Search results for mobile ad hoc networks

Security May 25, 2018

Ultrasound-firewall for mobile phones

The permanent networking of mobile devices can endanger the privacy of users and lead to new forms of monitoring. New technologies such as Google Nearby and Silverpush use ultrasonic sounds to exchange information between ...

Earth Sciences Sep 14, 2017

When disaster strikes, NASA brings the power of space

It's an unsung NASA program that started quietly nearly a decade ago with the promise to save lives and property worldwide.

Security Jun 12, 2017

Smarter use of mobile data

The data constantly collected and reported by smartphones can find numerous applications. An SNSF-funded project devoted to crowdsensing has found ways to improve privacy and localisation accuracy as well as reduce the impact ...

Software Feb 6, 2017

NJIT grad students invent slick new dating app

Online dating has become a way of life for folks looking for love in the freewheeling, tap-and-swipe culture that dominates the 21st century.

Telecom May 23, 2016

World record in terrestrial radio transmission

Transmitting the contents of a conventional DVD in under ten seconds by radio transmission is incredibly fast – and a new world record in wireless data transmission. With a data rate of 6 Gigabit per second over a distance ...

Social Sciences Jan 19, 2016

Health problems for children prevent families from moving to higher-income neighborhoods

Researchers have long believed that living in high-poverty neighborhoods makes people more likely to suffer debilitating health problems. Now a newly-published study co-authored by an MIT professor suggests a corollary: Families ...

Telecom Jul 10, 2015

Researchers developing dynamic mechanisms to maintain the web's enormous performance capability

Every internet user knows the situation. Just when you find your favourite TV show on YouTube and press play, the video quivers and hangs because the network is overloaded. Or even worse, the deciding goal in the final game ...

Energy & Green Tech Feb 16, 2015

Agreeing on standards is a key to electric vehicles

Standards are a key part of technical progress and for the increased use of renewable energy.

Telecom Feb 3, 2015

Triage wristbands provide faster first aid for catastrophe victims

A new system aims to speed up the triage of victims during mass casualty incidents: Instead of colored paper tags, first responders use colored electronic wristbands. These serve to locate victims and transmit vital data ...

Software Oct 10, 2014

FireChat's revolutionary use will not be revolutionary for long

FireChat, the mobile phone app that allows users to communicate directly with each other through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi instead of through the existing telecoms network, has demonstrated its usefulness in Hong Kong recently.

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