Researchers at MIT are using the voltage produced with the pH difference between the soil and a tree to power a wireless network. Christopher Love, a senior in the chemistry department explains one application of this research, preventing forest fires...
The Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation in mid-rise wood frame construction (NEESWood) consists of a group of 15 shared use equipment sites to study seismic activity and building methods. Funded by the National Science Foundation, NEESWood...