Internet of Things with Fexingo: Connected Devices, Sensors, and Industrial IoT

Episode 104 of IoT with Fexingo dives into a fresh angle: using IoT sensors and machine learning to predict real-time building occupancy. Lucas and Luna break down how a mid-sized office in Chicago cut HVAC energy use by 28 percent by blending passive infrared sensors, CO2 monitors, and Wi-Fi connection counters. They explore the privacy-safe data pipeline, the weekly ML model retraining cycle, an...

Lucas and Luna explore how Internet of Things sensors are revolutionizing pipeline integrity management. They focus on the case of a major pipeline operator in West Texas that deployed acoustic emission sensors along 200 miles of crude oil pipeline. These sensors detect the high-frequency sound of metal stress and corrosion pitting in real time, allowing crews to repair defects before leaks occur....

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of ground-level IoT sensors is being deployed in California's Sierra Nevada foothills to detect wildfire risk before flames appear. They focus on a specific startup, Dryad Networks, which has installed over 10,000 solar-powered gas sensors across 50,000 acres. These sensors measure hydrogen, carbon monoxide, a...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensor networks are preventing catastrophic grain elevator dust explosions. Focusing on a 2025 incident at a major Midwest co-op, they break down the physics of grain dust explosions, the specific sensors — temperature, pressure, CO, and particulate monitors — that can detect pre-ignition conditions, and the data fr...

In the 100th episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna examine a specific industrial IoT deployment that prevents natural gas leaks from becoming catastrophes. They break down the sensor technology—catalytic bead, infrared point, and ultrasonic—and how they work together in real time. The episode focuses on a partnership between a midwestern gas utility and an IoT startup that red...

Episode 99 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into how IoT sensors are dramatically improving solar farm efficiency. Lucas and Luna explore a real-world case: a 200-megawatt solar installation in Texas that deployed thousands of wireless irradiance and temperature sensors to dynamically adjust panel angles. The result? A 7.2 percent boost in annual energy yield — the equivalent of adding 14...

Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are transforming cold chain logistics, focusing on a real-world case: the 2024 shipment of 80,000 doses of MMR vaccine from a manufacturing plant in Belgium to a distribution hub in Rwanda. They explain how a combination of temperature, humidity, and shock sensors tracked the container across 6,000 kilometers, detecting a 12-hour temperature deviation that wo...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT vibration and acoustic sensors are being deployed inside historic Roman aqueducts and modern urban water tunnels to detect micro-leaks before they become catastrophic failures. The conversation centers on a 2025 pilot project in the Aqua Virgo aqueduct in Rome, where a network of 200 low-power sensors monitored 12 kilometers of underground masonry fo...

Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are transforming elevator maintenance from reactive to predictive. They focus on the case of Schindler Group, the Swiss elevator giant, which has deployed over one million connected sensors on its equipment worldwide. The sensors monitor motor temperature, door cycling time, cable tension, and vibration patterns. Lucas explains how a single sensor detecting a...

Episode 95 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into a life-saving application of IoT: monitoring medical gas systems in hospitals. Lucas and Luna break down how a specific hospital in Ohio avoided a disaster when an IoT sensor detected a critical pressure drop in the oxygen supply line during a power outage. They discuss the technology behind the sensors, the cost savings versus traditional m...

Industrial boilers waste enormous amounts of energy — and sometimes explode — when they drift out of tune. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how a new generation of IoT sensors is catching combustion inefficiencies before they become failures. They examine a specific case: a large food processing plant in the Midwest that installed 14 wireless gas-sensor nodes on its boiler stack. Within six...

Lucas and Luna dive into the world of structural health monitoring, focusing on how IoT sensors are now tracking bridge fatigue in real time. They explore the case of the 2023 I-95 bridge collapse in Philadelphia, which accelerated adoption of acoustic emission sensors and strain gauges across the U.S. infrastructure network. The hosts discuss how these sensors detect micro-cracks before they beco...

