(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a building, ship, or factory, determining which ones are in use at any given time and whether any are showing signs of an imminent failure. When tested on a Coast Guard cutter, the system pinpointed a motor with burnt-out wiring that could have led to a serious onboard fire.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/miot-emc032219.php