Using geometry, researchers coax light into 6G terahertz “super-antenna”

In paradigm shifting research, Ranjan Singh and an international team of researchers have created a terahertz super-antenna that beams data into open space at speeds about 100 times faster than home Wi-Fi.

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Glowing orange light waves travel along and bend around a geometric, triangular-patterned surface, illustrating researchers guiding light through a structured material to form a 6G terahertz “super-antenna.”
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Miniature Underwater Vehicle (MUR) in field test, Lake Crampton, UNDERC, Wisconsin

Lost at sea no more: New AI platform helps underwater robots get their bearings 

Shifting sunlight, bubbles, and silt constantly interfere with an autonomous underwater vehicle’s (AUVs) ability to …

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Chris Hinkle named chair of electrical engineering at Notre Dame

Chris Hinkle, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed chair of the …

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Professor Jonathan Chisum awarded FCC experimental license to advance 5G research at Notre Dame

The Wireless Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Chisum has been granted a two-year experimental …

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Brian Blagg Receives Top Honor; Engineering’s Moon and Pratt Earn Second and Third as Notre Dame and 1st Source Honor Faculty Innovation at Commercialization Awards Dinner

On Tuesday, March 24, University leaders, faculty members, and community partners gathered in downtown South Bend to …

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Notre Dame researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants

Four teams of researchers across the College of Science and the College of Engineering have been selected to receive …

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Notre Dame ranks among top 100 US universities granted utility patents for third straight year

The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a …

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This teaching and research Clean Room in Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering features powerful, industry-grade tools for design and fabrication of integrated circuits and medical devices with nanometer-sized features.

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Fighting for the Dignity of Independence

Inspired by his dad’s ALS diagnosis, electrical engineering major John Sexton is working to better equip people confined to a powerchair.

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