The experiment is for switching an acoustic sounder as a rain alarm after a predetermine time. It may, however, be tinkered for a number of other applications. Needless to say, this is a simple ...

This is a great home weather station, and Ambient Weather’s software and weather network are hard to beat, but the Ambient Weather WS-4000 is otherwise identical to the less expensive Ecowitt Wittboy ...

Cars are packed to the gunwales these days with sensors, hand-holding driver-assist systems, and various arcane doodads that serve to isolate the driver from the actual physical act of driving. The ...

Icy weather can turn routine travel into a high-risk gamble. On roads, ice causes about 20% of weather-related car crashes each year. In the sky, ice buildup contributes to roughly 10% of fatal air ...

You might not notice the small sensor tucked behind the rearview mirror, but it can save you distraction and hassle the moment rain starts. Many modern vehicles now include rain-sensing wipers—once a ...

Using rain and soil moisture sensors with an automated home irrigation system can save water, money and still support a healthy lawn, according to a three-year study conducted within the Arkansas ...

Pilots, drivers and automated safety systems in cars and airplanes could be alerted to icy hazards by a pair of sensors developed at the University of Michigan. "More people are traveling by plane ...