Intelligent surfaces signal better coverage
A mathematical model shows specialized reflective panels could be deployed on a large scale to enhance communication networks in urban areas.
Nov 11, 2020
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Telecom
News tagged with communication networks
Computer Sciences
Managing data flow to boost cyber-physical system performance
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a suite of algorithms to improve the performance of cyber-physical systems—from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids—by balancing each component's need ...
Sep 1, 2020
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Internet
Protecting sensitive metadata so it can't be used for surveillance
MIT researchers have designed a scalable system that secures the metadata—such as who's corresponding and when—of millions of users in communications networks, to help protect the information against possible state-level ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Supercomputer analyzes web traffic across entire internet
Using a supercomputing system, MIT researchers have developed a model that captures what web traffic looks like around the world on a given day, which can be used as a measurement tool for internet research and many other ...
Oct 28, 2019
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Hardware
Optimizing network software to advance scientific discovery
High-performance computing (HPC)—the use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve large computational problems—is of great use in the scientific community. For example, scientists at the U.S. Department ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Telecom
Breakthrough research using quantum cryptography addresses security in 5G networks
New research has demonstrated a ground-breaking solution for securing future critical communications infrastructures, including emerging 5G networks.
Mar 7, 2019
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Computer Sciences
What algorithms can't tell us about community detection
Many who study networks care about groups of interconnected nodes. These groups, called "communities" or "modules," represent real-world relationships like friend groups on Facebook, businesses in a supply chain, and even ...
Jul 28, 2017
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Robotics
Technique could protect robot teams' communication networks from malicious hackers
Distributed planning, communication, and control algorithms for autonomous robots make up a major area of research in computer science. But in the literature on multirobot systems, security has gotten relatively short shrift.
Mar 17, 2017
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Engineering
Quad Theatre: Cirque du Soleil's flying lampshades (w/ Video)
Dance of the Quadcopters? Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich, and Verity Studios have partnered to develop a film that shows 10 quadcopters in performance. What would one expect with the name-brand Cirque du Soleil. Humans and ...
Internet
Researchers send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband
Aston University researchers have sent data at a speed that is 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband. The rate is the fastest ever sent by opening up specific new wavelength bands that are not yet used ...
Mar 26, 2024
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