Wi-Fi may be coming soon to a lamppost near you
As Wi-Fi is deployed more widely in cities, and perhaps at higher frequencies, it may depend on an abundant urban asset: streetlight poles.
May 3, 2022
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New 3-D-printed antenna designs reduce cost, weight and size
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts created and tested 3-D-printed antennas and arrays to advance radar technology and enable new applications for the U.S. Navy.
Feb 11, 2021
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Researchers develop world's first universal metasurface antenna for high-security 6G communications
A research team led by Professor Chan Chi-hou, Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), achieved an unprecedented advance in antenna technology by making possible the manipulation ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Antenna system with tenfold speedup in data transmit and receive rates
The use of wireless devices is exploding. Statista, an international research service, estimated in March 2019 that roughly 13 billion mobile devices (e.g., phones, tablets, laptops) were in use worldwide, and Gartner, a ...
Oct 22, 2019
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Shape-shifting origami could help antenna systems adapt on the fly
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices to change which signals ...
Dec 10, 2018
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'Wi-Fi 'antenna' provides options for rural areas
Ah, the joys of living out in the country: the quiet, the space and the peacefulness. Then there's the internet connection, which can go from bad to worse quickly in many rural areas.
Aug 13, 2019
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Engineers design next-generation non-reciprocal antenna
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have designed an antenna that is able to process incoming and outgoing radio-wave signals more efficiently and without the need for separate ...
Mar 14, 2016
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Enhancing the performance of future 5G cellular networks
Society relies heavily on wireless communication. Many individuals have access to at least one mobile phone; in fact, there are more mobile phones in use than the current population of the planet. Within five years, predictions ...
Nov 12, 2020
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How a drone can soar without using GPS
Drones use GPS to find their way without a pilot. But GPS signals can be easily blocked by tall skyscrapers or trees—leaving drones lost.
Aug 16, 2018
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Tiny antennas show promise in defense sector
Electrical engineering research into extremely small antennas has made progress that could have a major impact on secure information exchange, giving the U.S. access to a band of frequency no other country can reach.
Aug 24, 2018
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