Terahertz waves have major potential in high-speed communication, imaging, security screening and sensing, but are still underused due to complex and bulky systems. UCLA researchers integrated laboratory-sized terahertz systems onto one semiconductor chip, opening the door to compact, scalable devices. The breakthrough focused on quantum well semiconductor structures — ultrathin layers engineered to control light — that can generate, detect, modulate and amplify terahertz signals on a single chip.

A University of Houston professor of civil and environmental engineering is using artificial intelligence to make roads safer by connecting information that is usually analyzed separately.

Like a propeller, new drone spins too fast for the human eye to see clearly. It’s about 10 times less visually perceptible than a conventional quadcopter. AI designed and optimized the drone, determining ideal placement of each component to make it harder to see.

The widespread implementation of driverless truck technology in the U.S. could reduce transportation costs by 35%, resulting in significant increases in total interstate trade value, according to new research co-written by a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economists. Self-driving truck technology “has a very high potential to change the economic geography of the U.S.,” said Taejun Mo, an Illinois graduate student and lead author of the paper. 

Three grid researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recently elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Shamim Hasan, Mohammad Khalid and Deepika Patel focus on energy infrastructure in their research within the lab’s Energy Science and Technology Directorate.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping nurses better predict health problems before they become emergencies, according to a new review of existing research published in JMIR Nursing.