Researchers at Northwestern University have shown that soil microbes can provide continuous energy to power the Internet of Things (IoT). The size of a paperback book, the fuel cell can operate ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume.

Although we generally think of Internet of Things (IoT) and similar devices as things that are scattered around above ground, there are plenty of reasons to also have such devices underground. These ...

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Navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of the Internet of Things (IoT) with our expansive Collection from Scientific Reports. As connectivity becomes increasingly ubiquitous, IoT sensors and systems ...

There is a growing trend toward electrification of virtually all systems that can be electrified, and that inevitably calls for generating actionable intelligence of these systems. To achieve the ...

Securing the Internet of Things is increasingly important. IoT hardware is at the heart of much modern operational technology, the systems that support businesses, the systems that mix modern IoT ...

Unlike traditional homes, where electronic devices operate independently of each other, in a smart home, there is an infrastructure that connects all the sensors and can access the internet via ...