Military & Defense News
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Bright Ideas: 9/15/21 — DoD Gives $7.5M To HBCU, Lasers Used To Zap Bugs & Bird Poop
9/15/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, scientists invented a clock 30 times more precise than an atomic clock (and split a $3 million prize for the feat), three new photonics institutes opened up, and rainbow road signs could one day hit the streets.
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Army Researchers Detect Broadest Frequencies Ever With Quantum Receiver
2/5/2021
A new quantum sensor can analyze the full spectrum of radio frequency and real-world signals, unleashing new potentials for Soldier communications, spectrum awareness and electronic warfare.
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MKS' Ophir Optics Receives Leonardo DRS 2020 Supplier Recognition Award for Responsiveness, Quality, And Ability To Meet Surge Demand
1/27/2021
MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, is pleased to announce that the Ophir® Optics Group has been honored with a 2020 Supplier Recognition Award from Leonardo DRS. Leonardo DRS is a technology innovator and prime conractor specializing in ground combat systems integration, mission command and network computing, naval and maritime systems, avionics systems, and intelligence and security solutions.
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Scientists Use Diamonds To Generate Better Accelerator Beams
1/20/2021
Beam-driven wakefield acceleration approaches are promising candidates for future large-scale machines, including X-ray free electron lasers and linear colliders, as they have the potential to improve efficiency and reduce operation cost.
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Generating Photons For Communication In A Quantum Computing System
10/7/2020
MIT researchers using superconducting quantum bits connected to a microwave transmission line have shown how the qubits can generate on demand the photons, or particles of light, necessary for communication between quantum processors.
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VLC Photonics Designs An Indium Phosphide Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) For Secure Quantum Communications In The Network As Part Of CiViQ H2020 Project
8/27/2020
We live in the era of digital information, where communications through electronic devices and channels has become an essential aspect in our daily lives, mainly driven by the disruptive and innovative wave of the microelectronics industry, Internet cloud computing, or even streaming services.
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Army Scientists Take New Spin On Quantum Research
8/26/2020
Army researchers discovered a way to further enhance quantum systems to provide Soldiers with more reliable and secure capabilities on the battlefield.
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Opto Diode Introduces A High-Temperature Infrared Emitter With Narrow Angle Of Emission
7/14/2020
Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, introduces the OD-110LISOLHT, a high-power, gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) infrared light-emitting diode (IRLED) illuminator. With a narrow angle of emission and a wide temperature rating, the new IR emitter is ideal for applications in industrial and defense/military tasks, such as exterior covert lighting on aircraft.
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Scientists Create New Device To Light Up The Way For Quantum Technologies
7/7/2020
Researchers at CRANN and Trinity’s School of Physics have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum dots that are the key to practical quantum computers, quantum communications, and other quantum devices.
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Russia Developing Plane-Mounted Lasers To Blast Satellites, US Confirms Deployment Of Vehicle-Mounted Anti-Drone Lasers
3/1/2018
Russian military engineers reportedly have completed an aircraft-based laser system capable of destroying enemy satellites out of space.