electrical engineering

A different kind of light

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The discovery of the incandescent light bulb has transformed human existence. New LED technologies promise to be the next step forward.

Better routing for wireless networks

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An improved wireless communication protocol enables more robust links between remote electronic devices.

Wireless devices tune-in to cloud power

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Next-generation mobile networks can use cloud computing algorithms to manage the increasingly high data demands of users.

Color-changing coatings ready for the big time

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The dazzling colors of peacock feathers arise from the physical interaction of light with biological nanostructures. Researchers have discovered how to exploit this natural trickery known as structural coloration into a large-scale printing technology that produces lightweight and ultraresistant coatings in any color desirable.

The crest of waveforms for next-gen radar

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A new method for shaping the waveform generated by multi-antenna radar systems is inexpensive and practical.

Lighting the way to the underwater Internet of things

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An optical system for monitoring underwater sensor positions could enable large networks of devices to be deployed for ocean measurements.

Tiny, fast, accurate technology on the radar

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A tiny, portable radar device could allow visually impaired people, or unmanned moving devices, to detect objects in real time.

Patterned optical chips keep secrets perfectly safe

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Chaos could help put cyberhackers out of business with a patterned silicon chip that will be uncrackable even in the future.

A clique away from more efficient networks

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An old branch of mathematics finds a fertile new field of application.

Unleashing the potential of tethered drones

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Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.