Smart water-collecting functions are naturally endowed on biological surfaces with unique wettable microstructures, e.g., beetle back with "alternate hydrophobic, hydrophilic micro-regions", and spider silk with wet-rebuilt "spindle-knot, joint" structures. Enlightened by the creature features, design of bio-inspired surfaces becomes the active issue in need of human beings for fresh water reso...

Providing and distributing fresh water to large communities is a major global concern. In addition its scarcity as well wastage, this vital resource being affected by challenging environmental conditions. New approaches are, therefore, urgently needed for an optimized, fair, efficient use of water. The adoption emergent technologies giving high hopes reach objective. Among these technologies, d...

Smart meters have become a matter of concern for many populations, although the technology is as always politically neutral. The focus on electricity rather than all metered services, water, gas and electricity is one aspect of this public concern. The heavy emphasis on Smart Grids, overall energy supply stability [1] and the extension of control into the home by power generators, allied to poo...

The objective of this work is to propose the design and deployment of sensor networks and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the Guadalajara Smart City. Initially, all project development was conducted at the Living Lab in the Smart Cities Innovation Center at the CUCEA University of Guadalajara (UDG). Once the first sensor networks are functional, the goal is to transfer the experience to the fir...