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SFU and Swiss researchers build an eco-friendly and 3D-printable IoT sensor

In February 2019, SFU researchers collaborated with scientists from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science to 3D print wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. The new prototype, named “3D sustainable sensors,” is built from wood-derived cellulose materials, instead of the petroleum-based plastics that are common in most electrical devices. IoT systems utilize web-powered technologies that “collect, send and act on data they acquire from their surrounding environments using embedded sensors, processors and communication hardware,” according to an article written by Design and Development Today. Dr. Woo Soo Kim, a mechatronic systems engineering professor at SFU and a Brain Pool Fellow selected…

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