Energy trading for fun and profit buy your neighbor's rooftop solar power or sell your own-it'll all be on a blockchain
ME Peck, D Wagman - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Would you pay slightly more for your electricity if you knew it was sourced from photovoltaic
panels on your neighbor's roof? Or, if you are that neighbor, would you use your solar power …
panels on your neighbor's roof? Or, if you are that neighbor, would you use your solar power …
Blockchain world-Feeding the blockchain beast if bitcoin ever does go mainstream, the electricity needed to sustain it will be enormous
P Fairley - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bitcoin" miners" are electromagnetic alchemists, effectively turning megawatt-hours of
electricity into the world's fastest-growing currency. Their intensive computational activity …
electricity into the world's fastest-growing currency. Their intensive computational activity …
The blossoming of the blockchain
ME Peck, SK Moore - IEEE spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
WHEN BITCOIN WAS unleashed on the world eight years ago, it filled a specific need, for a
digital currency that wasn't under anybody's control. But it wasn't long before people realized …
digital currency that wasn't under anybody's control. But it wasn't long before people realized …
6lo-RFID: A framework for full integration of smart UHF RFID tags into the internet of things
Recent technological advancements have transformed UHF passive RFID tags into" smart"
transponders enhanced with computational and sensing capabilities, thus legitimated to …
transponders enhanced with computational and sensing capabilities, thus legitimated to …
The bitcoin mines of China
S Chow, ME Peck - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the dusty, sunbaked land surrounding Ordos, a city in China's Inner Mongolia, sits one of
the world's largest bitcoin mines. Encircled by coal-fired power plants, rare earth mineral …
the world's largest bitcoin mines. Encircled by coal-fired power plants, rare earth mineral …
Self-driving wheelchairs debut in hospitals and airports [News]
M Scudellari - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous vehicles can add a new member to their ranks-the self-driving wheelchair. This
summer, two robotic wheelchairs made headlines: one at a Singaporean hospital and …
summer, two robotic wheelchairs made headlines: one at a Singaporean hospital and …
KNX IPv6: Design issues and proposed architecture
S Seifried, G Gridling, W Kastner - 2017 IEEE 13th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
KNX is a worldwide open standard for home and building automation, which originated from
a classical fieldbus protocol. While the needs for interacting with the upcoming Internet of …
a classical fieldbus protocol. While the needs for interacting with the upcoming Internet of …
500 years of humanoid robots automata have been around longer than you think [Resources_Review]
L Nocks - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When science fiction critics Eric S. Rabkin and Robert E. Scholes argued in the 1970s that"
no one would go through the trouble of building and maintaining a robot to hand wash …
no one would go through the trouble of building and maintaining a robot to hand wash …
Sputnik at 60 [Numbers Don't Lie]
V Smil - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
SIXTY YEARS AGO, ON FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1,
the first artificial satellite. Technically, it was a modest affair, a sphere 58 centimeters in …
the first artificial satellite. Technically, it was a modest affair, a sphere 58 centimeters in …
Wearable tech for halloween-the Gemma MO's embedded python lets you change your code on the fly [Resources_Tools]
S Cass - IEEE Spectrum, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Halloween is approaching, and with it a global parade of costumes. So I thought this would
be the perfect time to try out a new wearable microcontroller from Adafruit Industries: the …
be the perfect time to try out a new wearable microcontroller from Adafruit Industries: the …