News tagged with signal frequency

New research could mean faster computers and better mobile phones

Graphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers develop first silicon wafer-scale 110 GHz phased array transmitter

(PhysOrg.com) -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, and The University of California, San Diego, provider of a leading program in microwave, millimeter-wave and mixed-signal RFICs, today announced ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LightSquared tries to revive broadband network

A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over interference with GPS devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A quiet phase: NIST optical tools produce ultra-low-noise microwave signals

By combining advanced laser technologies in a new way, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have generated microwave signals that are more pure and stable than those from ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Toshiba's new technology cuts phase noise in oscillation ICs for wireless communication

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed noise reduction technology that reduces jitter in radio-frequency signals, cutting phase noise by up to 90 percent. This breakthrough opens the way for a further migration ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dolphins use double sonar

Dolphins and porpoises use echolocation for hunting and orientation. By sending out high-frequency sound, known as ultrasound, dolphins can use the echoes to determine what type of object the sound beam has ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 11

Breakthrough for photons in the microwave frequency range

Photons in the microwave frequency range are important in quantum research - for quantum information processors, for example. Now, for the first time, researchers have achieved the controlled production of ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wal-Mart to roll out smart tags on men's basics

(AP) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men's clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world's largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Radio signals research scans new horizons

A study at the University of Leicester aims to understand the reasons why radio signals sometimes act unpredictably- travelling beyond the horizon and interfering with other signals.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Fiber-wireless (Fi-Wi) to provide ultra-high-speed, short-range communication

(PhysOrg.com) -- By looking at the latest electronic communication devices that have emerged over the past few years, it's clear that the trend of smaller, portable devices is strong and expected to continue. ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 7 | with audio podcast feature

New device for ultrafast optical communications

A new device invented by engineers at UC Davis could make it much faster to convert pulses of light into electronic signals and back again. The technology could be applied to ultrafast, high-capacity communications, ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New sensor exploits traditional weakness of nano devices

By taking advantage of a phenomenon that until now has been a virtual showstopper for electronics designers, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Panos Datskos is developing a chemical and biological sensor with ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Explained: The Discrete Fourier Transform

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1811, Joseph Fourier, the 43-year-old prefect of the French district of Isčre, entered a competition in heat research sponsored by the French Academy of Sciences. The paper he submitted ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (37) | comments 9

'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Don't change that channel: DTV woes still abound

(AP) -- Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite. Many viewers have found that they can't pick up certain stations after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes. The stations are still trying to ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2