Category Critical & Emerging Technologies

Quantum cryptography race creating new records in distance and data rate for building practical National Quantum Networks

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Information security is becoming more and more of a critical issue not only for large companies, banks and defense enterprises, but even for small businesses and individual users. However, the data encryption algorithms we currently use for protecting our data…...

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Hypergolic propellant

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A rocket is defined as a technologically advanced reaction motor that can carry its oxidant to propel a launch vehicle. A reaction motor is used as a propulsion device to generate a forward push by expelling the rocket structure in…...

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New Piezoelectric materials enable Smart sensors, Actuators and Sonar Systems breakthroughs

SONAR technology

A transducer is any device used to convert energy from one form to another, such as a conversion from mechanical to electrical energy or vice versa. An electroacoustic transducer is a device that converts acoustic energy (sound) into electrical energy…...

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Quantum Brain sensors

Quantum Brain sensors

Quantum sensors are measuring device that takes advantage of quantum correlations, such as states in a quantum superposition or entanglement, for better sensitivity and resolution than can be obtained by classical systems.  QP will boost the capabilities of all sorts…...

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DARPA PIPES developing integrated optical transceiver capabilities into multi-chip modules for high throughput parallel processing

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Parallelism – or the act of several processors simultaneously executing on an application or computation – has been increasingly embraced by the microelectronics industry as a way of sustaining demand for increased system performance. Today, parallel computing architectures have become…...

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DARPA SIGMA+ using advanced intelligence analytics to detect chemical, biological, and explosives threats

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Since the invention of nuclear power, there have been numerous “accidents.” From Three Mile Island and Chernobyl to the more recent problems in Fukushima, it would seem nuclear power is not fully under our control. Recently  a Chinese scientist  has…...

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Perovskite quantum dots attractive for LED displays, quantum dot solar cells and single photon emitter

Perovskite quantum dots

In the past few years, metal halide perovskite quantum dots and nanocrystals have been extensively explored due to their unique optoelectronic properties and extensive application prospects. Perovskites are materials that share a crystal structure similar to the mineral called perovskite,…...

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Stealth ships

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A stealth ship is a type of ship which is especially used as a war vessel and is concealed from the navy vessels of other countries. It is an important warfare tactic that is used by nations wide across the…...

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Quantum dot based Quantum communications networks

Quantum Teleportation

Quantum technologies have the potential to spur revolutions in computing, sensing, cryptography and beyond. Quantum computing and quantum communication are believed to be the future of information technology.  Single-photon sources are important for current research in quantum information, cryptography, and…...

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Crime reduction, prevention and response is being bolstered though 5G, data analytics and AI tools

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Criminal activity continues to be a major concern in modern civilisations, with most nations facing unacceptable levels of crime and delinquency. The results show that African and Latin American countries suffer from the highest levels of various types of crime across…...

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