Tons of seafood in the freezers at Binh Dien Market were damaged due to a local power failure. Binh Dien Market is the largest and busiest wholesale market in Ho Chi Minh City. It also means that the store owners need a place to store goods, especially frozen items, during the temporary shutdown due to…

The twin threats of distributed energy resources and cyberwarfare threaten electric grid stability. Key takeaways from this article include the following: Nation-state campaigns are ramping up against grid operators and contractors.  The explosive growth of renewable energy is causing growing pains for grid operators.  Resilience has long been a priority for electric utilities, but the…

Connected farming helps farmers optimize crops, reduce downtime and promote sustainable agriculture. Are they ready? Despite technological advances in the field, agriculture largely depends on human input. Farmers still tend to their land, harvesting crops and preparing fields for the next season. But these age-old activities have taken on an entirely new cast with the Internet…

Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, contaminating up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine and forcing regulators to delay authorization of the plant’s production lines. The plant is run by Emergent BioSolutions, a manufacturing partner to both Johnson & Johnson and…

IoT processes such as product quality control, have gained new life at the industrial edge for real-time data and response. Even a few years ago, data-intensive tasks still largely relied on costly cloud services or on-premises data centers. According to estimates, 2025, three-quarters of enterprise-generated data will be created and processed at the edge –…

On day two of IoT World Today, utility providers and experts discussed the pressures the industry has sustained in the wake of COVID-19. Key takeaways from this article include the following: The utilities market has faced challenges in delivering always-on services during the COVID-19 era. The energy sector, like other critical infrastructure, has also suffered…

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is held by pharmacist Madeline Acquilano at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The first shipments of the vaccine arrived at the hospital this morning.  Source: AP Photo/Jessica Hill By Associated Press  (AP) – A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be…

Solar-powered freezers, procured through UNICEF, will help COVID-19 and other routine vaccines reach Peru’s remote communities. Source: UNICEF/UNI388057/VilcaA As COVID-19 vaccines start to roll out, Peru is preparing to deliver doses to millions of people from the Amazon to the Andes. In a country where one in five rural households doesn´t have access to electricity, storing vaccines at the right temperature can be a challenge.  Solar-powered refrigeration  Part of the…

More than 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine spoiled in Palm Beach County last week after a refrigerator lost power in a mobile vaccine unit run by the healthcare district. The rotten doses were discovered during a standard quality assurance check on Jan. 22, when Palm Beach County healthcare district staff found 232 vials (about…

The first wireless Peer-To-Peer network for IoT Devices Source: Helium Time Magazine considered the startup Helium the best creation of 2019. Helium is building the world’s first remote shared system for the Internet of Things gadgets and is as of now spoken to more than 1,000 urban areas in the United States. The devices incorporate…