Upgrades aim to improve deep brain stimulation

Advances in deep brain stimulation technology could make it more adaptable to the lives of people with conditions like tremors or Parkinson's disease.

National Science Foundation • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~1 min

Sensors ready to monitor bridges during hurricanes

Monitoring bridges during hurricanes will give researchers real-time information about the effects of waves and rising water.

National Science Foundation • futurity
Oct. 1, 2019 ~1 min


MIT.nano awards inaugural NCSOFT seed grants for gaming technologies

Five software and hardware projects will launch the MIT.nano Immersion Lab Gaming Program.

MIT.nano • mit
Sept. 30, 2019 ~6 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

3 Questions: Why sensing, why now, what next?

Brian Anthony, co-leader of SENSE.nano, discusses sensing for augmented and virtual reality and for advanced manufacturing.

MIT.nano • mit
Sept. 20, 2019 ~6 min

Stretchy electronic ‘tattoo’ monitors heart disease

A new wearable device is so stretchy and lightweight that it can go directly onto a patient's heart to monitor heart disease.

National Science Foundation • futurity
Sept. 19, 2019 ~1 min

Device sniffs out deadly methanol in tainted alcohol

Methanol in unprofessionally distilled alcohol can cause blindness or even death. A new device could detect contamination in just two minutes.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 16, 2019 ~5 min

Driver-assist tech could save lives and lots of money

If all cars in the US had driver assist technology like blind-spot monitoring and lane-departure warning, it could prevent a whole lot of crashes.

Ellis Robinson-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
Sept. 5, 2019 ~3 min


‘E-glove’ gives prosthetic hands human touch and warmth

A new e-glove can help people with prosthetic hands feel pressure and temperature, while also giving prostheses the softness and warmth of real skin.

Chris Adam-Purdue • futurity
Sept. 4, 2019 ~3 min

Stretchy sensor keeps close eye on brain aneurysms

A new wireless sensor is so small clinicians can implant it in the brain's blood vessels to keep watch on an aneurysm's healing.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
Aug. 29, 2019 ~6 min

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