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March 31st, 2003
Smart Dust-Mighty motes for medicine, manufacturing, the military...
Abstract:
Picture being able to scatter hundreds of tiny sensors around a building to monitor temperature or humidity. Or deploying, like pixie dust, a network of minuscule, remote sensor chips to track enemy movements in a military operation.
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ComputerWorld
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