Sending clearer signals

Associate Professor Yury Polyanskiy is working to keep data flowing as the “internet of things” becomes a reality.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2020 ~9 min

System helps smart devices find their position

Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 2, 2019 ~9 min


Photovoltaic-powered sensors for the “internet of things”

RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions, and communicate at greater distances.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 27, 2019 ~8 min

This site shows the security risks of your smart devices

Do you have a smart thermostat, voice assistant, or other internet-connected devices? A new website can tell you about their security risks.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 5, 2019 ~7 min

Hacking self-driving cars could cause mass mayhem

Hacking cars could plunge a city into gridlock and it wouldn't even take hacking a majority of internet-connected vehicles to do it.

Ben Brumfield-Georgia Tech • futurity
July 30, 2019 ~7 min

‘Smart’ fabric boosts wearable device signals to save power

New 'smart' textiles in clothing can boost the signal of wearable devices by 1,000 times, which cuts power consumption and improves security.

National University of Singapore • futurity
July 29, 2019 ~6 min

New wireless transceiver chip goes ‘beyond 5G’

The new transceiver skips right over 5G to deliver faster data processing while using less power than even the next generation of tech.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
July 29, 2019 ~5 min

Super cheap tags can make our dumb stuff smarter

"Imagine a world where your pill bottle keeps track of your medication intake and a water glass monitors your hydration level."

Gabe Cherry-Michigan • futurity
April 12, 2019 ~5 min


Securing the “internet of things” in the quantum age

Efficient chip enables low-power devices to run today’s toughest quantum encryption schemes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 1, 2019 ~8 min

Wake-up timer saves power for I.o.T. sensors

To save power, a cheap new timer can tell smart sensors when to wake up—no batteries required.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Dec. 27, 2018 ~4 min

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