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Telecommunications

The latest developments in wireless networks, Internet standards, 5G, IoT, security, and information theory
TelecommunicationsNews

Smart Antennas Shape Satellite Internet Tech to Come

Metasurface arrays will portably link up base stations, cars, and drones

4 min read
Greenerwave's satellite internet ground terminal with a reconfiguarable intelligent surface is a rectangle with glowing lights on the perimeter and many dot, square, and diamond shapes on its surface.

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TelecommunicationsNews

Phone Keyboard Exploits Leave 1 Billion Users Exposed

Popular Chinese-language keyboard apps reveal leaky security standards

4 min read
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TelecommunicationsMagazineInterviewMay 2024

Why One Man Spent 12 Years Fighting Robocalls

David Frankel’s quixotic quest to stop automated spam calls

3 min read
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TelecommunicationsNews

Curving Terahertz Signals Around Obstacles for 6G

The first curved THz data link could boost faster data networks beyond 5G

3 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

A chart showing the timeline of when a transistor was invented and when it was commercialized.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

A photo of 3 different transistors.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

AerospaceRoboticsGuest ArticleConsumer ElectronicsDIYTelecommunications

Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War”

For clues to the future of warfare, study the struggle between FPV drones and electronic warfare

8 min read
A person in military gear launches a drone skyward.
Overhead view of a gold spacecraft on moon, with four two-wheeled rovers laying cable behind themselves as they roll away from it.
AerospaceNewsTelecommunications

Full Moon: Keeping the Far Side Quiet for Scientists

A lunar "gold rush" risks drowning out signals on the moon's far side

4 min read
Bits of a building an infrastructure collapsed and overrun with water.
AerospaceNewsEnergyTelecommunications

Satellite Radar Sharpens Ukraine Dam Collapse Questions

Archival data shows structure deteriorating before Russian invasion

4 min read
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TransportationWebinar

Modeling Cable Design & Power Electronics

Applications that will help ensure a consistent and long-term electricity supply

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Consumer ElectronicsNewsTelecommunications

Rollable OLED’s Moment Is Near

Experts think flexible phones “could come up quick”

4 min read
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BiomedicalNewsTelecommunications

Salt-Size Sensors Mimic the Brain

An array of tiny wireless nodes could someday find their way into brain-machine interfaces

3 min read