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News Release 15-105
Laying the foundation for smart and connected cities and communities
NSF issues 12 new awards in support of the Global City Teams Challenge
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As part of the Global City Teams Challenge, Yan Wan from the University of North Texas is leading a group that is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of providing wireless communications to storm-ravaged areas where telephone access might be out.
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Researchers and students from MIT showcase a model of a smart, autonomous tricycle at the Global City Teams Challenge Expo in Washington, D.C. The team is working to build such a bike to serve as a courier for packages, as well as people. This technology is helping to envision what is possible for smart and connected cities and communities for the future.
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This diagram shows how the research team from Virginia Tech is working to secure the Internet of Things against malicious attacks from an unauthorized device.
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At the Global City Teams Challenge Expo, Charlie Catlett, a researcher from University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, showcases a sensing device that can be mounted to existing street lamp posts and embedded in urban environments to measure air quality. These devices may help to ultimately manage urban air quality and become part of the smart and connected cities and communities of the future.
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