SF scientists build robotic storm samplers to track pollutants before they reach the Bay

Scientists with the San Francisco Estuary Institute are deploying robotic stormwater samplers in creeks to track pollutants before they reach San Francisco Bay. The devices collect real-time samples ...
IEEE

A Real-Time Cloud-Based Modular Water Quality Monitoring System Using a Remotely Operated Vehicle With Integrated Environmental Sensors

Abstract: Water quality (WQ) monitoring systems are essential for maintaining aquatic ecosystems and safeguarding human health, but traditional systems are often limited by fixed sensor locations and ...

The wetland puzzle that stumped hydrology for decades—how physics and AI joined forces to predict unmeasured regions

For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: ...

How to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home

The BPM Vision doesn't actually work with Withings' Cardio Check-Up—you need an ECG-enabled Withings tracker, like the ...
IEEE

Stepper Motor Position Control Using PD and MPC Algorithms Embedded in Programmable Logic Controller

Abstract: This research studies the implementation of Proportional-Derivative (PD) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) approaches embedded in an industrial Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to ...
Hackaday

Color Mixing Spray Paint On The Fly

One of the problems with being a graffiti artist is that you have to carry around a different spray can for each color you intend to use. [Sandesh Manik] decided to solve this problem by building ...