Search results for internet of things

Optics & Photonics Sep 7, 2020

Reconfiguring microwave photonic filters without an external device

Researchers from EPFL's Photonics Systems Lab have come up with a way of reconfiguring microwave photonic filters without the need for an external device. This paves the way for more compact, environmentally friendly filters ...

Materials Science Sep 4, 2020

A novel betavoltaic technology with dyes for better energy production

Electronic devices are becoming smaller, more connected, and more powerful; and they still have one thing in common: they need energy to function. Even miniature implantable medical devices and remote Internet-of-Things sensors ...

Earth Sciences Sep 2, 2020

Gravity wave insights from internet-beaming balloons

Giant balloons launched into the stratosphere to beam internet service to Earth have helped scientists measure tiny ripples in our upper atmosphere, uncovering patterns that could improve weather forecasts and climate models.

Nanophysics Sep 1, 2020

Memory in a metal, enabled by quantum geometry

The emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques is changing the world dramatically with novel applications such as internet of things, autonomous vehicles, real-time imaging processing and big data ...

Analytical Chemistry Aug 24, 2020

Scientists develop air quality sensor that could save the lives of babies and asthma sufferers

Scientists at the University of Sussex have collaborated with an Oxford company, M-SOLV, and a team of scientists from across Europe to develop a highly sensitive and accurate nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sensor with life-saving ...

General Physics Aug 10, 2020

SAMURAI measures 5G communications channels precisely

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a flexible, portable measurement system to support design and repeatable laboratory testing of fifth-generation (5G) wireless communications ...

Other Aug 4, 2020

Will COVID-19 mark the end of scientific publishing as we know it?

Randy Schekman is getting a bit tired of talking about this.

Materials Science Jul 27, 2020

Scientists develop novel transparent broadband electromagnetic interference shielding materials

The Flexible Optoelectronic Material Group led by Prof. Song Weijie at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed and successfully fabricated ...

Plants & Animals Jul 13, 2020

Crop infesting spores 'tricked' by new biomaterials to aid global wheat production

New man-made materials developed by scientists have been successfully used to confuse and trick harmful spores which attack wheat crops into growing on an alternative host to help farmers protect their food production.

Environment Jul 9, 2020

Multi-university center aims to minimize mine tailings risk

As the global demand for minerals and metals continues to grow, so too does the proliferation of mine tailings—the waste materials left over when mining is complete. Tailings storage facilities, which typically remain long ...

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