E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but they also promote health, equity and cleaner air

Many incentive programs promote e-bike use, but they aren’t necessarily targeting the right people for the right reasons.

Luke Jones, Professor of Economics, Valdosta State University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~9 min

Study: Smart devices’ ambient light sensors pose imaging privacy risk

The ambient light sensors responsible for smart devices’ brightness adjustments can capture images of touch interactions like swiping and tapping for hackers.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Jan. 29, 2024 ~8 min


Spinal cord stimulation eases phantom limb pain

Stimulating the spinal cord can elicit sensation in the missing foot and alleviate phantom limb pain in people with lower limb amputations.

Anastasia Gorelova-Pittsburgh • futurity
Dec. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Injectable spine stimulator may restore mobility for people with paralysis

A tiny device called a spinal stimulator may one day restore mobility to people with lower limb paralysis, researchers report.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Nov. 28, 2023 ~5 min

Technique enables AI on edge devices to keep learning over time

With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 16, 2023 ~8 min

‘BrushLens’ smartphone case boosts touchscreen accessibility

BrushLens, a smartphone case, could increase touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments, researchers say.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~6 min

China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design

The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.

Jianqing Chen, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and of Film and Media Studies, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Oct. 4, 2023 ~8 min

A pose-mapping technique could remotely evaluate patients with cerebral palsy

The machine-learning method works on most mobile devices and could be expanded to assess other motor disorders outside of the doctor’s office.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 14, 2023 ~8 min


A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync

By synchronizing media streams transmitted from the cloud to two devices, researchers could improve cloud gaming and AR/VR applications.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 31, 2023 ~8 min

Invisible tagging system enhances 3D object tracking

Developed by MIT researchers, BrightMarkers are invisible fluorescent tags embedded in physical objects to enhance motion tracking, virtual reality, and object detection.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 15, 2023 ~9 min

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