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Peace, Doc On Mar 26, 8:44 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 > Subject: Intruder Alert: TAU's "Smart Dew" Will Find You! > > http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9207 > > *Intruder Alert: TAU's "Smart Dew" Will Find You! > **Thursday, March 26, 2009 * > > Dewdrop-sized motes serve as invisible security guards > > *A TAU researcher's fingertip (bottom > right) points to a "Smart Dew" droplet* > A remarkable new invention from *Tel Aviv University* — a network of tiny > sensors as small as dewdrops called "Smart Dew" — will foil even the most > determined intruder. Scattered outdoors on rocks, fence posts and doorways, > or indoors on the floor of a bank, the dewdrops are a completely new and > cost-effective system for safeguarding and securing wide swathes of > property. > > *Prof. Yoram Shapira *and his *Tel Aviv University Faculty of Engineering > *team > drew upon the space-age science of motes to develop the new security tool. > Dozens, hundreds and even thousands of these Smart Dew sensors — each > equipped with a controller and RF transmitter/receiver — can also be > wirelessly networked to detect the difference between man, animal, car and > truck. > > "We've created a generic system that has no scale limitations," says Prof. > Shapira. This makes it especially useful for large farms or even the borders > of nations where it's difficult, and sometimes impractical, to install > fences or constantly patrol them. > > "Most people could never afford the manpower to guard such large > properties," explains Prof. Shapira. "Instead, we've created this Smart Dew > to do the work. It's invisible to an intruder, and can provide an alarm that > someone has entered the premises." > > *"The Cheapest and Smartest Solution on the Market"* > > [image: Photo: Prof. Yoram Shapira, Tel Aviv University] > *Prof. Yoram Shapira* > Each individual "dew droplet" can detect an intrusion within a parameter of > 50 meters (about 165 feet). And at a cost of 25 cents per "droplet," Prof. > Shapira says that his solution is the cheapest and the smartest on the > market. > > A part of the appeal of Smart Dew is its near-invisibility, Prof. Shapira > says. "Smart Dew is a covert monitoring system. Because the sensors in the > Smart Dew wireless network are so small, you would need bionic vision to > notice them. There would be so many tiny droplets over the monitored area > that it would be impossible to find each and every one." > > *Electronic Ears, Noses, Skin and Eyes* > > Unlike conventional alarm systems, each droplet of Smart Dew can be > programmed to monitor a different condition. Sounds could be picked up by a > miniature microphone. The metal used in the construction of cars and > tractors could be detected by a magnetic sensor. Smart Dew droplets could > also be programmed to detect temperature changes, carbon monoxide emissions, > vibrations or light. > > Each droplet sends a radio signal to a "base station" that collects and > analyzes the data. Like the signals sent out by cordless phones, RF is a > safe, low-power solution, making Prof. Shapira's technology extremely > cost-effective compared to other concepts. > > "It doesn't require much imagination to envision the possibilities for this > technology to be used," says Prof. Shapira. 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