3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (763+ words) Newswise — Unlike WiFi or cellular signals, millimeter wave wireless communications channels are unable to pass through walls, furniture or other objects. This reality is part of what is holding back implementation of millimeter wave wireless, which is of great interest…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (476+ words) Unlike WiFi or cellular signals, millimeter wave wireless communications channels are unable to pass through walls, furniture or other objects. Now, electrical engineers at UC San Diego have developed inexpensive custom tiles can be used to reflect millimeter wave signals…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (188+ words) | Newswise Newswise High-Power Pulses Bring Stable Light Equalization in Multicore Fiber Newswise — Nowadays, cutting-edge scientific research is focused on finding new ways to transmit, control, and use light. Traditionally, optical fibers have been used in everything from telecommunication systems such…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (304+ words) | Newswise Newswise To build that data center or not University of Iowa unveils new online tool to help communities decide if a data center is right for them The University of Iowa has unveiled a new online tool local governments…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (681+ words) When people picture a data center, they often imagine something remote: a huge warehouse humming quietly far from the city. New research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering shows that assumption is largely wrong. The study, published in Nature Cities,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (629+ words) Newswise — Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate and driving a historic surge in data center construction across the United States. These sprawling facilities, sometimes spanning more than 1,000 acres, represent one of the largest waves of capital investment in American…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (584+ words) Newswise — Data centers are among the fastest-growing sources of electricity demand, with some now consuming as much power as entire cities to generate the computing power needed to support expanding use of artificial intelligence. But unlike factories or hospitals, data…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (689+ words) Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—As more companies invest in data centers to support their shift to AI-driven systems, demand for electricity will rise significantly. To help developers, engineers, utilities and policymakers understand the complexities and best practices of building a data…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (179+ words) Basements, tunnels, large buildings – a weak Wi-Fi or mobile signal in these hard-to-reach places is frustrating. Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new solution in the form of metacrystals: passive, 3D-printed smart panels that can shape wireless signals without…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (359+ words) Researchers were able to impersonate people in a phone's adress book (right) and insert spoofed texts into existing text threads. Once they discovered the vulnerability, which stems from the ability to send text messages via email, the research team worked…...