Near-zero-dispersion soliton and broadband modulational instability Kerr microcombs in anomalous dispersion
Microresonators based frequency combs, microcombs, have attracted huge interest in the last decades for their revolutionary performance of compact size, flexible comb spacing, and broad bandwidth. Wide applications of microcombs including optical fre.....»»
Squid skin inspires novel “liquid windows” for greater energy savings
Bio-inspired system optimizes wavelength, intensity, dispersion of light reaching interiors. Enlarge / Artist's impression of a "liquid window' prototype inspired by the structure of squid skin. (credit: Raphael Kay, Adrian So).....»»
Near-zero-dispersion soliton and broadband modulational instability Kerr microcombs in anomalous dispersion
Microresonators based frequency combs, microcombs, have attracted huge interest in the last decades for their revolutionary performance of compact size, flexible comb spacing, and broad bandwidth. Wide applications of microcombs including optical fre.....»»
Global instability increases cyber risk, says World Economic Forum
Geopolitical instability is exacerbating the risk of catastrophic cyberattacks, according to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 report from the World Economic Forum. The great threat Over 93% of cybersecurity experts and 86% of business leaders be.....»»
New research shows humans impact wolf packs in national parks
New research shows how humans are a substantial source of mortality for wolves that live predominantly in national parks—and more importantly, that human-caused mortality triggers instability in wolf packs in national parks......»»
FCC’s new broadband map greatly overstates actual coverage, senators say
Errors suggest ISPs are claiming to serve more homes than they actually do. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography) Nevada's US senators say the Federal Communications Commission's new, more detailed b.....»»
Researchers reveal mechanism of fatigue damage by high thermal loads in tungsten composites
The relationship between microstructure evolution and property degradation of two representative second-phase dispersion strengthened tungsten materials after electron beam thermal loading was investigated recently by a collaborated research team fro.....»»
Full fibre broadband rollout ramps up but adoption remains low
More than 40% of UK homes can now access full-fibre broadband connections.....»»
Despite macro headwinds, storage industry remains calm
Despite the harsh macro headwinds right now, the 2023 outlook for the storage industry remains positive, driven by corporations facing data that are higher in both volume and complexity due to broadband penetration, digital data flow, and IoT adoptio.....»»
Top Broadband News of 2022: From FWA to Multi-Gig to the Funding Boom and More
Top Broadband News of 2022: From FWA to Multi-Gig to the Funding Boom and More There’s a lot going on in broadband these days, so I’ll skip the intro and launch right into the top broadband news of 2022. In no particular order, the big stories in.....»»
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has continued the fast pace of announcements of planning grants for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deploym.....»»
Minnesota Awards Almost $100M in Broadband Grants
Minnesota Awards Almost $100M in Broadband Grants The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded 61 grants in the sixth year of its Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant program. The grants total $99,592,711. This.....»»
FCC Seeks Comment on Combating Digital Discrimination
FCC Seeks Comment on Combating Digital Discrimination Washington – December 21, 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission today seeks comment on next steps to promote and facilitate equal access to broadband internet service for everyo.....»»
India may account for 5% of iPhone production volume by spring 2023
Apple's reliance on China is being reduced at a very slow pace, with India set to account for 5% of iPhone production in 2023.India to slowly take on more iPhone manufacturingIncreasing issues with political instability, worker treatment, and Covid-1.....»»
Network device maker CBN expanding contract manufacturing biz
Networking device provider Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) has started expanding its ODM business and is actively tapping into the 5G FWA CPE (customer premises equipment) and 10G-PON device markets, according to company president Alex Wang......»»
A birefringence-managed normal-dispersion fiber laser delivering energy-tunable chirp-free solitons
Over the past decades, researchers have demonstrated conventional solitons, stretched pulses, self-similar pulses, and dissipative solitons by managing the dispersion and nonlinearity of fiber lasers. However, new types of robust pulses were less dis.....»»
Telecom operators snatching customers from fixed network providers with 5G FWA services, says DIGITIMES Research
The number of mobile broadband services users worldwide has seen a slower increase than that of fixed network users in the past three years because of the stay-at-home economy induced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the trend prompted several 5G telecom.....»»
Will 2023 be another year of chaos and instability?
A defining characteristic of 2022 has been the way that online campaigns driven by real-world events have amassed unexpected energy, fueling hacktivism and inviting in global chaos. At times, the internet has become a battleground of competing sphere.....»»
A novel interfacial regulated broadband photocatalyst
Extending the light absorption from ultraviolet (UV) to near-infrared (NIR) region and improving photocarrier separation efficiency of photocatalysts are of vital importance for solar-driven H2 evolution......»»
Plasma instability may be a solution for magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters
A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a long-associated problem with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, turning conventional thinking on its head......»»
Robot suppliers continue capacity expansions in China despite instability, says DIGITIMES Research
China remains the largest manufacturing industry in the world, making its industrial robot market a segment full of potential. Although around 70% of industrial robot suppliers in China are not domestic companies, they continue expanding capacities i.....»»