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Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

In addition to the practical problem already mentioned - how do you get the animal to cooperate and place the sensor on a charging pad for extended, regular durations - there's...

Member / Cameron Macias

I am a PhD Candidate at the University of Idaho studying cougars and bobcats on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.

Comment / Addressing Climate Change: The Role of Industrial Projects and Financial Institutions in Environmental Degradation

Dear Szilvia,Thank you so much for your thoughtful suggestions. I completely agree that taking action and engaging in dialogue is crucial for addressing climate issues. I have...

Comment / Addressing Climate Change: The Role of Industrial Projects and Financial Institutions in Environmental Degradation

Dear Nora,Thank you so much for your positive response. I am also looking forward to more discussions.

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

I've studied this in depth for a data-logger I was working on. What I've found was that even though the IC's you've listed are very small, the coil needed to actually feed the...

Member / Ivan Herrera Olivares

CTO of IoSA, the Internet of Small Animals. Creator of ProxLogs

Member / Michal Smielak

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

I believe that it has been used with caged animals in the lab. For wild animals its range is impractically short.

Member / Ramón Aguilar-Manihuari

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Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

Yes, the heat generated and health are both issues that need to be addressed in the future. Thanks for your reply!

Comment / Anyone else going to COP16?

Another schedule with tech in: 

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

I'm sorry, I haven't done much research on sensors. I just found the sensor charging problem when reading papers and tried to ask experts whether wireless charging can be used to...

Comment / Anyone else going to COP16?

Hey, a schedule from AI2: 

Member / Steve Francis

Project Director, Terraso.org (1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People): open source software for farmers, ranchers & communities.

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

I'm not actually an animal scientist or a sensor researcher.This is just some of my wildest fantasies.

Comment / New "pipistrelle mini" on its way

OK, I had to ask... If there is no power switch, how do you turn it on/off??  Hopefully not taking the batteries in and out ...?

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

Wireless charging does have a very small range in the wild, but if the charging transmitter (powered by batteries) is mounted on a bionic robot or drone, it may be possible to...

Member / Andy Avery

Comment / Who gave you your last research travel grant? | ¿Quién le concedió su última beca de viaje de investigación? | Quem lhe concedeu sua última bolsa de viagem de pesquisa?

That is challenging and I'd be keen to hear other people's suggestions! From the academic realm, I'll say that many graduate students get travel funding through scientific...

Comment / Can wireless charging technology be used for animal sensors?

I think for very low power tags, there are various energy harvesting methods that might work.  Probably the easiest would be motion harvesting.  RF energy harvesting,...

Comment / New "pipistrelle mini" on its way

Yes. A return to maximum simplicity. A useful battery removal tool is provided to avoid nail breakages. Also I find AAAs are generally easier to prise out than AAs.  But...