A haptic interface is a force reflecting device which allows a user to touch, feel, manipulate, create and/or alter simulated 3D objects in a virtual environment” This forces displays a technology that works by using mechanical actuators to apply forces…
The Creation of WSN-based GENESI
WSN-based systems for structural health monitoring could be the answer to the many dramatic events involving the collapse of public structures and private buildings. A system that is unavailable in today’s trend and that will be able to provide long…
Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory – Sensor design competition
The Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO) is organizing the TAHMO Sensor Design Competition among African Universities. The stations need a suitable sensor that measures climate variables. Therefore, the project is aimed at designing building and operating the 20,000 weather stations in…
MIT Researchers Showcase Public-key Encryption Enhancement
MIT researchers show how to secure widely used encryption schemes against attackers who have intercepted examples of successful decryption. “According to Huijia Lin, a postdoc at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory “In real life, maybe it seems more…
Scientist Creates Chemical Sensors That Can Catch Drug-drivers
Scientist at the University of Oxford’s chemistry department have discovered an electrochemical sensors that can be used to detect the presence of drugs in saliva samples – or even measure how hot chillies are. According to an eminent scholar from…
Interfacing Java-DSP With Sensor Motes
Interfacing Java-DSP with Sensor Motes by H. M. Kwon, V. Berisha and A. Spanias Distributed wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are being implemented in various applications that include defense, security, and smart systems. The application of hardware wireless sensors in a…