How Do Wireless Sensor Networks Work, and What Are They

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Short Answer

How do wireless sensor networks work, and what are they used for?

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Definitions:

Adhering Junction

Cell junction that fastens an animal cell to another cell, or to basement membrane. Connects to cytoskeletal elements inside the cell; composed of adhesion proteins.

Transport Proteins

Proteins involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, or macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane.

Membrane

A biological barrier that controls the passage of substances in and out of cells and organelles.

Receptor

A protein molecule that receives chemical signals from outside a cell.