http://sensorsmag.com/articles/1103/22/
One drum I have been pounding in this blog, using the leg of one of the big bees drawn from the hive in my bonnet, is the implication of distributed sensors ['smart dust'] for networking and communication, as well as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in general. Here is an excellent long illustrated article on the current state of play with small sensors, and what is likely to be available in the future.
Applications in several major areas are discussed, references are provided, and further readings are suggested. In general, I am prone to postpone consideration of the immediate future until it gets here [the long-term future, I have mooted previously, requires much more care and planning], but in the case of small, smart sensors, I think the issues and capabilities are so front-and-center [as well as, paradoxically, being so elusive] that it is worth considering them now.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow -- the implications of smart sensors could be "vaster than empires" while not being slow in any sense of the word at all.
Posted by jho at December 22, 2003 08:01 AM