Author: Dr. Celestine Iwendi

Celestine Iwendi is a Sensor and Electronics Researcher at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He can be reached at celestine.iwendi@ieee.org

Device for Zika Virus Detection

An inexpensive device that can diagnose Zika in just a few hours has been developed. According to the James Collins, the Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science in MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering and Institute for Medical Engineering and…

The Magic of Chemical Sensing on a Chip

A principal research scientist at MIT’s Microphotonics Center, Anuradha Agarwal and her colleagues have developed miniaturized mid-infrared and far-infrared sensing systems that can be tuned to detect specific materials and their concentrations. Agarwal’s miniaturized infrared detection technology research offers the…

IoT Connecting Rural and Urban India

Investors and companies are of the opinion that Internet of Things (IoT) can bring a real revolution to India by empowering millions in rural areas and connecting “humans” to the mainstream. According to Oracle India managing director Shailender Kumar “It…

Report on Semiconductor Wireless Sensor networks – SemiWSN

A new research report of 640-page publication that is backed up by 266 figures and tables, titled “Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Internet of Things has been announced by MarketResearchReports.biz. According to them “Semiconductor wireless sensor networks are used to implement smart…

Fighting Lassa Fever with big data

Researchers are of the opinion that Lassa fever as well can be treated with big data or at most the effect of the transmission should be prevented from spreading. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness caused by Lassa…

Internet of Things: Roadmap to a Connected World

The concept of Internet of Things (IoT), which has roots at MIT, has begun to make an impact in industries ranging from industrial systems to healthcare.  MIT researchers and a host of others continue to conduct ground-breaking research on topics…