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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

sensor units mounted on buildings to stream data via Wi-Fi to Web-based mapping programs. The main reason is access to power. Sensors that mount on buildings can just plug into a wall outlet. Could it use batteries instead, at least one per sensor node? These particular networks use. Kind of a pain, wasn't it?

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. Photo by Jim Wilson, New York Times. February 15, 2010. By TODD WOODY and CLIFFORD KRAUSS.