The "internet of things," a growing web of interconnected devices—constituting everything from smart bulbs to warehouse robots—is posited as a central pillar of the "fourth industrial revolution" ...

The LPC8N04 MCU-based IoT sensor node with integrated NFC is a battery-powered single-chip reference design demonstrating the unique capabilities of the LPC8N04 MCU, including: OLED for date and time ...

One of the biggest challenges for wireless sensor networks is that of power. Solar panels usually produce less power than you hoped, especially small ones, and designing super low power circuits is ...

In many Internet of Things (IoT) applications, minimizing power consumption is a key design requirement. IoT capability involves adding sensors and connectivity to a valve or similar device in a ...

Experts at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden have been developing compact, customer-customized sensor transponders for diverse industrial applications for years.

[Mile]’s PTPM Energy Scavenger takes the scavenging idea seriously and is designed to gather not only solar power but also energy from temperature differentials, vibrations, and magnetic induction.

Unlike human beings, automated vehicles (AV) can indeed have eyes in the back of their heads and also the sides. They have a simultaneous 360 degree view of the world, but it’s not a perfect view. AVs ...