smart building

Small magnetic fields from the electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances are present all around us. Now, Penn State scientists have developed a new mechanism capable of harvesting this wasted magnetic field energy and…

The word "smart" is now applied to everyday objects: smartphones, smart TVs, smart appliances -- and even, smart buildings. But the idea of the smart building is still new. There is no accepted definition yet, but one of the best…