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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Boeing's first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule following its last test flight.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2022
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Two dimensional (2D) semiconductors have a unique property that allows their thickness to be reduced to one or few atoms—and this property could potentially minimize the short channel effects that remain an issue in advanced ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2022
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You might've noticed more cycleways rolling out around town recently. Whether it's a designated path alongside a main street or spray-on white lines and traffic cones cordoning off a portion of a back street, these car-free ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2022
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Conventional wisdom in recent years has placed much of the blame for the rising cost of living in American cities on overly strict zoning policies. But a research team featuring economists and alumni from the George Washington ...
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2022
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Prompt action by scientists recovered sensors drifting across the Atlantic Ocean that held data on a seabed sediment avalanche that traveled for 1,100 km to ocean depths of 4,500 km.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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Salmon lice are one of the biggest challenges for the Norwegian aquaculture industry today and pose a threat to wild salmon. The authorities have therefore introduced several measures to reduce the lice levels in production ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2022
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To increase public support for automated traffic safety cameras, regulators should emphasize the technology's ability to limit racially divisive interactions with the police, according to a Rutgers study published in the ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2022
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An international team of researchers has found that the sudden drop in CO2 emissions during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates that it is possible to reduce emissions enough to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius ...
In 2022, a Portland State University Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) team made headlines with their strategies to improve safety for houseless pedestrians. Cities across the U.S. are facing alarming increases ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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