From the Marines to MIT

Brent Minchew has flown presidents and foreign dignitaries on Marine One. Today he studies how ice sheets evolve and respond to changing climate.

Kelsey Tsipis | EAPS • mit
Feb. 8, 2019 ~11 min

Ceramic sensors could let us know when bridges feel strain

A new material paves the way for turning ceramic into next-gen sensors that could report on the health of bridges, buildings, and airplanes.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Feb. 5, 2019 ~5 min


Eruption spurs creation of real-time air pollution network

Low-cost sensors on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano provide an educational resource and give insight into air quality across Big Island.

Carolyn Schmitt | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
Jan. 30, 2019 ~12 min

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2019 ~8 min

Hard foot falls aren’t the biggest stress fracture risk

How hard your foot hits the pavement isn't the only factor that can lead to stress fractures. Wearable sensors don't account for the true cause.

Heidi Hall-Vanderbilt • futurity
Jan. 22, 2019 ~5 min

New tsunami warnings could get more people to safety

"During the Tōhoku earthquake, a lot of people escaped to higher ground, like the roof, but they didn't go high enough."

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 22, 2019 ~2 min

Windshield wipers collect rain data to fight floods

Sensors in windshield wipers could produce more accurate rainfall data than current systems, researchers report.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 18, 2019 ~4 min

Cambridge researchers supporting world's largest air quality monitoring network in London

Cambridge researchers are using their expertise in air quality sensors to support the new Breathe London project launched by Mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this week.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2019 ~3 min


Biodegradable sensor wraps around healing artery

A new sensor offers a way to monitor blood flow after surgery without wires or batteries.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 9, 2019 ~4 min

‘ANYmal’ robot stalks dark sewers to test its navigation

Researchers are testing a four-legged robot's ability to find its way through the sewers under Zurich.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Jan. 9, 2019 ~10 min

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