Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
John Kestner and David Carr created Twine, a 2.5 inch-square device with on-board temperature and vibration sensors, as well as an expansion connector for other sensors, such as moisture sensors and magnetic switches, all tightly integrated through WiFi with a cloud-based service.
It is already possible to power small electronic devices, such as wireless sensors installed in buildings and industrial machinery, using a dedicated microwave transmitter nearby.
Last, but hardly least, the high-technology sought by the Soviet Union for its energy industry lends itself to sensitive military applications, such as underwater sensors for anti-submarine warfare and other purposes.
The X PRIZE Foundation and Qualcomm seeks to achieve this by combining advancements in expert systems and medical point of care data such as wireless sensors, advancements in medical imaging and microfluidics.
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It's not about the watch form factor, but creating a wearable mobile device that takes advantage of advances in mobile computing technology such as cheap sensors, better battery life and improved voice recognition.
Sensors such as GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes, NFC, and high resolution cameras are now commonplace in smartphones.
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It can be reconfigured for each mission by adding or removing modules such as weapon systems, sensors, helicopters and drones.
Older alarm devices and panels are prone to failure and life-safety sensors such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors must be periodically replaced to work reliably.
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Peterson leans on some interesting technology (as well as old world techniques such as concrete fermenters) using sensors in the vineyard to measure exactly how much water is moving through the vine and the overall stress on the plant.
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While wandering the halls of Mobile World Congress, we came across NUIA (Natural User Inter Action), a German company whose software is designed to make it easier for developers to code apps that make use of eye tracking sensors, such as Tobii's.
Creatively calling the plug-in boards "capes" in reference to the cape worn by a beloved cartoon beagle super hero, the active open source BeagleBoard.org community designed the plug-in boards to foster an even wider range of innovations such as robot motor drivers and sensors that measure location and pressure.
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Google Now may not be the computer of the future that predicts your every need, but as people get more comfortable with their personal data being used to analyze them, predictive apps can expand their scope to collect even more data from tools such as wearable pedometers and other sensors.
Building on Volvo Car Corporation's and Volvo Technology's already existing safety systems - including features such as cameras, radar and laser sensors - the vehicles monitor the lead vehicle and also other vehicles in their immediate vicinity.
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In the future, embedded sensors that provide environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature will be commonplace.
Eventually, fewer and cheaper sensors should do the trick, but Google and other researchers are still working out how to combine readings from multiple sensors, and determining which sensors work best in conditions such as night driving or heavy rain.
Lowe's promises more sensors to come from such third parties as Verizon, Whirlpool and PetSafe.
Engaging user experiences can be designed by combining features found in smart phones such as camera, GPS, digital compass, tilt sensors and broadband connectivity.
Ford announced that features such as new visual and audio feedback interfaces, environmental sensors and safety devices can be implemented quickly through this platform.
Some car insurers, such as Progressive Insurance in the US, already use sensors that report back on how abruptly drivers brake or whether they are heavy on the accelerator to help it set insurance premiums.
It is packed with scientific instruments such as a miniaturised camera, an infra-red spectrometer and sensors to measure solar wind and other electrical currents.
The winning device, to be determined in about three years, will use sensors to diagnose a dozen medical ailments, such as heart disease and diabetes, as well as, or better, than a team of doctors.
My behavior illustrates why angel investors like Esther Dyson are putting money behind self-tracking companies, such as GreenGoose, a startup that will soon sell kits with sensors that users can attach to their bikes, running gear or vitamin bottles.
Through its industry-leading OpenSMA program, uControl brings together all the players who power the Connected Home, integrating and enabling a diverse ecosystem, from Service Providers such as cable and telephone companies to Platform Hardware and Lifestyle Device manufacturers who supply items such as thermostats, lighting controls, touch screen tablets and security sensors.
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There are seemingly no limits to the things in your home, such as temperature and lights, you can track and control remotely with sensors.
This, Dr Levoy explains, is mainly down to the processing power of devices, such as camera-equipped smartphones, growing faster than the capacity of sensors which record light data.
The report, from the business-consulting firm Booz Allen, also urged the installation of surveillance cameras, sensors and alarms, and the screening of personal bags such as backpacks.
It says the National Grid is demanding that all new appliances, such as fridges, freezers, ovens and washing machines, be fitted with sensors that could shut them down when the UK's generators struggle to meet demand for electricity.
Instead of relying solely on GPS to determine position, the SiRFstarV architecture gathers real-time information from GPS, Galileo, Glonass and Compass (when operational) satellites, multiple radio systems, such as cellular and Wi-Fi(R), and multiple MEMS sensors, like accelerometers, gyros and compasses.
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