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  1. "“The first thing is to detect an event through sensors and share that information across borders,” he said. “If we can install sensors extensively in the mountains and receive information as soon as an event occurs, we can give people downstream enough time to move to safety.”

    kathmandupost.com/national/202

    #nepal #flood #data #earthobservation #sensors #iot

  2. Confession: I am a #Govee guy. Not so much the LED light strips (that's my son's domain).

    Me, I am a temperature sensor guy. I have them in my fridge and freezer to mitigate food spoilage, one in a watertight container in my pool skimmer, one in a far dark corner of my basement to turn the dehumidifier on and off. One in garage to make sure it isn't too cold in the winter, one in my bathroom to turn a small space heater on and off in the winter. One in my gazebo so I know the outdoor temperature. I have two in my mum's 1960s apartment to make sure she's staying cool in the evermore frequent heat waves (set those up a few weeks ago after she called to say she wasn't feeling so good and I rushed over to take her to emergency where she was treated for heat stroke and severe dehydration. Govee will make sure that I have advance warnings now - plus we bought an AC for her apartment).

    Yesterday I added one more sensor, their PM2.5 air quality sensor. It gets good reviews for accuracy (it uses the Cubic PM2008MS as its PM sensor) and is significantly cheaper than competitive products, at under $50 Canadian. This sensor is helpful because of the ever increasing number of wildfires and resultant smoke. While Environment Canada issues smoke warnings, smoke and associated air quality can be extremely local (think blobs of smoke that fall from upon high and roll through your neighbourhood). Having this sensor will warn me when AIQ is poor (it samples every 2 seconds and can trigger threshold alerts via the Govee app), and sadly, during smoke events, will also let me know when locally the AIQ is acceptable, giving confidence about when it is prudent to go indoors, and when it is okay to enjoy being outside.

    Next up, I guess I'll need another one for indoors. Then the smart switches can turn on the Corsi Rosenthal air filters.

    Welcome to the second quarter of the 21st century.

    #ClimateChange #AIQ #WildFires #AirQuality #Smoke #Heatwave #HeatStroke #SmartDevices #HomeAutomation #Canada #Sensors #SmokeWarning #AQMonitoring #CorsiRosenthal

  3. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🩸🧊 Iron rich #saltwater trapped beneath Taylor #Glacier for over a million years seeps out in red pulses that look like bleeding.

    A 2026 study from #Louisiana State University caught an outflow in action using #GPS, #cameras, and temperature #sensors. #Sulfate breathing #bacteria thrive in the dark brine, making Blood Falls a model for life on icy worlds.

    👉 sciencealert.com/there-s-a-wat

    #antarctica #bloodfalls #taylorglacier #subglacial #brine #extremophiles #microbiology #bacteria #astrobiology #mars #ice #earthscience #glaciology #hiddenworld #science

  4. 🎉 Oh, joy! Another riveting tale of outdated doodads and their inevitable #demise at the hands of the mighty sensor overlords. 🌟 The moral? Your dusty devices are basically ancient relics that need life support, proving once more that technology is basically a long con. 🚀
    cambridge.org/engage/coe/artic #outdatedtech #ancientrelics #sensors #technologylongcon #HackerNews #ngated

  5. Struggling with sensor selection for your industrial automation project? 🤔

    Our new infographic simplifies the choice between #Ultrasonic and #Photoelectric sensors! Learn the core principles, key differences (speed vs. stability), and when to use each for optimal performance.

    No more guesswork! Get expert insights.
    Full guide here: issrsensor.com/ultrasonic-vs-p

    #Sensors #Automation #Engineering #Tech #Industry40 #Manufacturing #IoT #SensorSelection

  6. RE: mastodon.world/@robotics/11550

    What is the situation of #EU #humanoid #robotic ? #neurarobotics (#germany ) presents #4ne1 an advanced #humanoid #robot
    Link: neura-robotics.com/products/4n
    Can it walk? That demo is missing.
    #pal robotics(#Spain ) #talos seems to have decent walking capabilities.
    But it seems that also most of the astonishing demos of the #US or #chinese robots are not replicated on public event such as #automatica2025

    #ai #robot #sensors #foundationmodels #artificial #skin #touch #sensors #future #europe

  7. 🚀 Ready to step into the future of VR/AR?
    HKU ELEC4547: Emerging Tech in VR/AR is your chance to explore how humans visualize and interact with the #digital world—from display systems, #optics, #IMUs and #sensors, to real-time rendering, #haptics, and depth perception.
    This HKU course isn’t just theory—it’s hands-on, technical, and project-based. You’ll dive into both hardware (optics, electronics, displays, microcontrollers) and software (#JavaScript, #WebGL, #Python) to gain a complete understanding of VR/AR/MR technology.
    💡 By the end, you and your team will build a fully functional head-mounted display from off-the-shelf parts—complete with optics, tracking, shaders, and rendering!
    ✨ Whether you’re excited about immersive tech, curious about human perception, or eager to gain practical engineering skills—this is the course for you.
    📍 ELEC4547 – Emerging Tech in VR/AR
    🔗 Register now and start building the future, all students are welcome with no prerequisites needed! Read more details at hku.welight.fun/projects/2_pro

  8. powermag.com/securing-the-powe

    "dispersed nature of #smartgrids, with thousands of interconnected devices like #smartmeters, #sensors, and distributed energy resources #DER's, creates a vast attack surface. For #substations, many operate #legacysystems (such as supervisory control and data acquisition #SCADA, which are essential for monitoring and control, and are prime targets."

  9. We haven't had much interest, perhaps because of too few hashtags.

    Any EE looking to move to Vancouver, BC, for some short term work that could become long term?

    #job #jobs #relocation #relocate #expatriots #apply #gig #Python #ROS #ElectricalEngineering #EE #software #hardware #soldering #electronics #sensors #startup #production #CV

  10. I finally finished building and documenting 3 projects for with or . These apps display both on device and in CLI (using Python ). And yes, these apps are totally 🤓

    thinkinganalog.com/projects/

  11. Hunting for #HydrothermalVents / Buscando #FuentesHidrotermales schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-po

    "#Scientists hunt for #hydrothermal plumes in the deep ocean using a technique called the ‘Tow-Yo’. This involves a series of #sensors attached to a wire that live-streams data to the ship. The sensors are lowered down to the #seafloor, along with a rosette that secures water sampling bottles. The wire is then slowly towed from a moving vessel, while lowered and raised repeatedly, maximizing the area"