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Changing the Game in Flight Testing; A Helicopter that Reconfigures Avionics In-Flight

With operating environments growing more complex and threats evolving faster than ever, it’s imperative for the Army and its vendors to field new capabilities...

Delivering a digital sixth sense with next-generation networks

Wireless networks acting as sensors and providing a more agile alternative to radar is gaining traction. With the rollout of 5G in 2019 and...

Smart in-asphalt fabric provides live reports from within roads

While it’s certainly important to monitor the condition of paved roads, keeping an eye on the surface will only tell you so much. You...

Comin’ in hot – dauntless drone can make 110-km/h landings on trucks

Drones are already very useful, but they could be even more so if they could land on vehicles without requiring those vehicles to slow...

Quantum Sensors Sidestep the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

A cornerstone of quantum physics is uncertainty. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states the more precisely you pinpoint the position of a particle, the less precisely...

DLR demonstrates 5G drone system delivering live emergency images ahead of first responders

In the future, drones will take off automatically and head to an emergency scene immediately after the emergency call, transmitting initial aerial images to...

This chip uses light to supercharge AI and cut energy use

Convolutional neural networks, or CNNs, are the workhorses behind many of AI’s greatest hits, like spotting faces in photos, reading handwriting, or translating languages....

The quantum internet just went live on Verizon’s network

The Penn team’s tiny “Q-chip” coordinates quantum and classical data and, crucially, speaks the same language as the modern web. That approach could pave...

SES to test laser-based optical ground stations with Cailabs

Summary Points: SES will test Cailabs’ optical ground stations for satellite communications. Laser-based optical links offer speeds up to 10 Gbps, about 100 times faster than...

Scientists brew “quantum ink” to power next-gen night vision

This regulatory pressure is slowing the broader adoption of infrared detectors across civilian applications, just as demand in fields like autonomous vehicles, medical imaging...

Deep Fission raises $30 million to build mile-deep nuclear reactor

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a...

Crash-proof drone inspired by the head of the woodpecker

Despite the fact that they bang their heads against trees on a daily basis, woodpeckers don’t suffer brain injuries. Inspired by the tough-headed birds,...

Electricity through osmosis: Japan opens landmark osmotic power plant

Imagine generating power not from sunlight or wind, but from the simple mixing of fresh and salt water. This is the quiet promise of...

Viasat unveils HaloNet capability portfolio for near-Earth communications

Questions and answers: What is HaloNet? HaloNet is Viasat’s new modular portfolio of space-to-ground connectivity and relay capabilities designed to unify space and terrestrial communications. Who...

Google’s quantum computer creates exotic state once thought impossible

Unlike conventional phases of matter, the so-called non-equilibrium quantum phases are defined by their dynamical and time-evolving properties -- a behavior that cannot be...

Gulfstream delivers first G800 long-range bizjet

The aircraft can fly 8,000 nm/14,816 km at Mach 0.87. In addition, the G800 maximum operating speed increased to Mach 0.935 from Mach 0.925,...