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Generative AI improves a wireless vision system that sees through obstructions

March 23, 2026

With this new technique, a robot could more accurately detect hidden objects or understand an indoor scene using reflected Wi-Fi signals.

Device offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication

September 11, 2023

The system could be used for battery-free underwater communication across kilometer-scale distances, to aid monitoring of climate and coastal change.

Two rounded glass compartments, one holding a computer chip, frame a view of the Charles River.

MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera

September 30, 2022

The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.