A smart city uses resources efficiently and provides solutions sustainably. It provides solutions that are cost effective which reduces the carbon footprint. These solutions include the implementation of green buildings‚ electric powered vehicles and the use of alternate renewable energy sources. Smart cities are based on integrated systems that interact to form an efficient and productive economy. A smart city is a city that is developed to reduce negative environmental impact. It is
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SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must
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human push on new ideas and technologies to make it real. Wireless technology has been developed from wire to reduce inconvenience of installation‚ which are well known in recently such as WiFi‚ RFID‚ Bluetooth‚ Zigbee‚ or etc. Intelligent home or smart home is the extension of residential‚ which has ability to automate household activity and housework. Also include light control‚ heating‚ circulating air‚ and air condition; it looks like what we see in TVs advertise such as when you arrived home
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Next Century Challenges: Mobile Networking for “Smart Dust” J. M. Kahn‚ R. H. Katz (ACM Fellow)‚ K. S. J. Pister Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences‚ University of California‚ Berkeley (jmk‚ randy‚ pister} @Ieecs. berkeley.edu Abstract Large-scale networks of wireless sensors are becoming an active topic of research. Advances in hardware technology and engineering design have led to dramatic reductions in size‚ power consumption and cost for digital circuitry
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References: * Advantages & Disadvantages of Using Smart Cards‚ [online] Available at :< http://www.ehow.com/facts_4843889_advantages-disadvantages-using-smart-cards.html> [Accessed 10 July 2012]. * Cyber Cash: The secure internet payment service‚[online] Available at:< http://safire.net/support/cybercash.html> [Accessed 11 July 2012]. * Cyber
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Smart House Some people think that it is difficult to find a relationship between home and computer. Usually people think that computer just using in a company and office. It is a misleading concept as we have a SMART HOUSE. The complete SMART HOUSE System has been available since early 1993. In a SMART HOUSE‚ people build a relationship between computer and home. The SMART HOUSE is a home management system that allows home owners to easily manage their daily lives by providing for a lifestyle
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Smart Meters Smart Electrical Meters‚ Advanced Metering Infrastructure‚ and Meter Communications NOTE: This document is a free excerpt of a larger research report. If you are interested in purchasing the full report‚ please contact Pike Research at sales@pikeresearch.com. Published 4Q 2009 Bob Gohn Industry Analyst Clint Wheelock Managing Director Smart Meters Section 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The electrical metering industry is undergoing the largest transformation
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KUALA LUMPUR‚ MALAYSIA Case Study (Mixed Use Tunnel) Project Summary: Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories‚ located on the Malay Peninsula south of Thailand and the northwest portion of the island of Borneo. The country is home to over 27 million people‚ with roughly 1.6 million people living in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur‚ which is situated in the southwest part of Peninsular Malaysia and covers 244 square kilometers. The entire Greater Kuala Lumpur
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INTRODUCTION Smart card is one of the greatest achievements in the world of information technology. Similar in size to today ’s plastic payment card‚ the smart card has a microprocessor or memory chip embedded in it that‚ when coupled with a reader‚ has the processing power to serve many different applications. As an access-control device‚ smart cards can be used to access server remotely over the Internet and they can make personal and business data available only to the appropriate users. Smart cards
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What is a smart city? • A smart city has been defined as a ‘knowledge’‚ ‘digital’‚ ‘cyber’ or ‘eco’ city; representing a concept open to a variety of interpretations‚ depending on the goals set out by a smart city’s planners. We might refer to a smart city as an improvement on today’s city both functionally and structurally‚ using information and communication technology (ICT) as an infrastructure. • A city well performing in a forward-looking way in [economy‚ people‚ governance‚ mobility
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