Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College could create an even more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts. The new technology improves player controls for gaming and allows for more accurate image displays. High power consumption and cost have kept eye trackers out of current augmented reality systems. By using near-infrared lights and photodiodes, Dartmouth’s DartNets […]
Dartmouth’s PhasorSec Protects Power Grids from Cyberattack
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a technique to protect power grids from attacks against utility control systems. The tool, PhasorSec, eliminates vulnerabilities that can shut down facility operations, trigger longer-term blackouts and even cause permanent physical damage. The security innovation comes as power generation and transmission stations are increasingly relying on phasor measurement units. […]
Energy Harvesting and Innovative Inputs Highlight Tech Show Gadgetry
Wearable technology developed at Dartmouth College with the potential to change the way we live and work will be introduced at the 31st ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST 2018). The devices to be presented by Dartmouth include a battery-free energy harvester and a novel conductive system for smartwatches. The research projects, from […]
Versatile Molecular System Extends the Promise of Light-activated Switches
Light-activated switches are too small to be seen by the naked eye, but the molecular systems are hard at work in research related to drug design, adaptive materials and data storage. To unlock the promise of new generations of medical therapies and memory systems, researchers must first overcome the drawbacks of the microscopic devices that […]
Dartmouth College Brings Smartwatch Innovations To CHI2018
Researchers from Dartmouth College will unveil developmental smartwatch technology at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI2018). The watch innovations will be demonstrated during the event in Montreal, Canada running from April 21 through April 26. The research is the latest on a long list of technical designs from Dartmouth’s XDiscovery Labthat […]
Dartmouth Engineers Produce Breakthrough Sensor For Photography, Life Sciences, Security
Engineers from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering have produced a new imaging technology that may revolutionize medical and life sciences research, security, photography, cinematography and other applications that rely on high quality, low light imaging. Called the Quanta Image Sensor, or QIS, this next generation of light sensing technology enables highly sensitive, more easily manipulated and higher […]
A ‘Virtual Wall’ that Improves Wireless Security and Performance
A team of researchers led by Dartmouth College may have finally solved the problem of how to inexpensively improve wireless signal strength for indoor spaces with multiple rooms. The same technology for enhancing office and home Wi-Fi signals can also be used to strengthen wireless security. The research, to be presented on Wednesday, November 8, […]
Dartmouth-Led Team Develops Smartwatch With All The Moves
In an effort to make digital smartwatches more convenient for their users, researchers at Dartmouth College and the University of Waterloo have produced a prototype watch face that moves in five different directions. With the ability to rotate, hinge, translate, rise and orbit, the model dramatically improves functionality and addresses limitations of today’s fixed-face watches. […]
Dartmouth Researchers’ ‘Darklight’ Enables Visible Light Communication In The Dark
With the rise in wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers that rely on smart sensors, and the continued popularity of smartphones, smart devices are taking our country by storm. Wireless data for such devices is typically beamed through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, yet, the new wireless communication technology of “visible light communication (VLC),” has emerged […]
Dartmouth Team Creates New Method to Control Quantum Systems
Dartmouth College researchers have discovered a method to design faster pulses, offering a new way to accurately control quantum systems. The findings appear in the journal Physical Review A. A PDF is available on request. Quantum physics defines the rules that govern the realm of the ultra-small – the atomic and sub-atomic world — which […]