Archive for July, 2008

Little Sensors Are Heavyweights in Rainforest Information Gathering

July 9, 2008

University of Alberta scientists are creating wireless sensor networks for use in remote locations. One of the first projects, called ECOnet, will place small sensors in rainforests in Brazil and Panama this fall. The sensors will form a network that will create a 3D image of what is happening in the atmosphere, says Alberta professor [...]