On Reddit, 558,000 people subscribe to r/CatastrophicFailure, a crowd-sourced display of machines and other systems failing with dramatic results. There are explosions, sometimes injuries and…
Air and Missile Defense: Cutting-Edge Technology Defends America’s Skies
The US Military, especially the Army, has been rolling out modern battlefield communication and control systems over the past few years. On the ground, these…
Going Where We Need Them: Flexible Hybrid Electronics Increase Monitoring and Control
Wearable tech is the new black. Boosted by flexible hybrid electronics (FHEs), the trend of connecting bodies to the internet and apps has arrived in…
Acoustic Sensing and the Internet of Things Combat Gun Violence Outcomes
Pop. Pop pop. Pop. In some places, these noises come from mischievous adolescents popping firecrackers. A few nights of the year, the explosive noises accompany…
How Does the IoT Talk: Communications Networks for Iot Applications
The internet has moved from sitting on our desk tops to watching over our warehouses, riding in our truck beds, and floating in our underwater…
Data Modeling: The “How” of Data Management and Effective Analysis
Data modeling is the foundation of 21st century business and data-informed projects. As industry leaders embrace trends such as IoT and digital twins, this process…
Sealevel’s Sliced Bread of Tech: Digital Twins in 2018
In April 2017, Sealevel published a blog about digital twin technology and the big wins it was racking up for large industries such asmanufacturing. As…
A Sensor’s Best Friend: Actuators in the Industrial Process
Wastewater treatment, oil and gas, manufacturing and military share a key element: each uses machine assets that must run consistently in controlled, precise manners, despite…
Get Chatty with It: Two Tools Changing Big Data Analytics
Rather than an invention of action, the data revolution is a process invention of perception. Data makes connections between technology, changing the way humans see…