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Notre Dame researchers develop new, ultra-power-efficient 5G antenna

Globally, two billion people use fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. These users have gained more rapid upload and download speeds, lower latency, and greater reliability on their mobile devices. But the rollout of 5G technology has also come with a steep energy cost. 5G networks require more …

Antenna expert Jonathan Chisum named ONR Senior Research Fellow

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has selected Jonathan Chisum, associate professor of electrical engineering and affiliate of the Wireless Institute, to be a Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Radar Division in Washington, D.C. During his 10-week fellowship, Chisum …

A NASA Super Pressure Balloon with the COSI payload is ready for launch from McMurdo, Antarctica.

IrishSat’s high altitude balloon goes to Antarctica

Antarctica provides NASA with the advantages of being in space—at a fraction of the cost. Each year, from December to January, the agency’s Balloon Program Office (BPO) launches scientific balloons into Antarctica’s stratosphere, taking advantage of this icy continent’s remote location and …

Notre Dame researchers advance encryption and high-performance microelectronics technologies

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have received new funding through the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronic Commons (SCMC) Hub as a part of the CHIPS and Science Act. In the fall of 2024, the White House announced the initial round of technical projects through the Microelectronic Commons …

Thomas Pratt named Collegiate Professor

Thomas Pratt, research professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and affiliate member of the Wireless Institute and the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory, has been appointed Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Research Professor of Electrical Engineering, effective January …