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Historically, the evolution of the modem technology has been exclusively focused on purpose-built solutions with a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), CPU, FPGAs, discrete components, and/or an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC); and combined with implementation code targeted for the custom hardware environment to deliver a limited set of capabilities and …
Read More »Cognitive radio (CR) requirements for 5G, IoT, Space and Military
The information and communication technology industry is today faced with a global challenge: develop new services with improved quality of service (QoS) and at the same time reduce its environmental impact. In addition, the development towards 5G and Beyond (B5G) technologies, the exponential growth in the number of connected objects …
Read More »Emerging Data Center Trends, Innovations, and New Technologies
All data centers are essentially buildings that provides space, power and cooling for network infrastructure. A data center is also known as a datacenter or data centre is a repository that houses computing facilities like servers, routers, switches and firewalls as well as supporting components like backup equipment, fire suppression facilities …
Read More »Laser-based wireless power transmission (LWPT) technology
Wireless power transfer (WPT), wireless power transmission, wireless energy transmission (WET), or electromagnetic power transfer is the transmission of electrical energy without wires as a physical link. In a wireless power transmission system, a transmitter device, driven by electric power from a power source, generates a time-varying electromagnetic field, which …
Read More »DARPA ENVision developing next-generation Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) which are compact, multi-band, and wide-FOV
For decades U.S. warfighters have benefitted from advanced night-vision technology, allowing pilots to fly low-level missions on pitch-black nights and ground forces to conduct operations against adversaries in the dark. Traditional Night Vision Goggle (NVG) systems provide the wearer with enhanced visibility in low-light conditions by exploiting the natural near-infrared …
Read More »DARPA thrust on Machine Learning Applied to Military Radiofrequency applications
US considers the Electromagnetic domain that is the electromagnetic spectrum portion of the information environment as a domain of Warfare. Assured access to the RF portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is critical to communications, radar sensing, command and control, time transfer, and geo-location and therefore for conducting military operations. The …
Read More »DARPA OFFSET developing offensive swarm tactics with hundreds of drones and ground robots for diverse missions in complex urban environments
Artificial intelligence is being employed in a plethora of defense applications including novel weaponry development, command and control of military operations, logistics and maintenance optimization, and force training and sustainment. AI also enhances of autonomy of unmanned Air, Ground, and Underwater vehicles. It is also assisting in new concepts of …
Read More »Software Defined Radio (SDR) standards for commercial and Military
A radio is any kind of device that wirelessly transmits or receives signals in the radio frequency (RF) part of the electromagnetic spectrum to facilitate the communication or transfer of information. In today’s world, radios exist in a multitude of items such as cell phones, computers, car door openers, vehicles, …
Read More »DARPA plans Laser-based wireless power transmission network on Battlefield
Wireless power transfer (WPT), wireless power transmission, wireless energy transmission (WET), or electromagnetic power transfer is the transmission of electrical energy without wires as a physical link. In a wireless power transmission system, a transmitter device, driven by electric power from a power source, generates a time-varying electromagnetic field, which …
Read More »Robots rapidly advancing from assistants, to becoming our close companions to replacing us and merging with us as Robot-human hybrids
A robot, is any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner. A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be …
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