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Browser extension helps the visually impaired interpret online images

Jan. 30, 2018

ATLAS researcher Darren Guinness developed technology that conveys online photo content to the visually impaired

Lila Finch teaches workshop at ATLAS

Novel Program Teaches Computer Science Alongside Art, Biology

Dec. 7, 2017

Lila Finch, an ATLAS PhD student, has designed a set of learning experiences that teach computer science alongside art and biology.

David Bowie's face painted on a wall with flowers in front of it from grieving fans.

When celebrities die, social media gets toxic

Dec. 6, 2017

Katie Gach's research about how people mourn finds that people are mean to each other online, even in times of tragedy.

Man getting water from Water ATM

Who needs safe water?

Nov. 27, 2017

Mustafa Naseem and a team from the Information Technology University (ITU) in Lahore, Pakistan, design a low-cost, modular water quality testing and metering system to be installed and tested at 20 Punjab filtration plants over a three-year period.

Assistant Professor Ben Shapiro helps three middle-school students learn Blocky Talky.

Computer music as gateway to learning contemporary computer science

Oct. 25, 2017

Middle school students with limited prior programming experience develop interactive, creative, networked technologies.

HyunJoo Oh with paper mechatronics

Paper robots teach kids basic engineering principles

Sept. 23, 2017

NSF grant supports research aimed at cultivating a passion for STEM fields among young children.

Darren Guinness

Software framework turns small robots into controllers

Sept. 22, 2017

Software turns digital toys into digital tools for desktop applications.

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Hear-Here—Radio by anyone and everyone

Sept. 6, 2017

A crowdsourced, crowd-directed electronic audio space where anything goes—for two seconds.