There are many applications for smart dust and the possibilities for the uses of smart dust are endless.
Right now smart dust can be used to detect defects in machinery or an object such as a building. For example, if a building has been greatly damaged after an earthquake. Instead of having inspectors going to inspect the building which takes months the deployment of smart dust would be able to detect problems in minutes.
Another potential application for smart dust would be in the military as a security system. Once soldiers have cleared an area they can leave behind smart dust as a security system. If someone comes into the area with smart dust it will detect the vibrations and notify them that there is unknown people in that area.
A third application for smart dust is in buildings, it can be used to save energy. Because people sometimes forget to turn the lights off at the end of the day or forget to turn off the heater during the winter smart dust will be there to help, if it detects no vibrations for a given time then the lights will turn off.
A really interesting application for smart dust is the future of mobile networking.
Sources:
http://www.uhisrc.com/FTB/Smart%20Dust/Smart%20Dust.pdf
http://www.innovationwatch.com/choiceisyours/choiceisyours.2006.12.15.htm
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