Light traveling in an optical fiber loses power over distance. A number of factors are responsible for this power loss, but one that is particularly important at high data rates is the loss that occurs due to changes in light ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 19, 2011
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Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) and the firm Luz WaveLabs are developing an innovative Terahertz generator that improves signal quality by one million times as compared to the best device of this ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 16, 2013
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Toshiba America Electronic Components announced a new 13 mega pixel, 1.12 micrometer, CMOS image sensor delivering high-image quality equivalent to a 1.4 micrometer pixel image sensor. Toshiba implemented back side illumination ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 29, 2012
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Sony Corporation today announced the development of the industry’s highest picture quality “IPELA ENGINE”, capable of the industry’s first 130dB wide dynamic range in full HD quality at 30 frames/second, ...
Hardware
Mar 22, 2012
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals, such as electrocardiography (EKG) or electromyography (EMG). The new ...
Engineering
Jan 20, 2015
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A research team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore) has successfully designed the world's smallest on-chip low-pass filter which is 1,000 times smaller than existing off-chip filters.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 20, 2010
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Mitochondria are organelles that are known for providing the energy currency that fuels chemical reactions within cells, but they are also involved in other important processes vital for cell health including the innate immune ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 1, 2024
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Choking clouds of pollution blanketed a Chinese city famed for its annual ice festival Monday, reports said, cutting visibility to 10 metres (33 feet) and underscoring the nation's environmental challenges.
Environment
Oct 21, 2013
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Lakes and streams are an essential supply of freshwater. Monitoring their water quality relies on measuring their chemistry. Researchers from ETH Zürich and the British research institute CEH have discovered that dozens ...
Environment
Aug 12, 2013
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Today, imec, Holst Centre, and the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) faculty of Delft University of Technology, announced the introduction of a new wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can be worn comfortably ...
Engineering
Aug 25, 2015
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