Patrick Nelson
Network World
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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IoT early warning system aimed at curbing future virus outbreaks
IoT blockchain and cryptographic specialist WISeKey says it's making progress on a system that could detect new virus spread and automatically advise regional lockdowns. → Read More
How IoT will rescue aviation
European airplane maker Airbus is one company exploring innovative, virus-spotting IoT sensors. Separately, American thermal sensing company FLIR is seeing a significant uptick in sales for its skin-heat-detecting cameras. → Read More
Harvesting ambient energy will power IoT, scientists say
Magnetic fields found naturally around electrical devices could be diverted and converted into electricity to power the IoT. → Read More
Getting closer to no-battery devices
Combining wake-up receivers with the parasitic use of ambient radio waves could drastically slash IoT power consumption. → Read More
Edge-based caching and blockchain-nodes speed up data transmission
Using a combination of edge-based data caches and blockchain-like distributed networks, Bluzelle claims it can significantly speed up the delivery of data across the globe. → Read More
Revolutionary data compression technique could slash compute costs
A new form of data compression, called Zippads, will create faster computer programs that could drastically lower the costs of computing. → Read More
Wave energy to power undersea data centers
Ocean Energy's ability to create electricity from seawater may prove to be the most efficient and eco-friendly way to bring edge computing to coastal population centers. → Read More
Get ready for upcoming 6G wireless, too
A research group is exploring 5G’s ultimate replacement -- terahertz-based 6G wireless -- which could be in commercial use within 10 years. → Read More
Data freshness, not speed, most important for IoT
IoT is creating wireless network innovation. But it isn’t just about low latency and reliability promises. Data freshness and better security are getting attention, too. → Read More
New tech harvests electricity out of thin air
Internet of Things sensors and communications gear could be powered by air temperature fluctuations, inventors from MIT say. → Read More
5G won’t cope, terahertz will provide more bandwidth
Researchers say 5G won't be able to accommodate the growing demand for bandwidth. Terahertz-frequency networks, with their larger capacity and smaller power needs, will be the better option. → Read More
Internet slowdowns might become a thing of the past
A new way of providing the same optical bandwidth optimization as one sees in huge-scale core networks could appear in homes and small businesses. → Read More
Artificial intelligence may not need networks at all
Teaching AI machine learning systems that they don’t need a lot of resources could make neural networks portable and reduce data transmission costs. → Read More
Data ‘tsunami’ to absorb 20% of world electricity
Unprecedented data traffic growth, along with global emissions from data centers, will impede attempts to rein in climate change, say experts. → Read More
Researchers developing building-free data centers
A new outdoor server farm concept that uses vats of liquid-cooled computers instead of buildings could be literally located in farmland. → Read More
Blockchain poised to disrupt traditional retail operations
Smart contracts and a blockchain-based decentralized database platform could provide direct sales to consumers and reduce prices by 30%. → Read More
The Industrial IoT will give us self-healing machinery
Machine-embedded, IoT sensors will not only monitor machinery for weakness, but they will also enable machinery to fix itself automatically, researchers say. → Read More
First self-powered data center opens
Aruba S.p.A. operates its zero-impact data center using ‘a river of energy’ hydroelectric plant, solar panels and chilling underground water. → Read More
Large-scale IoT use doubles, generates revenue for companies
Use of IoT in the enterprise is increasing — and making money. It will grow even faster as more people understand and implement LPWAN, experts say. → Read More
Faster networks may come from optics converted to sound
Chips fed by photonics streams can be too fast for data processing. Scientists propose slowing the microprocessors by converting incoming light into slower sound waves. → Read More