We are living in an era in which cognitive robots are becoming commonplace in factories, warehouses and other challenging environments. They offer an autonomous solution that often is safer and
If you have ever taken a selfie on your smartphone or gotten an X-Ray from your doctor or dentist, you have George E. Smith to thank.
Smith, together with his
It is already conventional wisdom that artificial intelligence is rapidly affecting our lives and upending the way we work. But it’s also clear that the impact of AI will vary
In the never-ending race to meet the insatiable global demand for communication, optical transmission researchers have an overriding objective: speed.
Our global communications infrastructure is powered by high-capacity fiber optic
When AT&T and Western Electric officially created Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1925, the world was on the cusp of a technological revolution.
There were no televisions, transistors or transoceanic telephone
One of the more widespread concerns of the looming era of artificial intelligence is how it will impact the traditional job market. Fears have been rampant on how it could
With the changing autumn weather of New York City as a backdrop, some of the most creative minds in the communications industry gathered to mark an equally dramatic transition in
It’s been less than a decade since the Fourth Industrial Revolution came into our lives. This revolutionary era – also known as Industry 4.0 – predicted an increasingly interconnected and
In the realm of optical networks, speed has long been the driving force.
Our global communications infrastructure, powered by high-capacity fiber optic cables, has thrived on the principle that faster
We are entering a new era of quantum technologies that will unlock new capabilities in computing, networking and sensing. But there is one quantum technology that will have an immediate
We all want seamless, high-quality and errorless connectivity. But for most of us this is a luxury, and the occasional latency and disruptions are annoyances we can handle.
For others,
Sandro Lanfranco is designing the most important mobile network of his life — the network that will make the first cellular connection on the Moon.
It’s an awesome task
For much of the 20th century, there was a passionate debate among astronomers about the origins of our universe. Astronomers had already established that the universe was constantly expanding. But
The future belongs to 6G. This next generation of connectivity is expected to merge the physical, human and digital worlds, effectively linking our planet in a secure, inclusive and sustainable
Qian Hu is a cutting-edge optical transmission researcher who is constantly seeking improved data rates in the never-ending race to meet the insatiable global demand for high-speed communication.
Her challenge