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Smart skies: New methods for UAVs to navigate where GPS fails
Navigating drones in environments without reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) signals remains a significant challenge for modern aerospace technology. A new study addresses methods for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) localization ...
Apr 22, 2025
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New quantum-based navigation system 50 times more accurate than traditional GPS
A team of researchers at Q-CTRL, a quantum infrastructure software-maker based in Sydney, Australia, has announced the successful demonstration of its newly developed quantum navigation system called "Ironstone Opal."
Apr 21, 2025
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New UK system to protect satellites against attack shows how global conflict has spilled into outer space
The UK government has announced £65 million in funding for a new system called Borealis which is intended to help the UK military defend its satellites against threats. Borealis is a software system that collates and processes ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Satellite imagery sheds light on UK solar farm land use
Scientists at Lancaster University have studied satellite images of the UK to produce the most accurate assessment yet on how much land solar farms occupy.
Apr 14, 2025
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Invisible beams of light above Eindhoven provide super-fast wireless data transfer
Researchers from TU/e have transmitted data between the TU/e campus and the High Tech Campus over a 4.6 km distance using infrared light. This happened at the astonishing rate of 5.7 terabits per second, the equivalent of ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Engineering
Simultaneously burying broadband and electricity could save small towns big money
When it comes to upgrading electrical and broadband infrastructure, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that a "dig once" approach is nearly 40% more cost effective than replacing them separately.
Apr 8, 2025
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Telecom
Development of a chaotic light receiver for secure communication in hostile environments
Researchers have developed a new type of optical receiver, able to restore chaotic signals in free-space optical communication links distorted by atmospheric turbulence. Using a system of optical antennas integrated into ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Telecom
New splitting method: Bringing satellites into the 5G era
Global mobile communications that reliably reach every remote region, leaving no gaps on the map? Satellites play a key role in achieving this goal. In the future, however, not all satellites will be powerful enough to act ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Telecom
Amazon satellite launch scrubbed due to weather
Weather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink from lifting off Wednesday, in a setback for the planned Project Kuiper network.
Apr 3, 2025
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Business
Computer scientists build a faster, secure, energy-efficient blockchain system
Blockchain technology was unveiled nearly 35 years ago, but it first became prominent more recently—in 2009, with the introduction of Bitcoin—giving this "digital ledger" an everyday, consumer purpose. However, while ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Telecom
Researchers identify why 911 calls are delayed, failed, or dropped
An estimated 240 million calls are made to 911 in the U.S. each year, with wireless devices accounting for 80% or more of these calls. Making sure emergency calls connect and stay connected to 911 dispatchers is essential ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Telecom
UN decries hike in satellite navigation system interference
The United Nations on Tuesday urged countries to boost protections amid a marked increase in efforts to interfere with satellite navigation systems like GPS that are critical for aviation and maritime safety.
Mar 25, 2025
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Hardware
Korean researchers develop a processor for real-time hologram generation
Korean researchers have developed a digital holography processor that converts two-dimensional (2D) videos into real-time three-dimensional (3D) holograms. This technology is expected to play a key role in the future of holography, ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Telecom
Researchers publish blueprint to fuse wireless technologies and AI
There's a major difference between humans and current artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities: common sense. According to a new paper by Walid Saad, professor in the College of Engineering and the Next-G Wireless Lead at ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A tiny component for record-breaking bandwidth: New modulator breaks the terahertz mark
Plasmonic modulators are tiny components that convert electrical signals into optical signals in order to transport them through optical fibers. A modulator of this kind had never managed to transmit data at a frequency of ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Telecom
ESA's NavLab on wheels: An Arctic mission
High above the Arctic Circle, on the rugged terrain of Andøya, three ESA radionavigation engineers take a rare moment to unwind with a game of shuffleboard. Outside, sheep graze under the shimmering northern lights, a serene ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals to reshape high-speed data transmission
Modern communication networks rely on optical signals to transfer vast amounts of data. But just like a weak radio signal, these optical signals need to be amplified to travel long distances without losing information.
Mar 12, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
High-performance programmable photonic chip could transform radar and communication systems
Researchers at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong, have designed a cutting-edge programmable photonic chip in a thin-film lithium niobate platform, an important material in photonics. ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
How satellite radio predicted the cultural, musical and technological shifts that now define our times
From music to film, subscriptions have become essential. The average number of subscriptions an American consumer maintains is four and a half, spending nearly US$1,000 a year. The average Canadian household pays for two ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers develop core network technology for 6G hyper-immersive services
Korean researchers have succeeded in developing a core wired network technology that enables remote conferences, collaborations, and surgeries in a 6G environment. This technology will open up a hyper-immersive metaverse ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Telecom
Musk's Starlink and Bharti Airtel sign deal to explore bringing satellite internet to India
Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink to explore providing the U.S. satellite internet giant's services to customers in India, depending on government approval.
Mar 11, 2025
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Telecom
Next-gen indoor navigation: Integration of two positioning systems delivers robust localization in dynamic environments
Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) are essential for a wide range of applications, from robotics and drones to augmented reality. While traditional technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth often fall short in accuracy, Visible ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Business
Advocacy group fears US will steer broadband cash to Musk
An internet rights group on Tuesday raised alarm over reports the United States may steer billions of dollars to Elon Musk's Starlink by making changes to a rural broadband deployment program.
Mar 5, 2025
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