Environmental sensors dispersed over an oil spill, collecting data before dissolving into the earth.

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Ford announced that features such as new visual and audio feedback interfaces, environmental sensors and safety devices can be implemented quickly through this platform.

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Think thermostats, lighting controls, environmental sensors, and medical monitors.

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In the future, embedded sensors that provide environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature will be commonplace.

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Smarr is filling a nature reserve at UC Irvine with sensors to transmit environmental data to San Diego supercomputers, which are modeling weather patterns, seismic activity and behavior of animal populations.

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The military is using sensors on vehicles and body armor that can detect environmental changes and head trauma.

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Examples: Sensors to sniff potential chemical weapons will improve industrial processes and environmental monitoring.

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