Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”

The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 18, 2022 ~7 min

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting data through mud

The Agricultural Internet of Things is making farming more efficient. An information technology expert describes some of the challenges of working with sensors and antennas underground.

Abdul Salam, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2022 ~8 min


Wireless ‘Clearbuds’ use machine learning for better sound

ClearBuds, a new kind of earbud, uses machine learning to enhance the speaker’s voice and reduce background noise.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
July 12, 2022 ~6 min

Tiny nerve stimulator could block pain or treat neurological diseases

A wireless nerve stimulator about the size of a rice grain could replace bulkier, more invasive units to treat chronic pain and neurological diseases.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
April 4, 2022 ~6 min

What is 3G and why is it being shut down? An electrical engineer explains

As the wireless telecommunications companies ramp up their 5G rollouts, they are beginning to pull the plug on their 3G networks. 2022 is the end of the line for the venerable cellphone service.

Mai Vu, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2022 ~8 min

Credit card-sized device focuses terahertz energy to generate high-resolution images

The advance may enable real-time imaging devices that are smaller, cheaper, and more robust than other systems.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 18, 2022 ~9 min

How 5G puts airplanes at risk – an electrical engineer explains

Airplanes use radio waves to determine how far off the ground they are. New 5G cellphone services come close to the same frequencies the airplanes use. Here’s how that can be a problem.

Prasenjit Mitra, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 ~6 min

‘Smart sutures’ monitor deep wounds to prevent problems

With new smart sutures, a battery-free, wireless sensor can detect and transmit information about wounds from deep surgical sites.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Jan. 20, 2022 ~6 min


What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

5G is 10 times faster than 4G, promising better wireless internet access. It’s also expected to put the Internet of Things revolution in high gear.

Prasenjit Mitra, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State • conversation
Jan. 10, 2022 ~3 min

Penny-size computer monitors bone health

New ultra-thin wireless devices called osseosurface electronics that grow to the surface of the bone could one day monitor and protect bone health.

Emily Dieckman-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 22, 2021 ~6 min

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