The Spring Budget announced by the UK Labour government on 26 March detailed that household bills – including water, electricity, and council tax – would all be on the rise. A typical annual energy bill is expected to rise by…
Smart Cities
Flashnet celebrates 1 million smart street lights
Flashnet’s commitment to interoperability and open standards has proven successful. With projects in cities like Washington, D.C., Brussels or Riyadh, the company now manages over 1 million smart street lights across all continents. Flashnet was founded in 2005 with a…
Energy harvesting tech from INFRGY uses benign RF to power devices
INFRGY has filed a second patent application for its extended range wireless energy harvesting system. This technology, which converts radio frequencies (RF) into usable electricity, is being developed together with the University of Kashmir’s Institute of Technology to achieve increased…
Rental housing company successfully deploys Watergate’s technology
Rental housing company Greystar has achieved a 68% reduction in water usage and identified £111,000 in annual savings after implementing Watergate’s smart water management system in its London student accommodation portfolio. Following on from a successful pilot, Greystar deployed Watergate’s…
Encrypted Communication
Würth Elektronik introduces its new Cordelia-I Wi-Fi module, specifically designed for secure IoT and ‘Edge Computing’ applications. This versatile module is ideal for applications in Industry 4.0, smart city / smart home, eMobility, smart agricultural, and medical devices, to name…
Dracula Technologies unveils latest iteration of its LAYER technology
Dracula Technologies has announced a significant advancement in its LAYER technology, which has seen a 15% power efficiency increase along with new aesthetic improvements. This milestone allows manufacturers to integrate smaller Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) modules while maintaining the same electrical…
Exergio training humanoid robots for smart buildings
Exergio is bringing humanoid robots into the field of AI-driven energy management tools for commercial buildings. In March, it will begin training its first humanoid robot, powered by NVIDIA’s GR00T system, to improve management, detect faults, and enhance real-time system…
LMT to install 26 traffic monitoring solutions in Latvia
LMT will install 26 traffic monitoring solutions in Riga, Latvia, over the course of the next year to improve traffic safety in the capital. LMT’s solution will record offences such as running a red light, illegally using the public transport…
Research shows AI can support smarter infrastructure
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to create smarter infrastructure – from predicting potholes to designing more durable concrete – according to a researcher from the University of Mississippi. Ali Behnood is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the university…
Kontakt.io launches solution to detect empty hospital beds
Kontakt.io has launched a new solution that improves patient flow by automating room turnover to free up beds faster, in turn increasing bed capacity and efficiency, allowing nurses to focus on patient care. Bed capacity management is a growing concern…
