Korey Stringer's death might have been prevented if athletes wore temperature monitors that would sound an alarm when the temperature is rising rapidly or reaches a predetermined level.
The research company IDC forecasts that there will be 200bn devices connected to the internet by 2020 - compared with about 1bn PCs, 2bn mobile devices and another 2bn "things" such as temperature monitors, webcams and other passive devices.
Other methods of predicting violent volcanic activity involve the use of laser beams to check for changes in slope, temperature monitors, gas detectors, and instruments sensitive to variations in magnetic and gravity fields.
With the help of his students, he has planted a network of temperature monitors on hillsides and in meadows, upslope and down, looking for pockets of land that may hold the potential to produce great wine.
The newspaper has published the views of Jennifer Marohasy, a climate science sceptic, who has claimed the BoM has "corrupted the official temperature records" by adjusting data and moving the location of temperature monitors to make it appear that Australia is warming.
The device is loaded with sensors, which beyond using the accelerometer to measure sleep patterns, include an optical scanner to track blood flow (i.e. heart rate), a perspiration monitor, as well as skin and ambient temperature monitors to measure workout intensity, heat dissipation and so on.
