Self-driving cars have become better and more reliable in recent years. Before they might be allowed to drive completely autonomously on our roads in the near future, however, a few hurdles have to be taken. Above all, the need to…
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A wirelessly-controlled and wearable skin-integrated haptic VR device
Sensing a hug from your friend through a video call with him/her may become a reality soon. A joint-research team consisted of scientists and engineers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Northwestern University in the United States has…
Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties
Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties
SwRI-developed direction-finding antenna wins 2019 R&D 100 Award
AF-369 VHF/UHF terrestrial antenna boosts sensitivity and accuracy, reduces cost
Clean carbon nanotubes with superb properties
Scientists at Aalto University, Finland, and Nagoya University, Japan, have found a new way to make ultra-clean carbon nanotube transistors with superior semiconducting properties
SwRI-developed direction-finding antenna wins 2019 R&D 100 Award
AF-369 VHF/UHF terrestrial antenna boosts sensitivity and accuracy, reduces cost
Measuring online behavioral advertising: One more step to protect users
Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targeting
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
Foam offers way to manipulate light
There is more to foam than meets the eye. Literally. A study by Princeton scientists has shown that a type of foam long studied by scientists is able to block particular wavelengths of light, a coveted property for next-generation information…
Measuring online behavioral advertising: One more step to protect users
Dr. Nikolaos Laoutaris has developed two methods to detect ad targeting
Foam offers way to manipulate light
There is more to foam than meets the eye. Literally. A study by Princeton scientists has shown that a type of foam long studied by scientists is able to block particular wavelengths of light, a coveted property for next-generation information…
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
New laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging and communications
Researchers generate terahertz laser with laughing gas
Device may enable ‘”T-ray vision’ and better wireless communication
New laser opens up large, underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum
Terahertz frequency laser paves the way for better sensing, imaging and communications
Researchers generate terahertz laser with laughing gas
Device may enable ‘”T-ray vision’ and better wireless communication
Direct-to-patient telemedicine cardiology follow-ups may safely save families time, cost
A poster presentation at the AHA Scientific Sessions shows successful implementation of virtual care delivered directly to patients and families via technology
Elucidation of cause of electromagnetic noise allows for EM noise-less electric circuits
Researchers from Osaka University developed equations for quantifying electromagnetic interference (EM noise) and elucidated its origin, allowing for the best circuit configuration to reduce EM noise.
Elucidation of cause of electromagnetic noise allows for EM noise-less electric circuits
Researchers from Osaka University developed equations for quantifying electromagnetic interference (EM noise) and elucidated its origin, allowing for the best circuit configuration to reduce EM noise.
No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels
A machine-learning algorithm can help select the best channel for communication over a wireless network of resource-constrained devices
School-based telehealth program reduces ED visits by pediatric asthma patients
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in JAMA Pediatrics an association between a school-based telehealth program and reduced emergency department visits for children with asthma living in a rural and underserved region of South Carolina. This…
In classical and quantum secure communication practical randomness is incomplete
Random bit sequences are key ingredients of various tasks in modern life and especially in secure communication. In a new study researchers have determined that generating true random bit sequences, classical or quantum, is an impossible mission. Based on these…
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
In classical and quantum secure communication practical randomness is incomplete
Random bit sequences are key ingredients of various tasks in modern life and especially in secure communication. In a new study researchers have determined that generating true random bit sequences, classical or quantum, is an impossible mission. Based on these…
In classical and quantum secure communication practical randomness is incomplete
Random bit sequences are key ingredients of various tasks in modern life and especially in secure communication. In a new study researchers have determined that generating true random bit sequences, classical or quantum, is an impossible mission. Based on these…
Better teleoperations with a less complicated system
Bilateral teleoperation systems are complicated robotic systems that allow people to perform tasks remotely or in hard to access environments. They can be used in various fields including entertainment systems, industrial machinery, drones, and even surgeries that are performed by…
First demonstration of a 1 petabit per second network node
Gathering the latest advancements in optical fiber telecommunications technology towards practical petabit-class backbone networks
5G wireless to connect robots on the ground to AI in the cloud
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – A research team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, with the support of the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative 2.0 , is building the foundations of a wireless system that…
Pervasiveness and power of mobile computing on view at MobiCom 2019
Top venue for new research on all areas of mobile computing and wireless networking
Graphene turns 15 on track to deliver on its promises
The Graphene Flagship analyses the current graphene landscape and market forecast for graphene over the following decade
European quantum experts meet in Helsinki to discuss the progress & future of quantum technologies
* Organised by the Finnish Presidency, Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the Academy of Finland, and the Quantum Flagship, the event will take place on October 17-18. * Representatives from the quantum technology communities will review present…
SMART announces successful way to commercially manufacture integrated Silicon III-V Chips
MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore has developed a commercially viable way to create new Silicon III-V Chips, paving the way for intelligent optoelectronic and 5G devices
$3M grant to create cybersecurity modeled after human body
University of Arizona electrical and computer engineering researchers are training a future cybersecurity workforce and creating bioinspired methods for keeping computers secure
Light in a new light
Creating different kinds of light with manipulable quantum properties
Researchers produce synthetic Hall Effect to achieve one-way radio transmission
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have replicated one of the most well-known electromagnetic effects in physics, the Hall Effect, using radio waves (photons) instead of electric current (electrons). Their technique could be used to create advanced communication…
Penn engineers’ new topological insulator reroutes photonic ‘traffic’ on the fly
Dynamic data routing could make for faster photonic chips that use their entire footprint
UT Dallas electrical engineer shining new light on moving data on microchips
Optical fiber, which uses light to transport vast amounts of data quickly between computers and other electronic devices, has revolutionized modern society, from the high-speed internet that flows into our homes to global communications. But the microchips that power everything…
Making and controlling crystals of light
Optical microresonators convert laser light into ultrashort pulses travelling around the resonator’s circumference. These pulses, called “dissipative Kerr solitons”, can propagate in the microresonator maintaining their shape. When solitons exit the microresonator, the output light takes the form of a…
NIST team shows atoms can receive common communications signals
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new type of sensor that uses atoms to receive commonly used communications signals. This atom-based receiver has the potential to be smaller and work better in noisy…
Researchers develop low-power, low-cost network for 5G connectivity
A millimeter wave network for billions of things