Constant connection
MIT researchers show how to use portable devices’ built-in motion sensors to improve data rates on wireless networks.
Explained: Ad hoc networks
Decentralized wireless networks could have applications in distributed sensing and robotics and maybe even personal communications.
Collective memory
An MIT project provides a way to preserve information in constantly changing networks, without resorting to a shared server.
IS&T now offers limited support for Android mobile devices
Innovation in the mobile market and a surge of available Android devices have created strong interest in this platform.
Cars as traffic sensors
A new algorithm optimizes the dissemination of information about traffic and road conditions through networks of wirelessly connected cars.
In the World: Easy on the eyes
Simple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.