Category: Digital & Photonics
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A brief history of photonics
The foundations of this new technology were laid more than 150 years ago.
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Displays of the future
From LCD televisions to the latest force-sensitive touchscreen technology, electronics and photonics are pushing the envelope ever outward.
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Harnessing optics to handle the data crunch
Photonics may hold the answer to coping with huge volume. But a big challenge remains: converting electronic data into light on silicon chips.
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Building circuits of light
Move over, electrons. Ton Backx and his team are putting photons front and center as they lay the groundwork for the coming era of photonics.
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Explaining the future
Faced with growing challenges, Europe can rely on its scientists to ensure its future competitiveness.
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Leaders in cybersecurity
Europe is often at the forefront in the fields of digital safety, antivirus protection and encryption. Here are three examples.
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The German cloud
The country is getting a lot of attention for its strict privacy laws. But is it the only option for a data-safe harbor in Europe?
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The next frontier: quantum cryptography
As familiar encryption systems reach their limits, the strange world of particle physics offers new solutions.
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Patch me if you can
To spread viruses and malware, hackers take advantage of loopholes in IT system. Vulnerability fixes exist, but users download them all too rarely.
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The data disaster
Recent months have seen a major increase in cybercrime. But that’s not the only threat to our private information.
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From games to health
Smart glass and phone apps may have been developed for gamers, but now they are among the many technologies crossing over into the healthcare field.
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From selfies to the fifth dimension
Rapidly evolving camera technology is changing our very notion of photography.
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A revolution in lighting
Modern illumination is not only much more efficient, but increasingly responsive to the rhythms of human life.
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The importance of darkness
For most organisms the absence of light is vital, too.
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Human: too much brightness?
One of the basic certainties that unites all life on this planet: night follows day follows night. But then we started to mess with it.
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Year of the light
Everywhere you turn, optical engineering is at the heart of new technologies. No wonder 2015 has been named the Year of Light.