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 question remained: Why? The experts were divided. There were those who believed in the Big Bang theory of a hot early universe that was created in a massive explosion-like … Read More
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 way. But the road to that defining era runs through the highly technical standardization process. It’s where the groundwork is laid, it’s where the promise of 6G is translated into … Read More
Published in The Canadian Jewish News. One would think that news of an impending, widescale attack from your nuclear threshold, sworn enemy nation would set off a panic. But that’s not what happened when I heard that Iran had finally unleashed its first direct assault on Israel. After living through the horrors of the murderous Oct. 7 Hamas infiltration there was something … Read More
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 is to produce new and inventive ways of increasing the amount of data that can be transmitted over fiber in an energy and cost-effective manner. It’s a job she compares to … Read More
Arno Penzias arrived in America as a penniless Jewish refugee child who escaped Nazi Germany. He went on to become one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, as a famed Bell Labs researcher who proved the existence of the Big Bang and put to rest the ageless debate over the origins of our universe. Penzias passed away … Read More
Sudanese asylum seekers experience a double dose of trauma from Hamas attack on Israel. Feature published in HIAS. TEL AVIV — The Hamas attack on Israel last October 7 was so unprecedented, brutal, and barbaric that most people in the country have struggled to find a point of reference. As details emerged about the scale of the massacre of more than 1,200 … Read More
There’s a lot that can go wrong on any mission to the Moon. There’s the intense blast at takeoff, the various stresses of the 239,000-mile voyage through space and then the adjustment to the extreme temperatures and other extraterrestrial conditions on the Moon itself. So, assembling a cellular LTE/4G network that can survive that journey and then be successfully deployed … Read More
Louis E. Brus, a former Bell Labs researcher, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on December 10, 2023 for “the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” Brus shared the prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi for the development of these nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties. These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light … Read More
The Nokia Bell Labs Responsible AI team is at the forefront of the most consequential technology of the 21st century. These researchers are focused on guaranteeing that artificial intelligence is developed and implemented in a collaborative and ethical way so that we as a society can enjoy all of its positive potential without experiencing the doomsday pitfalls that have dominated recent media … Read More
Published in The Canadian Jewish News. When the wailing air-raid sirens woke me in the early morning hours of Oct. 7 and sent me stumbling to the safe room of our apartment in central Israel, my initial instinct was rather benign. Another rocket attack from Gaza, I figured, been there, done that. You see, once you’ve lived in Israel long … Read More
The Waze application has revolutionized our driving experience. Instead of being backed up at red lights and getting clogged in traffic jams, Waze offers a platform to get to our destination using the fastest and most effective route. We face a similar challenge in our Internet experience and there have been many efforts to similarly use rerouting and load distribution … Read More
How we respond as a nation to this unprecedented calamity may well dictate what kind of country remains – or if one remains at all. Op-ed published in The Times of Israel One way or another, the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre will become a watershed moment in Israeli history. There is no way the country can remain unchanged. The depth … Read More
In the never-ending quest for efficient, customer-focused and cost-effective operations, warehouse operators today face a difficult choice. Either they invest heavily in high-cost manpower to manage their massive inventory, or they accept the inevitable costs of “shrinkage” where products are lost or misplaced in large warehouses. That can add up to an annual loss of up to 20% of the … Read More
KFAR SABA, Israel (AP) — Ohad Munder-Zichri’s 9th birthday is on Monday. But instead of celebrating at home with his family and friends, he is believed to be somewhere in Gaza, one of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas since the militants’ devastating Oct. 7 incursion. The fourth-grader from the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba was nabbed along … Read More
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Yaniv Zohar, a former Associated Press videojournalist and beloved colleague who covered conflicts and major news in his native country for three decades, was killed in his home during Hamas’ bloody cross-border rampage on Oct. 7 along with his wife and two daughters. He was 54. Zohar worked for the AP’s Israel bureau for 15 years, from … Read More