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Extra ‘set of eyes’ for self-driving cars: Roadside radar sensors could reduce blind spots
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (141+ words) image:Ashutosh Sabharwal and Kun Woo Cho view more Ashutosh Sabharwal and Kun Woo Cho Whereas conventional radar systems rely on large antenna arrays and complex algorithms to estimate angles, EyeDAR's physical design does most of the computation work typically…...
Cavity dynamics enables resolution enhancement in laser ranging
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1089+ words) Coherent laser ranging systems confront a fundamental trade-off: higher resolution typically comes with increased system complexity and cost. Researchers from Tsinghua University have demonstrated a cavity dynamics-based approach that breaks this limitation. By reinjecting target-scattered light into the laser cavity,…...
Performance enhancement of nanogenerator achieved in branch-heterostructure piezoelectric ceramic fiber towards electrical transmission power line monitoring
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (226+ words) image:The high-performance flexible PENG is designed based on branch-heterostructure fiber fillers. By combining signal processing circuit design and machine learning algorithms, a power grid transmission line status monitoring system is constructed. This offers a new solution for improving the…...
GaN-based electron beam technology from Nagoya University startup poised to overcome critical semiconductor manufacturing challenges at KIOXIA
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (457+ words) NAGOYA, Japan " In late September 2025, KIOXIA Iwate Corporation (Koichiro Shibayama CEO) will begin evaluating a GaN-based e-beam technology developed through joint research between Photo electron Soul Inc. (PeS; Takayuki Suzuki CEO), a Nagoya University startup, and the Amano'Honda Laboratory at…...
Digital to analog in one smooth step
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (143+ words) Lithium niobate device could replace signal modulators in fiber-optic networks Credit: Loncar group / Harvard SEAS Built on chips made out of'lithium niobate,'the workhorse material of optoelectronics, the new device offers a potential replacement for the ubiquitous but energy-intensive digital-to-analog…...
Near-Sensor Edge Computing System Enabled by a CMOS Compatible Photonic Integrated Circuit Platform Using Bilayer AlN/Si Waveguides
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (85+ words) A novel near-sensor edge computing system integrates aluminum nitride (AlN) microrings for photonic feature extraction and Si Mach'Zehnder interferometers for photonic neural network operations, achieving real-time artificial intelligence (AI) processing. Demonstrates high classification accuracy (96.77% for gestures, 98.31% for gaits) with low…...
Quantum freezing at room temperature
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (542+ words) image:Laser hits glass particles view more Laser hits glass particles Credit: Lorenzo Dania (ETHZ) What are the limits of quantum physics? This is a question that has been researched around the world for decades. If we want to make…...
Pure quantum state without the need for cooling
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (216+ words) image:ETH Zurich researchers captured a nano-object (centre of the image) using a laser trap. The laser light, which is focused with a lens, is shown in red. view more Credit: Lorenzo Dania / ETH Zurich The researchers were able to…...
Low-power memristor for neuromorphic computing: From materials to applications
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (87+ words) Credit: Zhipeng Xia, Xiao Sun, Zhenlong Wang, Jialin Meng , Boyan Jin, Tianyu Wang. Why Low-Power Memristors Matter Innovative Design and Features Applications and Future Outlook This comprehensive review provides a roadmap for the development and application of low-power memristors in…...
A breakthrough in energy equalization for lithium-ion battery packs
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (87+ words) Looking ahead, this technology is adaptable to next-generation battery systems, including solid-state batteries, ensuring its relevance as energy storage evolves. Future research will focus on hardware implementation and refining SOC consistency to further enhance performance." Title of original paper: Layered…...