Keeping our home safe is a priority, but we know that electrical fires can start without warning. As smart home technology ...

A major challenge in self-powered wearable sensors for health care monitoring is distinguishing different signals when they occur at the same time. Researchers addressed this issue by uncovering a new ...

Gaining a better understanding of how people move through the spaces where they live and work could make those spaces safer ...

Learn how to build DIY Zigbee devices for smart homes! From hardware to programming, create custom IoT solutions with this ...

So what is the technical definition of a smart sensor? It’s a device that takes input from the physical environment and utilises built-in computer resources to perform predefined functions with ...

Cold winter weather can lead to frozen, burst pipes that create an untold amount of damage in unprepared homes. These smart ...

Smart dust is a brand new technology comprised of millions of sensors that can monitor an area via wi-fi. Naturally, it's led to some conspiracies.

UT's Jian Liu received a $300,000 grant to develop IoTree, a low-cost, battery-free plant monitoring system. This system uses sensors to track plant health indicators and wirelessly transmit data. The ...

For years, the idea of an "ambient" smart home has been the dream: a space that anticipates your needs without requiring ...

Link, a manufacturer-independent digital communication protocol/interface, while introducing a software solution.

It works with every major smart home system, is easy to install, and comes in a number of configurations, so you can get it with or without a built-in motion sensor or dimmer, and there's even a ...