Security researchers have reportedly discovered that hackers can use radio waves to hijack data on Android smartphones and iPhones through Google Now and Siri. Hackers accomplish this by sending radio waves to the devices and tricking users into sending them information by responding to voice commands. “According to French security firm ANSSI, which made the discovery, the … [Read more...]
Universities Team up to Help Protect Nation’s Power Grid from Cyber Attacks
Researchers from FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have teamed up with four other universities and a utility company to help protect the nation’s power grid from cyber attacks. “A cyber attack on any part of the nation’s power grid could leave millions of people without power, resulting in serious health and safety threats as well as a major economic blow. Working … [Read more...]
Self-Driving Car Tested on I-95
Recently, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute demonstrated its automated vehicle technology on the I-95 Express Lanes in Virginia. According to officials at the institute and an administrator at the U.S. Department of Transportation, it is the first time that driverless technology this advanced has been tested on a highway. The demonstration was highly controlled … [Read more...]
New Bandpass Filter
CTS Corporations recently presented the UPB550A Bandpass Filter, which is the newest surface-mount RF Bandpass Filter for use in LTE-U (unlicensed) and LTE-AA (licensed assisted access). According to the company, it has a 0.7dB typical and <1.0dB worst case insertion loss, while providing >= 50dB rejection across all the major FDD bands. In addition, the UPB550A Bandpass … [Read more...]
Physicists Trace Origin of Electromagnetic Interaction
An international group of physicists have traced the origin of an electromagnetic interaction to the Dirac Equation, which is a fundamental equation of quantum physics. “The new finding, published as a rapid communication in the journal Physical Review B, advances the fundamental understanding of magnetic systems as well as multiferroics, which can change their electrical … [Read more...]
Russia Developing Drone that can see through Camouflage and Detect Hidden Objects
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, a corporation based in Russia, is building an all-seeing eye drone fitted with tech-forward technology that allows it to see beyond the human eye’s electromagnetic spectrum, giving it the ability to detect both hidden and camouflaged objects. The drone will advance technology for all types of military equipment. “The unmanned aerial … [Read more...]
China Producing World’s Largest Radio Telescope
A large engineering and scientific project in China, led by the country’s military-led space program, is creating the world’s largest radio telescope, which will be able to detect radio signals from tens of billions of light years away. The Telescope is known as FAST, which stands for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope. When the project is complete, the dish on the … [Read more...]
New Socket Operates at Bandwidths up to 75 GHZ
Ironwood Electronics introduces a new LCC socket design, the GT-QFN-3010 socket, which uses a high performance elastomer capable of 75 GHz. The socket offers low inductance, less than 1dB of insertion loss and an operating temperature range of -55 to +160 degrees Celsius. It is ideal for wide temperature applications and was designed for a 14.3x14.3 mm package size “The socket … [Read more...]
Expansion of EMI/EMC Filter Family
API Technologies Corp. has added a high temperature EMI filter to its product offerings. The existing EMI/EMC filter family now offers EMI filters which are ideal for high operating temperature environments and down-hole applications. “API’s high temperature, epoxy sealed, bolt-in style EMI feedthrough filter is capable of continuous operation at 175˚C with an average … [Read more...]
NASA Supports 3D Printed Robotic Hand with Stretchable Optical Sensors
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a 3D printed, three-fingered robotic hand with fiber optical sensors that are stretchable. The hand is able to detect forces that are less than a tenth of a newton. “Using fiber optics, the team of researchers placed 14 strain sensors into each of the robot’s fingers, which are closely modeled on the skeletal … [Read more...]
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