This smart earbud will measure how astronauts sleep
Sleep is important for our health and well-being, and bad sleep can negatively impact our attention span, memory, decision-making skills, creativity and judgment.
Astronauts living...
This material holds promise for the next generation of organic electronics
For decades, field-effect transistors enabled by silicon-based semiconductors have powered the electronics revolution.
But in recent years, manufacturers have come up against hard physical limits...
Magnet in common popular devices may harm your heart health
Magnet technology is increasingly being used in portable electronic devices, such as the Apple AirPods Pro charging case, the Apple Pencil 2nd Generation, and the...
Apple Watch can monitor frailty in people with heart disease
Scientists from Stanford University found that the Apple Watch in association with an iPhone can be used to monitor frailty in people with heart...
Scientists find way to generate stronger security for smart devices
Researchers are pushing to outpace hackers and develop stronger protections that keep data safe from malicious agents who would steal information by eavesdropping on...
MIT researchers find a new hardware vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip
William Shakespeare might have been talking about Apple’s recently released M1 chip via his prose in “A Midnight Summer’s Dream”: “And though she be...
This chip can classify nearly two billion images per second
Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in many systems, from predictive text to medical diagnoses.
Inspired by the human brain, many AI systems are...
Bluetooth signals can help track smartphones
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones...
Scientists find way to make lithium-ion batteries last longer in extreme cold
When temperatures fall below freezing, cellphones need to be recharged frequently, and electric cars have shorter driving ranges.
This is because their lithium-ion batteries’ anodes...
Scientists find the best sites for electric vehicle charging stations
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that can be used to determine the optimal places for locating electric vehicle...