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posted by Editor on Friday June 07, @08:00PM
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According to this press release, UCLA has established a research center to develop densely-distributed, wireless sensing systems that can be embedded in natural or man-made environments. The systems will monitor and collect information on a variety of subjects, including plankton colonies, endangered species, contaminants in soil and air, airplane wings, buildings, and physiological information about medical patients. The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing will first concentrate on developing the basic technology for sensor networks that can work without human intervention by organizing themselves into networks, repairing themselves, and managing their own power consumption.
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Researchers will then apply the networks to monitor pollutant flows through water and land, tiny organisms that contaminate the oceans and coastal waters, and earthquake-prone structures. The center's earthquake project includes broadening a network of earthquake monitors installed in the Factor Building, a 17-story structure on the UCLA campus that is already the most heavily instrumented structure in North America for purposes of studying responses to earthquakes. By developing a new generation of sensors that can be embedded into the structure, researchers hope to be able to learn more about how steel-frame buildings react during earthquakes. There is an article about the project on Newsfactor.
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