They gotcha dont they, doc? On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Doc Holliday <[email protected]>wrote:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzoXQKumgCw > > 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. "They are really endless." > > > > “Anyone who clings to the historically untrue -- and -- thoroughly > immoral > > doctrine that violence never solves anything I would advise to conjure up > > the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them > > debate it. The ghost of Hitler would referee. Violence, naked force, has > > settled more issues in history than has any other factor; and the > contrary > > opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic > > truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms.” > --Robert > > A. 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