Powerful human-like hands create safer human-robotics interactions
Need a robot with a soft touch? A team of Michigan State University engineers has designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.
Jul 20, 2020
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Can't get off of Snapchat or Facebook? Research reveals differences between platforms
You might think social media is addictive, but how do certain platforms measure against one another? Researchers from Michigan State University and California State University-Fullerton conducted the first study comparing ...
Jul 20, 2020
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The COVID-19 infodemic: Combating dangerous misinformation on social media
As the world stays home, the withdrawal from public life in response to COVID-19 has moved difficult conversations about the global pandemic to social media. Many exchanges are rife with falsehoods and misinformation, particularly ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Research finds a new way to hack Siri and Google Assistant with ultrasonic waves
Think twice before recharging an iPhone on tabletops in public places like airports and coffee shops.
Mar 12, 2020
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Thwarting hacks by thinking like the humans behind them
If we understood the humans behind hacking incidents—and their intent—could we stop them? Research from Michigan State University reveals the importance of factoring in a hacker's motive for predicting, identifying and ...
Feb 5, 2020
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How vulnerable is your car to cyberattacks?
The emergence of smart cars has opened the door to limitless possibilities for technology and innovation—but also to threats beyond the car itself. New research from Michigan State University is the first to apply criminal ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Here's the kind of data hackers get about you from hospitals
When hospitals are hacked, the public hears about the number of victims—but not what information the cybercriminals stole. New research from Michigan State University and Johns Hopkins University is the first to uncover ...
Sep 23, 2019
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Compact, low-cost fingerprint reader could reduce infant mortality around the world
A team of Michigan State University researchers have created Infant-Prints—a low-cost, high-resolution and portable solution to accurately identify infants in an effort to help reduce infant mortality around the world.
Jun 19, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Self-powered wearable tech
For emerging wearable tech to advance, it needs improved power sources. Now researchers from Michigan State University have provided a potential solution via crumpled carbon nanotube forests, or CNT forests.
May 2, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
New technology breaks through sign language barriers
Opportunities once distant to the hard-of-hearing community will become a reality with a breakthrough sign language translator. Engineers from Michigan State University developed and patented a technology that – unlike ...
Feb 15, 2019
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