we#published the first panoramas back in 2011, Google's group product manager,
Kei Kawai, wrote on the team's#blog. By releasing this new imagery on Google maps
we hope people in Japan and from all around the world can virtually explore what these towns currently look like
Google is not the first nongovernmental entity to enter the exclusion zone. Organizations including#Animal Friends Niigata
Google maps, David Worthington) Related on Smartplanet: What the NRC really knew about Fukushima Fukushima ocean radiation could pose sleeper threat Nuclear meltdowns nearly made northern Japan uninhabitable do need we to worry about radiation in our milk?
The Elgato Eve is a set of connected wireless sensors that monitor key factors like indoor air quality, temperature, humidity as well as conditions outside, like temperature, humidity and air pressure.
The Caséta Smart Bridge is a wireless lighting hub that makes up a core part of the Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kit from the company.
The new Hub is available at Amazon com and Smarthome. com right now for $149. 99
when youe outside of your home Wi-fi network. Apple had told us the first Homekit accessories were coming in June,
#Google New Health Wearable Delivers Constant Patient Monitoring Often when we think of the wearable tech category,
Google has unveiled a new niche device that designed to do serious work in a specific setting,
is the product of Google X, the experimental group within the search giant that is responsible for some of its more noteworthy oon shotprojects,
Testing for the medical band begins this summer, according to Google, and it going to pursue regulatory approval for its use in medical contexts in partnership with academic institutions and drug companies, per Bloomberg.
This isn Google first move in building medical hardware; Google X is also creating contact lenses that can monitor blood glucose level to help in managing conditions like diabetes.
The competition is also eager to contribute to the medical research community pple has introduced Researchkit,
which allows studies to use iphones and ipads to gather participant data from a wider potential user pool, for instance o
#The Latest Chat App for iphone Needs No Internet connection Mobile app stores are stuffed with messaging apps from Whatsapp to Tango and their many imitators.
But Firechat released last week for the iphone stands out. It s the only one that can be used without cellphone reception.
Firechat makes use of a feature Apple introduced in the latest version of its ios mobile software ios7 called multipeer connectivity.
This feature allows phones to connect to one another directly using Bluetooth or Wi-fi as an alternative to the Internet.
Micha Benoliel CEO and cofounder of startup Open Garden which made Firechat says the app shows how smartphones can be set free from cellular networks.
He hopes to enable many more Internet-optional apps with the upcoming release of software tools that will help developers build Firechat-style apps for iphone or for Android Mac and Windows devices.
so that data can hop between two iphones out of range of one another via intermediary devices.
or community-controlled communications networks (see Build Your Own Internet with Mobile Mesh Networking). Apps built to exploit such device-to-device schemes can offer security
and privacy benefits over those that rely on the Internet. For example messages sent using Firechat to nearby devices don t pass through any systems operated by either Open Garden
This method of communication is immune to firewalls like the ones installed in China and North korea says Mattt Thompson a software engineer who writes the ios and Mac development blog NSHIPSTER.
Recent revelations about large-scale surveillance of online services and the constant litany of data breaches make this a good time for apps that don t rely on central servers he says.
Open Garden s main product is an app that allows Android devices to share their Internet connections (see Could You Spare Some Internet access?.
However Benoliel says that won t be coming to the iphone anytime soon because the feature that Firechat relies on cannot be used to share data connectivity.
Peer-to-peer mobile communications and mesh networks could prove especially important in countries with minimal communications infrastructure.
You can see Google spending billions on fiber and balloons but this is not going to solve the problem of ubiquitous mobile connectivity Benoliel says.
He argues that the spread of cheap Android phones across the world will make mesh networking feasible.
We need to create small Internets that can function on their own and then connect them to the big Internet t
#3d printed smartphone device reads ELISA diagnostic tests accurately and within one minute In remote or developing countries,
the ability to track and diagnose contagious and life-threatening viruses such as HIV, West Nile and Hepatitis b could save thousands, if not millions of lives every year.
Unfortunately, many common diagnostic tools, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA), require large and expensive readout instruments that can only be found in well-equipped hospital labs. Now,
smartphone-based device and app that is made with a 3d printer and can read ELISA plates on-the-spot,
but with a small and low-cost 3d printed device that attaches to a smartphone. Known as a olorimtreic microplate reader, the attachment illuminates a 96-well plate with an LED array.
