Information Technology

Here you can find a summary of innovations in the fields of information and data processing and up-to-date developments on IT equipment and hardware.

This area covers topics such as IT services, IT architectures, IT management and telecommunications.

An easier way to teach robots new skills

Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations. With e-commerce orders pouring in, a warehouse robot…

New hardware integrates mechanical devices into quantum tech

Stanford University researchers have developed a key experimental device for future quantum physics-based technologies that borrows a page from current, everyday mechanical devices. Reliable, compact, durable, and efficient, acoustic devices…

Fast and reliable authentication of banknotes

Successful research cooperation between Koenig & Bauer and the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences. In 2021, the number of counterfeit euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation was at a historically low…

First integrated laser on lithium niobate chip

Research paves the way for high-powered telecommunication systems. For all the recent advances in integrated lithium niobate photonic circuits — from frequency combs to frequency converters and modulators — one…

Microcavities as a sensor platform

Sensors are a pillar of the Internet of Things, providing the data to control all sorts of objects. Here, precision is essential, and this is where quantum technologies could make…

Touchy subject: 3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin

Bristol scientists put finger on key to improving robot dexterity and performance of prosthetic hands. Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece…

Page
1 109 110 111 112 113 715