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Advances Open New Frequency Range for Wireless Communications

“Data transmission studies in the terahertz region show promise to expand the spectrum available for use. The world is running out of bandwidth to support our growing communication demands. This is in part due to “internet of things” technologies which …

A cockroach-inspired robot

“Harvard’s Ambulatory MicroRobot is speedy, resilient and versatile If you’ve ever tried to kill an interloping cockroach, you’ve probably noticed two things: they’re fast and nearly invincible. While those features make roaches terrifying to most people …

Announcing “Project Things” - An open framework for connecting your devices to the web

“Last year, we said that Mozilla is working to create a framework of software and services that can bridge the communication gap between connected devices. Today, we are pleased to announce that anyone can now build their own Things Gateway …

Autonomous 3D scanner supports individual manufacturing processes

“Let’s say the armrest is broken in your vintage car. As things stand, you would need a lot of luck and persistence to find the right spare part. But in the world of Industrie 4.0 and production with …

Intel Xeon D-2100 Processor Extends Intelligence to Edge, Enabling New Capabilities for Cloud, Network and Service Providers

“Intel today introduced the new Intel® Xeon® D-2100 processor, a system-on-chip (SoC) processor architected to address the needs of edge applications and other data center or network applications constrained by space and power. The Intel Xeon D-2100 processor extends the …

NASA Tests Atomic Clock for Deep Space Navigation

“In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but many spacecraft lack precise timepieces on board. For 20 years, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has been perfecting a clock. It’s not a wristwatch; not something …

New Clues to Compositions of TRAPPIST-1 Planets

“The seven Earth-size planets of TRAPPIST-1 are all mostly made of rock, with some having the potential to hold more water than Earth, according to a new study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. The planets’ densities, now …

Serious shortcomings in aging tests of new solar cell materials

“Researchers at Aalto University have found that only a fraction of stability tests done on new types of solar cells meet proper requirements. Tests lack common standards and should have been done in real-world conditions and in groups of several …

Teaching Machines to Learn by Themselves

“Picture yourself trying to build a machine to detect email spam. You might start with simple rules that identify key words such as “drugs,” for instance. Of course, some legitimate emails could contain those key words, so you add rules …

Advances in fabricating nanocrystalline diamonds to study materials under extreme conditions

“Using a nanocrystalline diamond built by plasma vapor deposition, Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., has already produced a pressure nearly two times greater than that found at the center of the Earth. Now he reports, in a study published in Scientific …