Lucas and Luna dive into the quiet revolution happening beneath our feet: IoT sensors that predict and prevent sanitary sewer overflows. The episode focuses on a pilot program in South Bend, Indiana, which used water level sensors and predictive algorithms to cut overflow volumes by over 70 percent. They walk through how the technology works — from monitoring pipe flow in real time to adjusting pu...

Parking garages seem like simple concrete structures, but carbon monoxide buildup from idling cars can turn them into silent hazards. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a specific case: a mid-sized hospital in Ohio that installed a mesh of low-cost carbon monoxide sensors across its multi-level garage. The sensors triggered an automated ventilation system that cut response time from twenty mi...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are transforming hospital oxygen supply chains. They dive into a real-world case at a major U.S. hospital system where connected sensors monitor oxygen tank levels, pipeline pressure, and flow rates in real time, preventing life-threatening shortages. The discussion covers the technology behind wireless pres...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of IoT sensors is being used to predict landslides in real time along a vulnerable stretch of highway in the Himalayan foothills. They break down the specific sensor types—tiltmeters, pore-pressure gauges, and acoustic emission monitors—and how data from these devices feeds into a machine learning model that can issue warnings 48 hours in advan...

Most people don't think about restaurant kitchen hoods — the massive exhaust systems that pull grease-laden air out of commercial kitchens. When those hoods fail, grease fires can turn catastrophic in seconds. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a surprisingly under-the-radar IoT application: sensors that monitor air velocity, temperature, and filter saturation in real time, preventing fires b...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are being deployed in hospitals to monitor hand hygiene compliance, disinfectant levels, and airflow patterns to prevent infections. They focus on a real-world case: a five-hundred-bed teaching hospital in Chicago that used sensor data to reduce central-line-associated bloodstream infections by 35 percent ov...

Episode 86 of Internet of Things with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how IoT vibration and temperature sensors are stopping cooling tower breakdowns in hyperscale data centers. They walk through a real case: a Northern Virginia facility that avoided a $12 million heat-related outage by catching a failing pump bearing three weeks early. Learn how edge analytics, accelerometers, and thermal arrays...

In this episode of Internet of Things with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how IoT sensors are revolutionizing dairy farming by monitoring cow health in real time. They focus on a specific case: a Wisconsin dairy farm using rumination collars and ear-tag thermometers to detect illness days before visible symptoms appear. The hosts explain how these sensors reduced antibiotic use by 30% and increas...

Episode 84 of Internet of Things with Fexingo: Connected Devices, Sensors, and Industrial IoT. Lucas and Luna explore how museums and archives use IoT sensors to maintain stable temperature and humidity in artifact storage rooms. They focus on the Smithsonian Institution's 2025 deployment of 2,400 wireless environmental sensors across its off-site collections facility in Suitland, Maryland. The se...

Episode 83 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into how IoT sensors are revolutionizing construction by monitoring concrete curing in real time. Lucas and Luna explore the case of a 2025 Seattle high-rise where a startup called CuraSense deployed wireless temperature and humidity sensors inside concrete pours. These sensors transmitted data every 15 minutes, allowing engineers to adjust curin...

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a network of low-cost IoT sensors deployed across a Houston petrochemical corridor is giving regulators and residents real-time visibility into toxic pollutant plumes. They dive into the specific case of a 2024 benzene leak at a Marathon Petroleum facility that went undetected by state monitors for hours, and how Fenceline Communities Network, a nonprofi...

Episode 81 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into a surprisingly high-stakes application of connected sensors: monitoring the curing of poured concrete. Lucas and Luna walk through a specific case from a highway bridge project in Tennessee, where embedded IoT temperature and humidity sensors replaced the standard 'cure for 7 days and hope' approach. They explain why concrete strength depend...

Episode 80 of Internet of Things with Fexingo dives into a critical application for the booming solar energy sector: using IoT thermal sensors to detect and predict hotspot formation on photovoltaic panels before they lead to fires or permanent damage. Lucas and Luna examine a real incident at a 50-megawatt solar farm in California where a single hotspot cascaded into a three-acre brush fire. They...