Internet of Things

 MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.   What if the clothes you wear could care for your health? MIT researchers have developed an autonomous programmable computer in the form of an elastic fiber, which could monitor health conditions and physical activity, …

Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer Read More »

 This novel circuit architecture cancels out unwanted signals at the earliest opportunity.   The growing prevalence of high-speed wireless communication devices, from 5G mobile phones to sensors for autonomous vehicles, is leading to increasingly crowded airwaves. This makes the ability to block interfering signals that can hamper device performance an even more important — and …

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 MIT engineers developed a tag that can reveal with near-perfect accuracy whether an item is real or fake. The key is in the glue on the back of the tag.   A few years ago, MIT researchers invented a cryptographic ID tag that is several times smaller and significantly cheaper than the traditional radio frequency …

This tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything Read More »

 A system designed at MIT could allow sensors to operate in remote settings, without batteries.   MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment. Because it requires no battery that must be recharged or replaced, and because it requires no special wiring, such a sensor could be embedded …

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 With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.   Personalized deep-learning models can enable artificial intelligence chatbots that adapt to understand a user’s accent or smart keyboards that continuously update to better predict the next word based on someone’s typing history. This customization …

Technique enables AI on edge devices to keep learning over time Read More »

 The system could improve image quality in video streaming or help autonomous vehicles identify road hazards in real-time.   An autonomous vehicle must rapidly and accurately recognize objects that it encounters, from an idling delivery truck parked at the corner to a cyclist whizzing toward an approaching intersection. To do this, the vehicle might use …

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 Mens, Manus and Machina (M3S) will design technology, training programs, and institutions for successful human-machine collaboration.   The Singapore MIT-Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, has launched a new interdisciplinary research group aimed at tackling key social and institutional challenges around the rise of artificial intelligence and other new technologies. …

SMART launches research group to advance AI, automation, and the future of work Read More »

 Abel Sanchez helps industries and executives shift their operations in order to make sense of their data and use it to help their bottom lines.   Data, and more specifically using data, is not a new concept, but it remains an elusive one. It comes with terms like “the internet of things” (IoT) and “the …

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 Researchers demonstrate a low-power “wake-up” receiver one-tenth the size of other devices.   Scientists are striving to develop ever-smaller internet-of-things devices, like sensors tinier than a fingertip that could make nearly any object trackable. These diminutive sensors have miniscule batteries which are often nearly impossible to replace, so engineers incorporate wake-up receivers that keep devices …

Miniscule device could help preserve the battery life of tiny sensors Read More »

 The receiver chip efficiently blocks signal interference that slows device performance and drains batteries.   Imagine sitting in a packed stadium for a pivotal football game — tens of thousands of people are using mobile phones at the same time, perhaps video chatting with friends or posting photos on social media. The radio frequency signals …

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