MIT researchers have invented a way to integrate “breadboards” directly onto physical products. The aim is to provide a faster, easier way to test circuit functions and user interactions with products such…
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Stanford researchers develop a better way to detect underground water leaks
Stanford researchers propose a new way to locate water leaks within the tangle of aging pipes found beneath many cities. The improvement could save time, money and billions of gallons of water….
‘Surfing attack’ hacks Siri, Google with ultrasonic waves
Ultrasonic waves don’t make a sound, but they can still activate Siri on your cellphone and have it make calls, take images or read the contents of a text to a stranger….
MIT’s new system allows self-driving cars to navigate in Snow
MIT’s new system allows a self-driving car to situate itself in snowy conditions. Car companies have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving cars. But so far even the most…
MIT’s simple $2 device enables mail-in testing for Water Quality Monitoring of Heavy Metals
MIT researchers have developed a new device that may simplify the logistics of water monitoring for trace metal contaminants, particularly in resource-constrained regions. Lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals are increasingly present…