Actual and Potential Advantages of Smart Dust

Here are some of the many actual and potential Advantages of Smart Dust
(organized by Industry)

Factories

Improve manufacturing processes by "sensing out of range vibrations in industrial equipment" (Hoffman, 2003)

Keeps rooms at a certain temperature (Hoffman, 2003).



Warehouses

Monitor Inventory levels

Can be implemented as product tracking system (Gorder, 2003).

Can be implemented for tracking shipments made by truck, rail or airplane (Gorder, 2003).




Government

Acts as "invisible spies" on their enemies (Gorder, 2003).

Gathers information such as "voice, temperature, and location" (Gorder, 2003).



Scientific

Helps solve or explain strange climatic events (Gorder, 2003).

Helps scientists learn more about different animal and plant species by "observation, tracking ,monitoring temperature and chemical compositions" (Gorder, 2003).

Energy Plants

Monitoring production levels (Gorder, 2003).

Sensing changes in temperature (Gorder, 2003).

Residential Use

Monitor water consumption levels or electricity usage (Hoffman, 2003).

Helps reduce these levels and save energy (Hoffman, 2003).

Regulate house temperature (Hoffman, 2003)

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