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Optics & Photonics Feb 15, 2024

Study shows promise of transceiver-based sensing for active monitoring of fiber networks

Researchers have successfully used a coherent transceiver prototype to detect polarization changes that preceded a cable break in a live network. The work, which is one of the first demonstrations of field-based measurements ...

Space Exploration Feb 8, 2024

NASA's new experimental antenna tracks deep space laser

An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA's Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it's possible for the giant dish antennas of NASA's Deep ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 16, 2024

Team develops a real-time photonic processor with picosecond latency for dynamic RF interference

Radar altimeters are the sole indicators of altitude above a terrain. Spectrally adjacent 5G cellular bands pose significant risks of jamming altimeters and impacting flight landing and takeoff. As wireless technology expands ...

General Physics Jan 11, 2024

Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and avid skier explains

An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe's largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the avalanche, and three others were ...

Space Exploration Dec 19, 2023

The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space

NASA on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth—to send a high-definition cat video.

Optics & Photonics Dec 7, 2023

Research investigates thermal impact of 3D stacking photonic and electronic chips

Recent advancements in AI and more specifically large language models such as ChatGPT have put a strain on data centers. AI models require huge amounts of data to train, and in order to move data between the processing units ...

Astrobiology Dec 6, 2023

Digging deeper to find life on ocean worlds

In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the icy crusts of Europa and Enceladus ...

Optics & Photonics Nov 29, 2023

Photonic chips can calculate optimal shape of light for next-gen wireless systems

Optical wireless may no longer have any obstacles. A study by Politecnico di Milano, conducted together with Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, the University of Glasgow and Stanford University, and published in Nature Photonics, ...

Space Exploration Nov 17, 2023

NASA's Deep Space Optical Comm demo sends, receives first data

DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved "first light," sending data via laser to and from far beyond the moon for the first time.

Astronomy Oct 10, 2023

5 things to know about NASA's deep space optical communications

Slated to launch on Oct. 12 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space.

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