Controlling a motor with the mind
Controlling a motor with the mind
Actually, the wrist and forearm. The packaged force pad controller is shown commanding the "Double DEC'er" wireless-enabled BLDC motor controller, each driving a custom miniature hub motor.
CrackBerrys: Exploring the Social Implications of Wireless ...
CrackBerrys: Exploring the Social Implications of Wireless Email Devices
06/09/2007 10:00 AM JoAnne Yates, Sloan Distinguished Professor of ManagementDescription: Fast-moving managers are finding that their most cherished high-tech gadget may actually be their worst enemy. JoAnne Yates reviews recent research into the evolving, ...
Dov Andelman, Mobile Wireless Group, Intel Israel, April ...
Dov Andelman, Mobile Wireless Group, Intel Israel, April 21, 2009
Mobile WiMAX 4G, a.k.a. IEEE 802.16 is a cellular, IP based broadband wireless access network enabling mobile internet devices and applications, currently in early stage of worldwide deployment. The talk includes an introduction of the technology, an overview of main ...
From Information Theory Courses at MIT to Providing Chips ...
From Information Theory Courses at MIT to Providing Chips and Technology ...
02/19/2009 4:30 PM 10"250Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, SM '57 PhD '59, Chairman, Qualcomm, Inc.Description: Cellphone and mobile communication aficionados (not to mention the rest of us) appreciate that our favorite tech gadgets increasingly resemble props from Star Trek. A ...
Improving Your Commute
Improving Your Commute
Hari Balakrishnan describes three challenges that need to be met in using data to help commuters-pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers-reduce the time (and fuel) spent stuck in traffic.
Irwin Jacobs: School of Engineering Distinguished Lecture, ...
Irwin Jacobs: School of Engineering Distinguished Lecture, 2009
On Feb. 19th, 2009, Dr. Irwin Jacobs '57 '59, co-founder and CEO of Qualcomm, gave the inaugural talk for the School of Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series. Dr. Jacobs discusses how he got where he is now, some things he learned along the way and the past, ...
LuminAR
LuminAR
LuminAR reinvents the traditional incandescent bulb and desk lamp, evolving them into a new category of robotic, digital information devices.
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Bhaskar Krishnamachar
Meet 2011 TR35 Winner Bhaskar Krishnamachar
Krishnamachari describes his work at EmTech 2011: Smarter wireless networks University of Southern California By creating smarter wireless networks that can handle mobile devices and interference more efficiently than today's Wi-Fi and cellular
MIT Physics Demo -- Telegraph Transmitter
MIT Physics Demo -- Telegraph Transmitter
A solenoid enclosed in another solenoid is connected to a 12 volt battery. Also contained in the circuit is an iron contact switch connected to a spring arm, with a gap on one side of it. When the circuit is closed, the inner solenoid attracts the iron switch across ...
MIT SECURE Wireless: How Mac Users Can Connect
MIT SECURE Wireless: How Mac Users Can Connect
This demo shows how to configure the MIT SECURE wireless network on a laptop running Mac OS X. For setup instructions on a range of devices, see "How to connect to MIT SECURE wireless" in Hermes (http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/6oN2).
MITEF-NYC: The Future of the Mobile App Store
MITEF-NYC: The Future of the Mobile App Store
How will the App store impact the future landscape of technology development and commerce? With the advent of the iPhone, Andriod, Blackberry and the move to mobile computing it is becoming clear the real power is within the mobile application marketplace. The Apple ...
MITEF-NYC: What's Next for U.S. Wireless Broadband?
MITEF-NYC: What's Next for U.S. Wireless Broadband?
Wireless broadband technology is evolving rapidly, presenting significant growth opportunities over the next few years. The FCC recently announced plans to bring broadband to 100 million American homes by 2020, with mobile broadband playing an integral role. The ...
Network-Driven Transportation
Network-Driven Transportation
11/03/2009 4:00 PM 32"124Li"Shiuan Peh, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceDescription: Today, cell phones are a menace to safe driving, as they distract operators who should otherwise focus on the road. Tomorrow, cell phones could actually improve our driving, ...
Open Payment, A New Approach to Public Transportation Fare ...
Open Payment, A New Approach to Public Transportation Fare Collection
10/19/2010 4:00 PM 4"237George Kocur, Senior Lecturer CEEDescription: Soon, a ticket to ride won't require paper coupons, tokens, human vendors, or even Boston's CharlieCard. Urban transit is abandoning a century old payment system for sophisticated digital payment ...
Re-Engineering Buildings: Innovations in Building Technology
Re-Engineering Buildings: Innovations in Building Technology
10/01/2010 11:00 AM e14"633Tony Ciochetti, Chairman, MIT Center for Real Estate; John Ochsendorf, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture; Alex (Sandy) Pentland, PhD '82, Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and Director of Human Dynamics Research, ...
RLE Investigator Profile Video Series: Gregory W. Wornell
RLE Investigator Profile Video Series: Gregory W. Wornell
Professor Gregory W. Wornell of MIT discusses research and education in his group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineers at the frontiers of information encoding, extraction, and manipulation.
RLE Investigator Profile Video Series: Muriel Medard
RLE Investigator Profile Video Series: Muriel Medard
Professor Muriel Medard of MIT discusses research and education in her group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineers at the frontiers of communications, networks, and coding.
RLE Profile: Vincent W.S. Chan
RLE Investigator Profile Video Series: Vincent W.S. Chan
Chan discusses research and education in his group.
Seamless Transitions
Seamless Transitions
04/27/2004 5:00 PM Wong AuditoriumPadmasree Warrior, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,; Motorola IncorporatedDescription: In a time when the boundaries between home, work, car, and plane are blurring, Motorola is exploring ways to enable people to have seamless ...
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
The Future of Civic Engagement in a Broadband"Enabled World
03/01/2010 4:00 PM Wong AuditoriumEugene J. Huang, Government Operations Director, National Broadband Task Force, Federal Communications CommissionDescription: The digital revolution that brought us Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could help revive participatory ...