Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

If you’ve got a smart home, or you just want to know how soaked your garden is getting in the winter, you might want to measure rainfall. There are a bunch of ways to go about it, and this capacitive ...

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Abstract: Fiber Bragg Grating sensors (FBG) are employed to monitor the in-situ soil strain adjacent to the pile foundation that supports the machine, which produces harmonic vibrations. As they are ...

Abstract: This paper provides details about the design and operation of a Collision Avoidance System in smart cars, with the Arduino board as the central control unit, interfaced with an ultrasonic ...

CMU researchers paired acoustic resonance sensors with machine learning to create a controller that is easier to manipulate than traditional models and could help people with limited fine-motor skills ...