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A lightbulb that can be switched on using a smartphone app, a motion sensor or a smart
thermostat in your office or a connected streetlight are examples of IoT devices.
Neil Gross famously said in 1999, “In the next century, planet earth will
don an electronic skin. It will use the Internet as a scaffold to support
and transmit its sensations”
The concept of IoT has unbelievable potential in many businesses
and industries. To check on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
the Mimo monitor is a new kind of infant monitor that provides parents with real-time information
about their baby’s respiration, skin temperature, body position and activity level on their
smartphones.
You can monitor an aging family member by using a wearable alarm button and other wireless
sensors placed around the home. The BeClose system can track your loved one’s daily routine
and give you peace of mind for their safety by alerting you to any serious
disruptions detected in their normal schedule. Smart thermostats like the
Nest use sensors, real-time weather forecasts and the actual activity in
your home during the day to reduce your monthly energy usage by up to
30%, keeping you more comfortable and offering to save your money on
your utility bills.
IoT is here to stay and expand. Many new applications with rich functionality can be built that will
revolutionise our lives. Think of driverless cars and an automatically managed traffic system using
IoT sensors, which result in fewer accidents. Truly, in the world of IoT, only our imagination is our
ultimate limit.
3D PRINTING
3D Printing or 3-Dimensional Printing is a technology which was first
developed at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 1980’s.
It is the process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional
digital model. In this technology, we use the 3D digital data on the
computer to build 3D objects by adding layers of material which could
be polymers, metals, concrete or even plant and human tissue. 3D printing helps bridge the gap
between ideas and images on a page or screen and the creation of those ideas/images in the
physical 3-Dimensional world.
The major applications of 3D printing are:
Education: It is widely used in the education sector. It prepares
the students for their future by allowing them to create prototypes
without the need for tooling and extensive work. It helps the students
design and produce models they can hold and feel.
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