The Industrial Revolution began in Britain sometime around 1760. It ushered in a period where coal-fired steam engines powered increased mechanization and productivity and transformed a largely agrarian society into a manufacturing one.
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Topics: AI, Sustainability, ML
Crushed ice-flavored slushies are popular but nothing new. And lack of innovation is the mark of a market that’s at risk of falling out of fashion and into decline.
Read More ❯Topics: cellular IoT, LTE-M
Thread and IPv6: The smart protocol for tomorrow’s smart buildings
By Lorenzo Amicucci August 24, 2022
Building automation solutions can help reduce a building’s carbon footprint, optimize energy consumption, improve maintenance scheduling, make better use of available space, and reduce waste and operating costs.
Read More ❯Creating smart homes and building automation that are good for people and the environment
By Lorenzo Amicucci July 20, 2022
From a simple roof over our heads to a suitable place to work, travel, and shop, we spend so much of our lives indoors that creating the best possible environment is key to human wellbeing. Wireless technology can help.
Read More ❯Topics: smart home, thread, Bluetooth Low Energy, Matter, Wi-Fi
After taking a hit during the pandemic, utilities around the globe are getting back on track to modernize aging electricity distribution grids. Governments in Europe, China, and the U.S. are signing off ambitious expansion plans to build more computerized networks to achieve carbon-free electricity generation. IoT will be fundamental for ensuring maximum return on this huge investment.
Read More ❯Topics: cellular IoT, Sustainability
Wireless access control is rapidly becoming a key defense across commercial, industrial, residential, government, and military verticals in an age where security is the top priority for facility managers and safety departments. The use of wireless technology enables systems that determine who can and can’t go into restricted areas to become far more sophisticated and effective.
Read More ❯Topics: Bluetooth Low Energy, access control
Although the billions of battery-powered wireless IoT sensors connecting tomorrow's world will undoubtedly have an upstream energy impact, research suggests considerable net savings will be realized in the future.
Read More ❯Topics: cellular IoT, Bluetooth Low Energy, Sustainability
The Industrial IoT (IIoT) is the foundation of Industry 4.0. By sending sensor data to the cloud and using it to feed machine learning algorithms, manufacturers can detect process problems immediately, rather than at later stages when rework and field failures are much more expensive.
Wireless occupancy detection technology aids productivity and sustainability
By Lorenzo Amicucci December 22, 2021
Real-time occupancy monitoring of the comings and goings inside a warehouse, conference room, or corridor yields valuable data. That data can be sent to the Cloud for deeper analysis and strategic decision-making on occupancy issues such as enhanced building security, personnel safety monitoring, and sustainable lighting and HVAC use.
Read More ❯Topics: smart home, Bluetooth Low Energy
According to a Cisco survey, about 60 percent of IoT projects stall at the proof-of-concept stage, while a third are not considered a success.
Read More ❯Topics: cellular IoT