A custom-designed smartphone app then reads the resulting images and analyzes them using a machine-learning algorithm.
the diagnostic results for the entire 96-well plate can be sent back to the phone within one minute, complete with a handy visualization for the user.
In addition to serving low-resource or remote areas, the researchers noted that intrinsic wireless connectivity can serve epidemic-related studies,
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
#UCLA Researchers Design Low-cost Smartphone Blood Tester The smartphone is probably the most exciting computing tool human beings have at their disposal.
Like television before it, the smartphone has the potential to be a powerful educational tool.
But unlike most televisions, your smartphone is a computer. It can be programmed. As the price and size of powerful sensors continues to drop
Enter researchers from California Nanosystems Institute at UCLA. Theye created a smartphone-based diagnostic tool that reads blood samples for bacteria
and cost of this diagnostic test using modern smartphones. ELISA testing is performed usually with little honeycomb shaped plates that have 96 tiny wells embedded in them.
The device connects to the smartphone via a 3d printed attachment and hits the ELISA plate with a variety of light-emitting diodes.
The smartphone sends the resulting images to UCLA servers through a custom app. A machine-learning algorithm that the research team wrote analyzes the results.
This isn the first smartphone-related test that Dr. Ozcan has developed. Previously covered on 3dpi
The FDA-approved well-plate readers used in clinical labs today were compared with the team handheld smartphone diagnostic in a UCLA clinical microbiology laboratory.
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
Though I don think anyone would want to take a selfie with that particular smartphone, I glad researchers are creating something that could democratize diagnostic testing for bacteria
or manipulate light for telecommunications applications, or design novel catalysts for speeding up a variety of chemical reactions,"Gang said.
Abbey Liebman 0 created a dress using conductive cotton threads capable of charging an iphone.
the Southwest-inspired garment captured enough sunshine to charge cell phones and other handheld devices allowing the wearer to stay plugged in.
Saturas'precision agriculture sensing system comprises of miniature implanted sensors wireless transponders and delivery of information to the farmer's Internet device:
computer tablet or smartphone. Despite numerous approaches to sensor-based irrigation including measuring soil and leaf moisture the market lacks a solution that combines accuracy ease of use and affordability.
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#New White paper Provides Overview of IIOT, M2m, and Smart Technologies The term Industrial Internet of things (IIOT), also known as Industrial Internet and Industry 4. 0, refers to the integration of physical industrial machinery with software, internet,
along with network sensors, actuators, and other industrial machines and equipment. Moreover, the new white paper from AIS provides an in depth overview of the latest trends and developments of the new emerging technologies.
and Lead to a New Era of Economic growth and Competitivenessthe Industrial Internet is not some far off technology or vague futuristic concept.
and faster communication standards such as 4G LTE and beyond. Conservative estimates suggest worldwide Industrial Internet spending is set to increase from $20 billion in 2012 to $500 billion by 2020.
Massive Growth of Data Volumes Created by Computing Technologies Commonly Referred To as"Big data"is Driving the Growth of the Industrial Internetthe term"Big data"is essentially the collection of giant data sets so large and complex it is difficult to capture
Operational Efficiency, Flexible Production Techniques and Predictive Analytics are Key Objectives of Industrial Companies Utilizing Industrial Iotearly adopters of the Industrial Internet
#New Technology Turns Smartphone into a DNA-Scanning Microscope Researchers at University of California, Los angeles (UCLA) have developed a new technology that turns a smartphone into a DNA-scanning fluorescent microscope.
that utilize consumer devices (especially mobile phones) as a platform for making these measurements in filed settings and resource-limited settings. ere how it works.
and Windows smart application running on the same smartphone. Information is sent then to a remote server in the researchersucla laboratory that measures the length of the DNA molecules.
How a Smartphone Camera Can Find Eye Cancertraditional microscopes can do the same thing but they are bulky, expensive and often unavailable in remote locations.
the microscopes described here are connected all to servers through WIFI or network signals, which make them uite powerfulin terms of labeling results as a function of space
Variety of Usesin general, the smartphone technology being developed at Ozcan lab can be used to perform a number of lab functions,
The team has been able to convert the mobile phone into a sensitive E-coli or giardia detector,
The research, ield-Portable Smartphone Microscopy Platform for Wide-field Imaging and Sizing of Single DNA Molecules, was presented at the Optical Society Conference on Laser and Electro optics (CLEO) 2015 h
#Smartphone-Based Device That Reads Medical Diagnostic Tests Quickly And Accurately Created, University of California,
Los angeles (UCLA) Reveals UCLA Researchers Create Smartphone-Based Device That Reads Medical Diagnostic Tests Quickly And Accurately Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay,
A team of researchers from the California Nanosystems Institute at UCLA has developed a new mobile phone-based device that can read ELISA plates in the field with the same level of accuracy as the large machines normally found in clinical laboratories.
and attaches to a smartphone, illuminates the ELISA plate with an array of light-emitting diodes. The light projects through each well and is collected by 96 individual plastic optical fibers in the attachment.
