This hose-attached smart sprinkler maps your yard, rotates on command, and measures water use. Despite these clever features, the results are a little uneven.

Researchers report that buried sensors and artificial intelligence can predict soil moisture near plant roots within 5 percent of measured readings 95.49 percent of the time. That finding moves ...

China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed knowledge of marine conditions that naval experts say would be ...

Following the successful adoption of its first-generation soil moisture sensor by tens of thousands of gardeners worldwide, THIRDREALITY leveraged long-term usage insights to further refine the Gen2 ...

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IR-3000 moisture sensor employs near-infrared (NIR) technology to reduce material waste, energy consumption and process inefficiencies, and achieve sustainability in industries, such as textiles, ...

Abstract: Sensor-based moisture monitoring in transformer oil is needed for preserving transformer health and preventing failures. This work reports the development and response of a humidity sensor ...

Sensor selection now involves choosing data sources and edge compute environments, considering future analytics, digital twin integration and sustainability criteria. Wireless sensors with multi-year ...

Soil moisture strongly influences evapotranspiration, surface temperature, precipitation feedback, and plant physiological status, and therefore regulates land–atmosphere interactions, hydrological ...