The advantages of Smart Dust

In general, Smart Dust will speed up processes in any industry. Communication will be readily available when needed. As mentioned in the previous blog, What can this it potentially replace, this can potentially be a great method of saving energy costs. A company will be able to have a system to control the lighting and temperature depending on the use of each room. Imagine not having to worry about shutting lights or lowering heating when you leave? We are all humans and it happens often that lights are left opened or heating is left at its highest when it's not needed. the energy saving and cost savings would be at an advantage to all these companies in any industry.

"We could basically dump these things in a can of paint, paint them on the walls," he said. "We estimate that smart technology like this could save between $5 and $7 billion if we can deploy it, and reduce about 30,000 tons per year of carbon emissions around the country."

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Most companies have a factory or plant setup and an office setup. When looking at a plant, advantages include the cutting costs, the rise in safety and the efficiency increase. Let us explore examples that prove these advantages. Reducing the loses in inventory by having every product with a mote. Factories will always know when and where their products and materials are. Monitoring quality of the products will help avoiding the waste of products. Factories will avoid any quality issues when their products are sent out.

In an office setup, most advantages are related to energy cost savings. One of the best potential advantages is each office worker will have their own preferred working environment. By having sensors on each person the humidity, temperature sensors will be controlling each person's individual preferences. I think that an enjoyable environment is key to having more productive employees.

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