Hung from a common utility pole, a fiber optic cable—the kind bringing high-speed internet to more and more American households—can be turned into a sensor to detect temperature changes, vibrations, and even sound, through ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2023
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Just over 5 miles from where folklore has long claimed Vikings scribbled Scandinavian etchings on a runestone, Erica Sawatzke surveys thousands of chirping baby birds in her long barn.
Agriculture
Nov 29, 2023
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Fast data transmissions could be delivered in homes and offices through light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 25, 2023
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It's hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the same conversation.
Environment
Jan 18, 2023
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For some communities, the digital divide remains even after they have access to computers and fast internet, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Jan 5, 2023
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SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor Thursday, stepping in to help after the London-based OneWeb company halted its flights with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Space Exploration
Dec 9, 2022
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Using smart technology to monitor the health, reproductivity, location, and environmental conditions of cattle can help with food safety and supply chain efficiency, but this monitoring adds energy cost to an already highly ...
Biotechnology
Dec 1, 2022
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A look at history often provides some context for the present and might even inform the future, so it's not surprising two Penn State faculty members' review of Cold War-era print and television advertisements about flying ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Space-division multiplexing (SDM) technology has a promising role in overcoming the so-called "capacity crunch" of existing single mode fiber (SMF). Now, researchers in China experimentally demonstrated an orbital-angular-momentum ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 26, 2022
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Rapidly evolving technology and space debris reported in several places around the world—including pieces of a Chinese Long March 5B Rocket in the Indian Ocean—signal the need for a new era for regulation of space, Flinders ...
Space Exploration
Aug 8, 2022
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