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A burst of ”synchronous” light

Some materials spontaneously emit light if they are excited by an external source, for instance a laser. This phenomenon is known as fluorescence. However, in…

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Brain-Inspired Techniques Enhance Wireless Communication Quality

One technique generating buzz for its high signal quality is a combination of multiple-input multiple-output techniques with orthogonal frequency division…

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Eye-Tracking Glasses: Transforming Augmented Reality Experience

High power consumption and cost have kept eye trackers out of current augmented reality systems. By using near-infrared lights and photodiodes, Dartmouth's DartNets Lab…

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Breakthrough Fiber-Optic Tech Promises 100x Faster Internet

Broadband fiber-optics carry information on pulses of light, at the speed of light, through optical fibers. But the way the light is encoded at one end and…

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Fiber-based quantum communication – Interference of photons using remote sources

Quantum networking is based on the transmission of single photons being used as “flying” quantum bits. The probability to detect a single photon upon fiber…

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Enhancing Communication: Breaking Through Cloud Barriers

We live in an age of long-range information, transmitted either by underground optical fibre or by radio frequency from satellites. But the throughput today is…

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Remote Control for Highly Automated Vehicles: The Future Unveiled

There will be near-future situations, in which highly automated and autonomous vehicles will also utilize a remote human operator. For example, a truck that…

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Innovative Software for Researching Media Use and Digital Traces

The project with the exact title “The sustainable provision of software for cross-media practices and digital traces research” is headed by Professor Andreas…

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Unique Deep Learning Infrastructure – DFKI receives first NVIDIA DGX-2 supercomputer in Europe

Prof. Dr. Andreas Dengel, head of the research area Smart Data & Knowledge Services at DFKI in Kaiserslautern and coordinator of the Deep Learning Competence…

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New Insights on Light-Matter Interaction Boost Electronic Devices

A paper published in Nature Communications by Sufei Shi, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Rensselaer, increases our understanding…

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Fraunhofer FOKUS and Huawei Launch LTE-V2X in Germany

Improving road safety through intelligent traffic systems is an essential advantage, expected from the growing number of connected cars on the way towards…

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Small Modulator Innovations Transform Big Data Technologies

Conventional lithium niobite modulators, the longtime workhorse of the optoelectronic industry, may soon go the way of the vacuum tube and floppy disc….

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Brown Researchers Teach Computers to See Optical Illusions

Is that circle green or gray? Are the center lines straight or tilted?

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Adaptive Radar Systems Enhance Smart Driver Assistance

Driver assistance systems have to ensure reliable operation in the whole range of different traffic conditions: In city traffic, for instance, they have to…

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Enjoying virtual-reality-entertainment without headache or motion sickness

VR glasses are increasingly popular. Not only are computer fans enthusiastic about them, virtual tours through museums or exhibitions are possible, and…

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Scientists use artificial neural networks to predict new stable materials

“Predicting the stability of materials is a central problem in materials science, physics and chemistry,” said senior author Shyue Ping Ong, a nanoengineering…

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