The group is testing a wireless sensor mesh network to track the vital signs of at-risk patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, allowing them to move around without being tethered to bulky medical monitoring devices.
A strategic alliance between Hartford Financial Services Group and Intelleflex is designed to improve visibility into the conditions of perishable-food shipments, thereby reducing spoilage and helping to lower the cost of insurance premiums.
Denver-based LeafTrack is providing its RFID-based tracking system to help producers meet state requirements, track the condition of each plant, and receive alerts if any plant's health is in decline.
The security solution enables customers to track shipments using cellular-based sensor technology and a manned response team, and via RFID for high-value items.
The Met's Cloisters branch is using a wireless sensor system from IBM Research to manage data regarding temperature, humidity and other environmental conditions around artwork.
National Instruments is the latest wireless sensor manufacturer to partner with energy-harvesting firm Perpetuum to power sensor nodes with energy from a machine's vibrations.
American Thermal Instruments has licensed innovative technology that would prevent a tag from transmitting its signal unless the ambient temperature exceeded a preset threshold.
Several museums have deployed the company's active 2.4 GHz tags, which detect motion or measure temperature and humidity, thereby alerting the staff if an item is at risk of being stolen or damaged.
A University of Pittsburgh team has completed the testing and development of the Ortho-Tag, a patented RFID system to read a passive tag via RF transmissions passing through a patient's body.
The Kaweah Delta Medical Center has adopted a solution from Draeger to capture health data regarding its patients, via a Wi-Fi-based telemetry tag worn around a person's neck.