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Pico-X: a 24.9 nanowatt microcontroller for long-duration autonomous operation in flexible landing-pad sensor networks
Nature · By Yuyang Xiong ·
The Brief
- Researchers describe Pico-X, a programmable microcontroller designed for sparse, event-driven sensing.
- Pico-X operates at a reported 24.9 nanowatts.
- The paper targets long-duration autonomous monitoring in flexible landing-pad sensor networks.
Why it matters
Very low standby power could let battery-powered or energy-harvesting sensors run unattended for much longer, which matters for remote or hard-to-service monitoring deployments.
Who’s affected
- researchers in low-power embedded systems and sensor networks
- engineers designing autonomous environmental or field sensors
- #microcontroller
- #low-power electronics
- #sensor networks
- #embedded systems
- #autonomous monitoring
Nature Communications, Published online: 10 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-79332-9 Researchers present Pico-X, a programmable microcontroller designed for sparse event-driven sensing. Operating at nanowatt power levels, it enables long-duration autonomous monitoring and…
Timeline
Published online in Nature Communications
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Pico-X: a 24.9 nanowatt microcontroller for long-duration autonomous operation in flexible landing-pad sensor networks