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Designing next-generation optical antennas

“Antennas catch radio waves, a form of electromagnetic radiation, from the air and convert the energy into electrical signals that feed modern telecommunications. They can also convert electrical signals into radio waves. Without antennas, the world would be a much …

Device That ‘Shakes’ Light A Breakthrough In Photonics

“The ability to control light with electronics is a critical part of advanced photonics, a field with applications that include telecommunications and precision time-keeping. But the limits of available optical materials have stymied efforts to achieve greater efficiency. Researchers at …

Driverless car project researches advances in vehicle connectivity

“The £5.5m FLOURISH driverless car project has successfully completed the latest phase of its investigations into the requirements of the cyber-physical infrastructure of the future. Pioneered by the University of Bristol, a member of the FLOURISH consortium, the findings …

Fujitsu Successfully Develops Technology to Miniaturize High-Sensitivity Infrared Cameras for Autonomous Ship Navigation

“Enhanced technology can monitor a vessel’s full surroundings day or night up to six nautical miles away, automatically differentiating objects in concert with Deep Learning AI technology Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a …

Hardware innovation for data growth challenges at cloud-scale

“The Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit 2019 kicks off today in San Jose where a vibrant and growing community is sharing the latest in innovation to make hardware more efficient, flexible, and scalable. For Microsoft, our journey with OCP …

JAXA and Toyota Reach Agreement on Consideration Toward International Space Exploration

“Aiming to make future lunar mobility a reality The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announce their agreement today to consider the possibility of collaborating on international space exploration. As a first step, JAXA and Toyota …

Light provides control for 3D printing with multiple materials

“3D printing has revolutionized the fields of healthcare, biomedical engineering, manufacturing and art design. Successful applications have come despite the fact that most 3D printing techniques can only produce parts made of one material at a time. More complex applications …

Liquid has structure, which may be key to understanding metallic glass

“Researchers have found that liquid has structure in certain circumstances, and that this structure significantly influences the mysterious and complex formation of metallic glasses. Moldable like plastic but strong like metal, metallic glasses are a relatively new class of materials …

Listening to quantum radio

“Researchers at Delft University of Technology have created a quantum circuit that enables them to listen to the weakest radio signal allowed by quantum mechanics. This new quantum circuit opens the door to possible future applications in areas such as …

Machines whisper our secrets

“Lab instruments are important tools throughout research and health care. But what if those instruments are leaking valuable information? When it comes to biosecurity, this could be a very real threat, according to a group of researchers at the University …