Scientists make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds
A joint team of scientists have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 12
Brain implant wirelessly translates thought to text with an incredible 94% accuracy
BrainGate researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 8
MIT researchers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera
The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 8
In-home wireless device tracks disease progression in Parkinson’s patients
By continuously monitoring a patient’s gait speed, the system can assess the condition’s severity between visits to the doctor’s office.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 4
Non-invasive blood glucose monitor is 90% accurate
As a child, Maria Valero witnessed her diabetic father prick his finger several times a day to draw blood and check his glucose levels.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15
Breakthrough in the ability to move things with our minds
Researchers have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 24
MIT engineers manufacture 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.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 15
Scientists make breakthrough in the ability to move things with our minds
A joint team of scientists has advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3
First wireless earbuds that clear up calls using deep learning
"ClearBuds" use a novel microphone system and one of the first machine-learning systems to operate in real time and run on a smartphone.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 4
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs
Northwestern University researchers have developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without drugs.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 15
IoT innovation simultaneously transmits 5G data and wireless power over-the-air
The potential of millimeter-wave wireless power transfer as a solution for the Internet of Things has finally been harnessed by researchers.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 16
An innovative technology for 6G communication networks
A new waveguide could revolutionize THz signal transmission and processing for faster and broader communication links.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 3
New power transfer technology revolutionizes wireless charging
A new power transfer technology makes it possible to conveniently charge devices without using any wires or plugs.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 10, 2021
Engineers 3D-print personalized, wireless wearables that never need a charge
The new devices, custom made to fit individuals, could mean massive improvements in the monitoring and treatment of diseases.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 24, 2021
Don't fidget! Wifi can count people and objects in rooms and through walls
Researchers’ new method enables WiFi signals to count a stationary seated crowd, using their natural body fidgets.