It's far too easy for abusers to exploit smart toys and trackers

We believe fitness trackers keep us healthy, and connected toys keep children safe – but such devices are easily abused.

Madeline Carr, Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity, UCL • conversation
June 4, 2021 ~8 min

Engineers create a programmable fiber

In a first, the digital fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.

Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent • mit
June 3, 2021 ~6 min


Nikola Tesla: 5G network could realise his dream of wireless electricity, a century after experiments failed

New 5G technologies also boast the raw ingredients needed to beam wireless power to small devices.

James Peter Brusey, Professor of Computer Science, Coventry University • conversation
April 9, 2021 ~8 min

Wireless power from 5G networks could replace batteries

A new way to harvest power from 5G networks could make many of the batteries that power our devices a thing of the past, researchers say.

Anne Wainscott Sargent-Georgia Tech • futurity
April 8, 2021 ~7 min

Making smart thermostats more efficient

A smart thermostat quickly learns to optimize building microclimates for both energy consumption and user preference.

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
Dec. 18, 2020 ~6 min

Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air

Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 13, 2020 ~4 min

The factory of the future, batteries not included

Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 20, 2020 ~8 min

Police surveillance of Black Lives Matter shows the danger technology poses to democracy

The massive increase in internet-connected devices will create an informal surveillance network that could be used to target protestors and activists.

Jason Nurse, Assistant Professor in Cyber Security, University of Kent • conversation
July 24, 2020 ~6 min


What can your microwave tell you about your health?

An MIT system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 18, 2020 ~6 min

Our 'zombie' solar cells could power indoor devices without sunlight

How indoor solar cells could help power the Internet of Things.

Marina Freitag, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Newcastle University • conversation
May 12, 2020 ~6 min

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