The smartphone transmits the resulting images to UCLA servers through a custom-designed app. The images are analyzed then by a machine-learning algorithm that the researchers wrote for this purpose,
and the diagnostic results are sent back to the phone within about one minute for the entire 96-well plate.
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
"One day, people may simply download 3d printing files from the Internet with customized shapes and colors and print out useful devices at home."
The research has been published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, in an article headed"3d-printed microelectronics for integrated circuitry and passive wireless sensors. e
#Dutch Harvest Electricity From Living Plants To Power Streetlights, Wi-fi & Cell Phones Plant-e, a company based out of The netherlands,
using them to power Wi-fi hotspots, cell phone chargers, and even streetlights. The company debuted their project, called tarry Sky, in November of 2014 near Amsterdam,
where they lit up more than 300 LED streetlights at two different sites. Their plant power technology is also being used to power the company headquarters in Wageningen.
Their technology allows them to produce electricity from practically every site where plants can grow. ia photosynthesis a plant produces organic matter.
On the company website, they feature animated pictures of mini-forests growing on building rooftops supplying power to the entire building.
www. plantpower. eu or visit their website listed in the sources. More and more energy innovations seem to be emerging every single day,
said spokesman Luca Gamberini. e also have a sensor panel with live data feed from the lab biosphere so all data is live on the internet and accessible to anyone. c
save and share digital recipes on their smartphones or tablets and, via partnerships with retailers like Freshdirect, turn recipes into shopping lists
The Smartgrill by Lynx, programmable via smartphone, is activated voice to cook on user command or automatically via a database of more than 200 preprogrammed recipes.
Who knows one day this type of generator could even generate enough energy to power your smartphone,
which is one of the biggest constraints to smartphone development and design o
#Low-cost, tunable smart windows developed with lectrokinetic pixelsresearchers at the University of Cincinnati with industry partners,
check your email, count your sperm: Taiwanese start-up Aidmics is hoping to cash in on the $40 billion global human fertility market with an ipad compatible gadget it calls isperm.
Light-based technologies such as optical fiber networks allow us to connect rapidly with people worldwide over the internet.
Light emitting diodes (LEDS) are now everywhere from consumer electronics like smart phones to light bulbs for home lighting.
4-D printing to advance chemistry, materials sciences and defense capabilities June 18th, 2015cancer First full genome of a living organism assembled using technology the size of smartphone June 15th,
"This tool allows us to apply drugs as needed directly to the site of injury, which could have broad medical applications,
and transported a patch of the nanowire carpet on water droplets that were used used to deliver it to the site of injury.
The nanowire patches adhere to the site of injury through surface tension Gao said. The magnitude and wave form of the electromagnetic field must be tuned to obtain the optimum release of the drug,
"By the time the drug diffuses from the site out into the rest of the body it is in amounts that are undetectable in the usual tests to monitor the concentration of drugs in the bloodstream."
News and information n-tech Research Issues Report on Smart Coatings Market, Free Download Available on Firms Website June 24th, 2015nni Publishes Workshop Report and Launches
Web portal on Nanosensors: Both outputs support the Nanotechnology Signature Initiative Nanotechnology for Sensors and Sensors for Nanotechnology:
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Both outputs support the Nanotechnology Signature Initiative Nanotechnology for Sensors and Sensors for Nanotechnology: Improving and Protecting Health, Safety,
#Scientists print low cost radio frequency antenna with graphene ink (Nanowerk News) Scientists have moved graphene--the incredibly strong and conductive single-atom-thick sheet of carbon--a significant step along the path
Researchers from the University of Manchester, together with BGT Materials Limited, a graphene manufacturer in the United kingdom, have printed a radio frequency antenna using compressed graphene ink.
