Technology may be shrinking, but its reach has never been greater. Devices that once filled entire rooms can now fit on the tip of a needle. This miniaturization is not just about space-saving; it’s ...

In his 1963 scifi story “The Invincible,” the Polish writer Stanisław Lem imagined an artificial species of free-floating nanobots which roamed the atmosphere of a far-off planet. Like tiny bugs, the ...

Investors may want to keep an eye on smart dust stocks. No bigger than a grain of sand, smart dust is made up of tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). All of which can measure and send ...

This article was originally published by RFID Update. November 6, 2006—After a few years commercializing his technology at Dust Networks, a key innovator of so-called smart dust has returned to the ...

“Dust technologies”�self-organizing monitor-and-control networks consisting of tiny wireless sensors�promise to change how everything from salad bars to semi fabs are set up and run. While there ...