In the 90s, a researcher named Kris Pister predicted that people in the future would be sending out numerous miniature sensors no bigger than grains of rice to carry out various observations and studies. He called these specks of technology “smart dust.”
These are tiny sensors that can be used to detect and monitor everything on the planet – light, vibration, temperature, etc. – acting just like the nerve endings on our body. Smart dust systems will be operated wirelessly and will be able to observe and relay a huge amount of real-time data on people, cities, and environments.
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