Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) are discussed constantly in the manufacturing world. As you might expect, some of it's hype, but a lot of it is more real ...

The device and device collection known as littleBits cloudBit offers to connect every electronic object you own to the web. Better than that, these devices allow you to make things – everything from a ...

Researchers from the University of Washington have 3D-printed objects and sensors that are able to communicate with Wi-Fi devices such as smartphones or computers without needing to be powered by ...

3D printing technology is becoming useful and to further increase its use-cases, researchers are working on to introduce something new that boosts the functionalities involved in using the technology.

In today’s connected world, it’s not hard to imagine that one day every vehicle, home appliance, heating system and light switch will be connected to the internet. Smart objects, like wearable ...

In a few years, toothbrushes could tell dentists about their patients’ oral-hygiene habits. Malfunctioning sump pumps could send a phone alert before it’s too late and your basement floods. Taylor ...

Such notifications have become possible thanks to a host of start-ups that are adding intelligence and communications capability to objects and appliances, giving them many attributes of computers and ...