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Electronics & Semiconductors
Polymers with ultralow dielectric loss show potential for 6G telecommunications
With the rollout of fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications networks and 6G looming on the horizon, the demand for advanced materials that can handle high-frequency signals is rising rapidly. These systems use electromagnetic ...
Oct 2, 2025
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FCC moves to end discounts for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity
The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library Wi-Fi hotspot lending and school bus connectivity programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the moves will make it ...
Oct 1, 2025
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5G is deployed, but it doesn't always deliver faster connections than 4G
5G has been part of our lives and the market for several years, while the industry is already looking ahead to its successor, 6G. But can we say it is fully implemented?
Sep 24, 2025
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Room-temperature terahertz device opens door to 6G networks
In a world first, researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have successfully developed a resonant tunnel diode (RTD) that operates at room temperature made entirely from Group IV semiconductor materials.
Sep 17, 2025
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Engineering
Advanced broadband optical signal filtering developed with chirped and tilted fiber Bragg grating
Optical signal transmission can be significantly improved by limiting the wavelength of transmitted signals. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is a technique widely used in optical communication, sensing, and laser technologies for ...
Sep 15, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Satellite connectivity on the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Google Pixel Watch 4 is 'a feat of engineering,' says expert
Apple's unveiling of the latest batch of iPhones yesterday may have grabbed much of the attention, but the satellite messaging added to the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is an engineering marvel, says a Northeastern University expert.
Sep 11, 2025
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Telecom
Smartphones in cars offer new way to monitor city road conditions
Potholes could be a thing of the past, after a team of Monash engineers found a way to use smartphones to monitor roads—a cheaper, quicker alternative to Australia's current road survey methods.
Sep 9, 2025
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Telecom
Commercial shipping likely cut Red Sea cables that disrupted internet access, experts say
A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said Tuesday, showing the lines' vulnerability over a year after another incident severed them.
Sep 9, 2025
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Telecom
Musk's SpaceX spends $17 billion to acquire spectrum licenses from EchoStar
Elon Musk's SpaceX has reached a deal worth about $17 billion with EchoStar for spectrum licenses that it will use to beef up its Starlink satellite network.
Sep 8, 2025
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Telecom
Undersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the Mideast
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn't immediately clear what caused the incident.
Sep 7, 2025
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Telecom
A code for the future: Scientists develop a faster and more reliable solution for 6G networks
Researchers at Skoltech have presented new generalized LDPC codes (Generalized Low-Density Parity-Check Codes, GLDPC)—a practical solution that operates faster than modern solutions from the 5G standard while maintaining ...
Sep 3, 2025
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Telecom
Russia's GPS interference: Do I need to worry when flying?
On Sunday, a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was reportedly forced to land in Bulgaria using paper maps after its GPS navigation systems were jammed. Bulgarian authorities claim the jamming was deliberate ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Hardware
Scientists develop the world's first 6G chip, capable of 100 Gbps speeds
Sixth generation, or 6G, wireless technology is one step closer to reality with news that Chinese researchers have unveiled the world's first "all-frequency" 6G chip. The chip is capable of delivering mobile internet speeds ...
Engineering
Integrated terrestrial/satellite 6G hyper-space communication successful in real-time flight tests
For the first time, Korean researchers have successfully demonstrated a 6G hyper-space communication technology that integrates terrestrial and satellite networks. As a core infrastructure for the future 6G era, it is being ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Telecom
'Over-the-horizon' vision technology tested using high-altitude balloons and drones
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in conjunction with the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office (E2O); the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Telecom
Novel signal detector could significantly cut energy consumption in next-generation wireless communication networks
Cell-free (CF) MIMO networks are emerging as a key B5G/6G technology for improved connectivity, spectral efficiency, and service quality. A recent study proposes a novel CF-MIMO signal detector that can reduce energy consumption ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Engineering
Next-generation wireless systems can benefit from robust, low-overhead semantic communication framework
In recent decades, communication technology has advanced at unprecedented speed. A key breakthrough is semantic communications—a shift from transmitting raw data to conveying semantic meaning. For example, in image transmission, ...
Aug 27, 2025
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Telecom
AT&T snatches up wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion
AT&T will spend $23 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar, a significant expansion of AT&T's low- and mid-band coverage networks.
Aug 26, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Digital to analog in one smooth step: Device could replace signal modulators in fiber-optic networks
Addressing a major roadblock in next-generation photonic computing and signal processing systems, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a device that can ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Telecom
Predicting sudden traffic congestion in real time using optical fiber cables
NEC Corporation has developed an optical fiber sensing technology to monitor road conditions and accurately predict sudden traffic congestion in real time. By collecting data from existing optical fiber communications cables ...
Aug 25, 2025
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Telecom
200 Gbps 6G wireless link successfully demonstrated
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has successfully demonstrated a 200 Gbps 6G wireless link using a proof-of-concept (PoC) system developed late last year. The 6G system developed by ETRI uses an ...
Aug 22, 2025
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Telecom
Scientists use new mathematical approach to protect aircraft from 5G interference
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have provided a new mathematical approach to protect aircraft from interference caused by mobile communications. The solution, published in IEEE Transactions ...
Aug 21, 2025
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Engineering
Korea develops core radar components for stealth technology
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has successfully localized core radar stealth technologies through indigenous development, without reliance on foreign technologies. This achievement is a significant ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Engineering
Engineers send a wireless curveball to deliver massive amounts of data
High frequency radio waves can wirelessly carry the vast amount of data demanded by emerging technology like virtual reality, but as engineers push into the upper reaches of the radio spectrum, they are hitting walls. Literally.
Aug 18, 2025
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