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Murata, the company we all know from their coils and ceramic filters, claims its novel energy source called UMAL offers better lifecycle characteristics than conventional secondary batteries. The UMAL’s slim form factor and charge/discharge properties make it ideal for use in maintenance-free applications such as wireless sensor nodes and wearable designs, Murata says.

TransActive Grid, a startup from Brooklyn (USA), has built a locally generated electricity microgrid, a tiny Internet of Energy (IoE) that allows residents with rooftop solar panels to sell their excess power to their neighbors. Payments are made via PayPal using blockchain technology, the same technology that underlies the virtual bitcoin currency.

Ubiquitous sensors, tell-tale WiFi signals, smart meter information, always-on wearable technologies and the roll-out of networked Internet of Things devices have created a world in which keeping control over your personal data borders the impossible, concludes a White House report exploring the benefits and challenges of Big Data. The report Big Data: Seizing Opportunities, Preserving Values concludes with a set of recommendations to protect privacy by policy measures such as passing nationa...

Silicon Labs has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Energy Micro AS. Based in Oslo, Norway, the late-stage privately held company offers the industry’s most power-efficient portfolio of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and is developing multi-protocol wireless RF solutions ...

Thingsquare has announced Thingsquare Code, which is designed to help connect products such as light bulbs, thermostats, and smart city systems to smartphone apps. Touted as the world's first online interactive development environment for the Internet of Things (IoT), the new tool works with a ...