Internet of Things - IOT

Sensors are vital enablers of the Internet of Things (IoT), allowing a plethora of automated, connected devices that provide continuous feedback about their and can be remotely controlled. Sensors that are able to perform some processing and analysis on a wealth of data to provide the most important information with respect to their surroundings or...

Blockchain is predicted to disrupt majority, if not all, of industries in the medium term. At the moment, the development of blockchain technology is already gaining momentum and it is already advancing in number of industries, oil and gas included. The core technology that blockchain can provide, which is distributed ledger, is seen as medium to i...

Waste generation has been identified as the fast-growing problem causing significant environmental and health hazard owing to changing modern societies, especially in the urban regions of the world. Traditional waste management practices face significant challenges in terms of overflowing waste bins and ineffective route planning. With 68% of the w...

The global healthcare industry is undergoing a transformation from being provider-centric to being more patient-centric by focusing more on the outcomes and value of care delivered. This Research Service (RS) extensively evaluates a business case for technologies that enable better hospital design and strategic business models for healthcare enterp...

Power transmission and distribution is one of the important infrastructure around the world providing an electrical energy for people and business across various industries. Growing urbanization and industrialization leads to an exponential increase in electricity consumption demand. Underdeveloped power infrastructure causes power losses and trans...

The growing demand for high quality agricultural output for the rising population needs to be met with improvisations in the current agricultural practices. Therefore, utilization of updated precision agricultural practices which enhances the decision making system of the farmers needs to be adopted so as to increase the productivity yield per unit...

The recent trends in the energy industry such as the rise in prosumerism and increasing deployment of smart meters has resulted in the integration of data analytics, storage and communication solutions to the energy industry. These factors have enabled the conventional end users to take part in energy transactions in the form of supporting the grid...

Water shortage caused by the intensification of the impacts of climate change, population growth, and accelerated urbanization require immediate action on development of technologies for effective management of water supply and consumption. In addition, aging water infrastructure leads to water loss and increase in non-revenue water. Smart water gr...