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NIST Shows How Information Loss Enhances Quantum Computing

Researchers usually strive to perfectly shield ions (charged atoms) in quantum computing experiments from the outside world. Any “noise” or interference,…

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Reconfigurable Antenna Array Enhances Wireless Communication

Reconfigurable antennas are very attractive for modern wireless communications because they allow the use of a single antenna for multiple systems. The…

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Georgia Tech Warns of Threats to Cloud Data Storage, Mobile Devices in Latest ‘Emerging Cyber Threats’ Report

These concerns are among findings made by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in today's…

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Georgia Tech warns of threats to cloud data storage, mobile devices in latest 'emerging cyber threat'

These concerns are among findings made by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in today's…

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Portable lab analysis – mini spectrometer integrated into your mobile phone

The novelty here are metallic nano-antennas for harvesting, filtering and amplifying of incoming photons. In addition, thin-film manufacturing technology makes…

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New Crisis Warning System Enhances Public Safety Across Europe

Since 2011, eleven research teams from six European countries have been looking into the fastest and most effective ways of warning the public in the event of…

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iPhone App Delivers Personalized Hearing Support for Calls

Transmission losses and background noise can considerably impair speech intelligibility when making calls on a cell phone – particularly for people who suffer…

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Open the World to blind people with the iDevice developed by UNIST Undergrads.

It seems like the world has been made smaller by the modern internet and smartphone technologies. Yet, for the blind or visually impaired people, those…

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FZI Joins €4.5M EU Project for Cloud Topology Optimization

The EU project CACTOS aims at investigating how the deployment of services on cloud infrastructures can be optimized so that data centre operators can run…

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Astronomy Meets Computer Science: HITS Launches Astroinformatics Group

The new junior research group “Astroinformatics” has recently commenced its activities at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). It will…

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Multiphysics Simulations in HPC Cloud: Fortissimo Project Update

The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI participates in the new collaborative project Fortissimo (Factories of the Future…

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University of Southampton Launches Powerful Iridis4 Supercomputer

Dr Oz Parchment, Director of Research Computing at the University, comments: “Southampton is a leader in High Performance Computing (HPC) and Iridis4 allows…

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Blueprint for Restoring Touch with Advanced Prosthetic Hand

The research, published early online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, marks an important step toward new technology that, if implemented…

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100 Gbit/s Wireless Data Transmission Breaks World Record

Extension of cable-based telecommunication networks requires high investments in both conurbations and rural areas. Broadband data transmission via radio relay…

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Progress with the switch to faster computers

Long-distance communication increasingly relies on networks of fiber-optic cables that carry data encoded in nimble beams of light. Conventional computer…

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Enhance Your Menus Effortlessly with MenuOptimizer Insights

Based on a model of user performance, MenuOptimizer evaluates the efficiency of the current menu and suggests improvements, hence enabling the design of better…

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