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Why IoT Sensors Need Standards

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Portable Analyzer Brings Blood Testing to Rural Areas

Indian researchers create a Raspberry-Pi-based device to monitor health

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Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers

Two IoT sensors from this year's ARPA-E Summit can help farmers make better decisions

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A New Carbon Material for Better Bioelectronics

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How NIST Learns from Horrific Disaster

U.S. standards agency translates tragedies like 2011's Joplin tornado—and 2021's Surfside condo collapse—into lifesaving recommendations

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Meet Surfside's Disaster-Data Forensic Sleuths

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Steps Toward Health Data Standards for Wearables

College of Cardiology, digital health vendors lead on bridging clinic and wrist

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Spacecraft wrapped in sensor-rich electronic textiles could double as scientific instruments

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3D-printing technique lets objects sense forces applied onto them for new interactive applications

Indian researchers create a Raspberry-Pi-based device to monitor health

Two IoT sensors from this year's ARPA-E Summit can help farmers make better decisions

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