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“Gathering the latest advancements in optical fiber telecommunications technology towards practical petabit-class backbone networks The Network System Research Institute at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: Hideyuki Tokuda, Ph.D.) has developed and demonstrated the first …
“Researchers open a new avenue to quantum computing with a breakthrough prototype: a large-scale quantum processor made entirely of light. An international team of scientists from Australia, Japan and the United States has produced the prototype, based on a design …
News Affordable LoRa® Development Packs from STMicroelectronics Jump-Start Projects Leveraging Large-Scale LPWAN Connectivity
“STMicroelectronics has introduced two $99 ready-to-use development packs that enable all types of users from large corporations to smaller companies, independent designers, hobbyists, and schools to utilize LoRa® ‘s long-range, low-power wireless IoT connectivity for tracking, positioning, metering, and many …
“Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements. Today’s commercial aircraft are typically manufactured in sections, often in different locations — wings at one factory, fuselage sections at another, tail components somewhere else — and …
“On mission day 10, Yutu 2 covered its shortest distance yet, but the rover seems to be performing well. China’s Chang’e 4 mission has completed 10 lunar days of activity on the far side of the moon, returning …
“Working with clinicians from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, a team of EPFL researchers has developed a conformable electrode implant that will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again. This new device could replace …
“An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or tool use. If you’re at a desk with a pen or pencil handy, try this move: Grab the pen …
“The X-ray-focusing lens used in the experiment is based on a design used in lighthouses for centuries. A fractal is any geometric pattern that occurs again and again, at different sizes and scales, within the same object. This “self-similarity” can …
“A class of atomically thin 2D compounds, known as MXenes, have a unique combination of properties that are useful for electronic and sensing applications. Discovered by researchers at Drexel University as electrodes for energy applications, MXenes have become a research …
“Research team successfully tests plasma photocathode for the first time Using a trick modelled on the Trojan Horse, a novel electron source can generate extremely brilliant particle beams. The new method uses plasma acceleration technology and promises 100 to 10 …