The antenna performed well enough to make it practical for use in radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and wireless sensors,
from AIP Publishing("Binder-free highly conductive graphene laminate for low cost printed radio frequency applications")."These scanning electron microscope images show the graphene ink after it was deposited
/University of Manchester) The study demonstrates that printable graphene is now ready for commercial use in low-cost radio frequency applications,
which enabled efficient radio frequency radiation, was one of the most exciting aspects of the experiment,
and 3. 5 millimeter across and radiated radio frequency power effectively, said Xianjun Huang, who is the first author of the paper and a Phd candidate in the Microwave and Communcations Group in the School of Electrical and Electronic engineering.
like RFID tags that currently transmit identifying info on everything from cattle to car parts,
Most commercial RFID tags are made from metals like aluminium and copper, Huang said, expensive materials with complicated fabrication processes that increase the cost."
"Graphene based RFID tags can significantly reduce the cost thanks to a much simpler process and lower material cost,
The University of Manchester and BGT Materials Limited team has plans to further develop graphene enabled RFID tags,
Tunneling electrons from a scanning tunneling microscope tip excites phonons in graphene. The image shows the graphene lattice with blue arrows indicating the motion direction of that carbon atoms for one of the low energy phonon modes in graphene.
#Toward tiny, solar-powered sensors The latest buzz in the information technology industry regards he Internet of thingsthe idea that vehicles, appliances, civil-engineering structures, manufacturing equipment,
Abbey Liebman 10 created a dress using conductive cotton threads capable of charging an iphone.
the Southwest-inspired garment captured enough sunshine to charge cell phones and other handheld devices allowing the wearer to stay plugged in.
promises to capture all those stray radio waves emitted back and forth between wireless phones and the towers through
extending a smartphone's battery life by as much as 30%.%Announced as part of an upcoming Kickstarter fundraising campaign, the technology,
which Nikola's designers engineered into a special case made for Apple's iphone, reportedly harvests the electromagnetic radiation transferring to and from mobile phones and converts it into direct current (DC) electrical energy,
which is recycled then back into the phone's battery.""Nikola Technology efficiently converts RF signals like Wi-fi, Bluetooth,
and LTE into DC power using its proprietary energy harvesting circuit, "explains the company on its website."
"The result is usable energy that can provide power to mobile devices wirelessly.""Though not perfect by any means, Nikola energy-capturing case holds promise For a sponsorship contribution of $99,
early supporters of the project will gain exclusive first-issue access to the case, which doesn't so much charge an iphone actively as it does extend its normal battery life.
Still, the case's novelty, and more importantly its longer-term potential, is what stands to inspire a new generation to take advantage of energy inefficiency and waste.
One major drawback to the technology is that its relatively slow to harvest energy, and the case itself doesn't contain an actual battery of its own to store excess charge.
and form-fits well to the iphone, acting as an all-in-one battery extension package that's sleek, discreet and unobtrusive."
"As magical as this sounds, the iphone case won't be able to charge your phone from zero to 100,
either--the antenna and power-converting circuit can only extend the battery life of an iphone 6 by about 30,
and migrate to the affected sites. We could also use this technique to study the early development of complex organisms,
including future generations of film displays for smartphones and tablets e
#Computer Chips Can Now Be made From Wood Not quite what we had in mindthe woods are lovely, dark, deep,
and others like him (another team is building dissolvable circuits) are trying to deal with the e waste problem at the start--long before your phone gets stepped on or your computer crashes.
"Bennett told Reuters. Doppel is synchronized to each individual via a smartphone app that measures their resting heart rate.
"You take your resting heart rate through your phone, and then that's the bio-data we need to set the levels that you need to either (get) calm
Some long-distance telecommunication networks and computing centres have been making use of optical connections for decades.
Through optical fibres signal propagation is almost lossless and possible across various wavelengths simultaneously: a speed advantage
In the future cost-effective portable sensor technology--which may be integrated into a smart phone--could supply real-time data on the distribution of substances in the air
plasmids and other mobile genetic elements, says Rodolphe Barrangou, associate professor of food science at NC State and a co-corresponding author of the paper.
air filtration systems and even your clothes. bbey Liebman 0 created a dress using conductive cotton threads capable of charging an iphone.
the Southwest-inspired garment captured enough sunshine to charge cell phones and other handheld devices allowing the wearer to stay plugged in.
your next phone could be made of wood Engineers hunting for a way to make electronics more sustainable have hit on a novel invention-a semiconductor chip made almost entirely out of wood.
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