Technology may be shrinking, but its reach has never been greater. Devices that once filled entire rooms can now fit on the tip of a needle. This miniaturization is not just about space-saving; it’s ...

If you are looking for the next disruptive technology headed for the enterprise: think dust. No, not small grains of sand, soot or dirt but similarly sized particles that have a brain. Smart dust, a ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Some 20-30 years ago, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) emerged in industrial manufacturing in a major way. MEMS consist of any combination of mechanical (levers, springs, ...

When we hear the word “dust”, the first thing that comes to our mind is a powdery substance with zero value. Smart dust is a tiny device with extensive applications in science and technology.

A world of profoundly distributed computing is upon us, if researchers at the University of California at Berkeley are to be believed. They are developing 'smart dust' — sensor-laden networked ...

Disposable sensing and communications systems converge into a cubic-millimeter bundle. Advances in miniaturization, integration and energy management show that a complete wireless sensor/communication ...