A new study explains why basketball shoes make a high-pitched squeaking noise when they rub against the hardwood. The ridges on the sole hold the key ...

"My former colleague at Penn State, Sven Bilén, is an expert in electromagnetics. I showed him some origami structures I'd been working on a few years ago. He was intrigued and asked if origami could ...

Silicon photonic systems rely increasingly on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) actuators to provide precise beam ...

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He was intrigued and asked if origami could be used for deployable electromagnetic waveguides. We started exploring this idea since then," said Xin Ning. "Because the most common electromagnetic ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new method for solving Maxwell's equations in curved waveguides, aiming for a solution to the associated eigenvalue problem. In this context, the point matching method ...

Abstract: We present the study of a hexagonal photo-diode design for efficient top/side coupling to Silicon waveguide optimized for $1.35 \mu \mathrm{m}$ wavelength. We calculate the coupling strength ...

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Portable Bluetooth speakers have become an easy default for listening away from your desk or living room. They’re the kind of tech you grab without thinking, whether you’re heading outside, cleaning ...