Electronics

This smart bandage could monitor and treat wounds

A new kind of smart bandage developed at Caltech may make the treatment of these wounds easier, more effective, and less expensive.

This is what happens when your phone is spying on you

Smartphone spyware apps that allow people to spy on each other are not only hard to notice and detect, they also will easily leak...

New traffic cop algorithm helps a drone swarm stay on task

MIT engineers have developed a method to tailor any wireless network to handle a high load of time-sensitive data coming from multiple sources. How fresh...

Augmented reality headset could help users see hidden objects

The device could help workers locate objects for fulfilling e-commerce orders or identify parts for assembling products. MIT researchers have built an augmented reality headset...

New smartphone app can strongly improve memory recall

In a study from the University of Toronto, scientists found that a new smartphone application helps to strongly improve memory recall.

A smart necklace to help people stop smoking

In a study from Northwestern Medicine, scientists have developed a necklace that could help you stop smoking.

MIT engineers invent vertical, full-color microscopic LEDs

Now, MIT engineers have developed a new way to make sharper, defect-free displays.

2D material may lead to sharper smartphone photos in low light

A new type of active pixel sensor that uses a novel 2D material may enable ultra-sharp cell phone photos and create a new class of extremely energy-efficient Internet of Things sensors.

Brain game may predict your infection risk

Scientists found if your alertness and reaction time are see-sawing more than usual, you may be more at risk of a viral illness.

Where and who you are in VR has a real impact, Stanford research shows

In the realm of virtual reality (VR), users can completely transform the appearances of themselves as avatars and of their digital environments, all at...