The Orion 940 pinless moisture meter from Wagner features dual depth measurements that measure moisture at 0.25" or 0.75" ...

A Hall-effect sensor is a transducer that converts a magnetic field directly into a usable electrical voltage. It enables ...

Packing a phone charger on a trip is a must, but in humid environments, your phone may refuse to charge via USB cable.

The SmartAir Dehumidifier, with a tank capacity of 5.5 litres and an optional one-metre drainage hose for continuous ...

Steamy showers meet winter air, and you reach for the latch. What follows in that small room can haunt your walls. Across the ...

Tired of encoders that take space and need maintenance? A sensor design makes motion systems smaller and easier to use.

Knowing when to water your garden can be tricky, and watering too much or not enough could be fatal for your plants. A ...

This paper presents the design and experimental analysis of a novel, cost-effective, and robust soil moisture sensor based on a non-conventional Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technique integrated ...

M y adventures of building a smart home on a shoestring budget are taking an interesting turn. It turns out that I don’t need ...

PITTSBURGH -- Everything about the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game against the Indianapolis Colts spelled doom for them heading into it. Other than the obvious struggles they have put together defensively ...

Abstract: Automatic Smart Plant Watering System is a smarter solution that works on Arduino Uno, which can automatically operate for plant watering at optimal moisture conditions of soil. It checks ...

S ome smart home devices cost a small fortune and don't save you any money at all. Other smart home devices are incredibly cheap but can save you a significant amount of money. As the weather gets ...