Search results for internet of things

Security Jun 14, 2018

Cyber threats to connected cars

Connected cars could be as vulnerable to so-called "cyber attack" as the smartphone in your hand or the personal computer on your desktop, according to a new study from the UK. "Connected cars are no different from other ...

Environment Jun 6, 2018

Artificial intelligence—a game changer for climate change and the environment

As the planet continues to warm, climate change impacts are worsening. In 2016, there were 772 weather and disaster events, triple the number that occurred in 1980. Twenty percent of species currently face extinction, and ...

Energy & Green Tech Jun 6, 2018

Vermont start-up's small packets a big deal for energy industry

It's been a whirlwind few months for Packetized Energy, the energy sector start-up spun off from a large Department of Energy project in 2016 by three University of Vermont electrical engineering faculty, Paul Hines, Jeff ...

Optics & Photonics Jun 1, 2018

A fresh sensation in sensing technology

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology classification that includes home appliances and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and actuators that connect and exchange data. One key IoT technology ...

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 ...

Telecom May 15, 2018

Platform for mobile networks would bring services up to speeds of 100 Gbps

Even though mobile internet link speeds might soon achieve 100 Gbps, this doesn't necessarily mean network carriers will be free of data-handling challenges that effectively slow down mobile data services, for everything ...

Other May 10, 2018

4 ways 'internet of things' toys endanger children

As Amazon releases an Echo Dot smart-home device aimed at children, it's entering a busy and growing marketplace. More than one-third of U.S. homes with children has at least one "internet of things" connected toy – like ...

Security May 10, 2018

Alexa, check my security settings

Do you trust the Internet of Things? More to the point, do you trust "Alexa" the voice-activated software in the Amazon Echo and related IoT devices? There is not necessarily any particular reason not to trust Alexa and Amazon, ...

Energy & Green Tech May 4, 2018

Engineers invent smart microchip that can self-start and operate when battery runs out

The Internet of Things (IoT), while still in its infancy, is shaping the future of many industries and will also impact daily life in significant ways. One of the key challenges of moving IoT devices from concept to reality ...

General Physics Apr 19, 2018

Researchers find new way of exploring the afterglow from the Big Bang

Researchers have developed a new way to improve our knowledge of the Big Bang by measuring radiation from its afterglow, called the cosmic microwave background radiation. The new results predict the maximum bandwidth of the ...

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