Miniaturizing sensor networks with MEMS

Handbook of Sensor Networks: Compact Wireless and Wired Sensing Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 5-1-5-19

  Warneke, Brett ^a  

^a Dust Networks   (United States)

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EID: 27744458361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9780203489635     Document Type: Chapter

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