Articles by Jof Enriquez

81. Arecibo Observatory 'Still Standing' After Hurricane Maria, But Future Remains Clouded 9/29/2017

    Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm (on landfall) that was the strongest to hit Puerto Rico in 90 years, inflicted less damage to Arecibo Observatory than earlier reported. Repair costs, however, are expected to complicate the radio telescope's already precarious source of funding, raising further doubt about the future of the historic facility.

82. MIT's Humatics Equip Industrial Robots With Radar 9/22/2017

    A spin-off from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is equipping industrial robots with radar sensors to help advance machine-human collaboration.

83. Infostellar Launching 'Airbnb For Satellite Antennas' 9/19/2017

    Tokyo-based startup Infostellar plans to share idle antenna access among the global small satellite community, similar to how Airbnb lets people rent out unused living spaces to travelers.

84. The Week In 5G: Hyper-Connected Cars and the World's First 5G Smartphone 9/15/2017

    The first 5G smartphones could make their way to store shelves as early as next year, and 5G-connected cars could hit roads by 2020, according to major industry players who are shaping the fast-emerging 5G ecosystem.

85. Internet Of Things Poised For Explosive Growth In China 9/12/2017

    China is accelerating the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) through several pilot projects conducted by the country's biggest telecom carriers, as the country aims to become one of the world’s leaders in the IoT revolution.

86. U.S. House of Representatives Approves Self-Driving Car Bill 9/8/2017

    The United States House of Representatives has unanimously approved a key bill that aims to set the regulatory framework for self-driving vehicles.

87. MIT's Small Aerial Drones Relay RFID Signals To Track Merchandise 9/1/2017

    Small, aerial drones that relay radio frequency (RF) signals could be used by retailers to more efficiently locate merchandise stored in large warehouses, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers who developed the system.

88. UK To Build World's Most Advanced Space Weather Radar 8/29/2017

    The government of the United Kingdom and international partners are starting to build in the Nordic region what will be the most advanced radar system for monitoring space weather.

89. Tiny Membrane-Based Acoustic Antennas Could Shrink Electronic Devices 8/25/2017

    Nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) antennas that resonate with acoustic waves, rather than with electromagnetic waves alone, could significantly reduce the size of electronic devices, according to a team of scientists at Northeastern University in Boston.

90. How High-Power Microwave Irradiation Can (Economically) Assist Mechanical Drilling 8/22/2017

    Microwave irradiation of hard rocks conducted prior to conventional mechanical drilling could make mining and excavation processes more energy efficient, according to researchers at Institute of Mechanics of the Montanuniversität Leoben (Leoben University of Mining Sciences).