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Seawater, humidity inspire new ways to generate power

Researchers around the globe are working on new ways to generate huge amounts of power that will be needed for the shift to a data-driven society.

Mar 4, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Internet of Things

Getting closer to no-battery devices

Combining wake-up receivers with the parasitic use of ambient radio waves could drastically slash IoT power consumption.

Feb 27, 2020 3 mins

Internet of Things Networking

Future ‘smart walls’ key to IoT

MIT researchers are developing a wallpaper-like material that’s made up of simple RF switch elements and can be applied to building surfaces. Using beamforming, the antenna array could potentially improve wireless signal strength nearly tenfold.

Feb 10, 2020 3 mins

Internet of Things Networking

Who should lead the push for IoT security?

Industry groups and governmental agencies have been taking a stab at rules to improve the security of the internet of things, but so far there’s nothing comprehensive.

Feb 10, 2020 4 mins

Data Center Internet of Things Security

Predictive maintenance via IoT offers big upsides, but few easy wins

While the flagship application of enterprise internet of things is undeniably valuable, effective predictive maintenance still takes hard work.

Feb 10, 2020 4 mins

Internet of Things

Game changers at the branch: Wi-Fi 6, 4G, 5G plus SD-WAN

The growing use of cloud services is changing the pattern and the volume of branch-office data across the WAN, but wireless cellular services along with the intelligence of software-defined WAN can help keep traffic and costs in line.

Feb 6, 2020 4 mins

5G Internet SD-WAN

How bacteria could run the Internet of Things

The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) would use certain kinds of bacteria, which scientists think has the attributes needed to make effective sensor networks.

Jan 31, 2020 3 mins

Internet of Things Networking

Video: Wi-Fi vs 5G, AI/ML for network management, more

IDC analyst Brandon Butler discusses networking trends that affect how IT pros do their jobs.

Jan 31, 2020 1 min

Internet of Things Networking

Cisco software fortifies industrial IoT security

Cisco security architecture learns customer IIoT environment, keeps watch for anomalies

Jan 29, 2020 3 mins

Internet of Things Networking Security

How Open-RAN could ‘white-box’ 5G

Open-hardware, software-defined mobile radio infrastructure could kick-start private LTE and 5G and perhaps eventually lead to their supremacy over Wi-Fi for enterprises.

Jan 23, 2020 3 mins

Internet of Things Networking