Engineers Working with Peregrine Semiconductor to Develop Energy-harvesting Radios That Could Make Monitoring Safety of Bridges Easier
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 12:14
in Physics & Chemistry
Kansas State University engineers are developing an energy-harvesting radio for Peregrine Semiconductor, a San Diego-based integrated circuit manufacturer. The radio could transmit important data -- like stress measurements on a bridge, for instance -- without needing a change of batteries, ever.