MIT announces 2024 Bose Grants

The grants fund studies of green hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring.

Becky Ham | Office of the Provost • mit
April 24, 2024 ~8 min

Fitness trackers and phones can help monitor multiple sclerosis

Fitness trackers and smartphones offer an easy and accessible way to monitor progression of multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
April 17, 2024 ~7 min


Pea-sized brain implant could treat depression and more

An implantable brain stimulator could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric disorders, researchers say.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
April 15, 2024 ~8 min

Camera monitors breath to track calorie burn

The estimates of calories burned made by smartwatches and other devices vary wildly. A cheap thermal camera could change that.

Byron Spice-Carnegie Mellon • futurity
April 10, 2024 ~7 min

Wireless network gets data from sensors the size of salt grains

A wireless network that gathers data from sensors no bigger than grains of salt could lead to implantable or wearable biomedical devices.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
March 19, 2024 ~7 min

What we know so far about the rumoured Apple smart ring

What are the benefits and drawbacks of putting smart technology into a ring?

Erika Sanchez-Velazquez, Deputy Head of School, Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
March 13, 2024 ~8 min

Smart glove teaches new physical skills

Adaptive smart glove from MIT CSAIL researchers can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, guide robots with more precise manipulation, and help train surgeons and pilots.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 20, 2024 ~8 min

This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs

The sticky, wearable sensor could help identify early signs of acute liver failure.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 9, 2024 ~8 min


Smart earrings monitor your temperature 24/7

A smart wireless earring that monitors a user's earlobe temperature shows promise in monitoring stress, exercise, eating, and even ovulation.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 7, 2024 ~7 min

Wearable device lets people with visual impairment ‘see’ stuff

A new wearable device called AiSee uses artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairment "see" objects around them.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Feb. 5, 2024 ~6 min

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