Traditional wireless communications have relied on long-wave electromagnetic microwave and radio frequencies, but the growing need for faster data transfer rates has presented performance challenges. Shorter wavelengths, such as the ultraviolet and infrared, provide much wider bandwidths than radio waves or microwaves, but they still require a clear line of sight to transmit information and fail to perform when nontransparent obstruction blocks the light path. A UCLA research team led by Aydogan Ozcan, the Volgenau Chair for Engineering Innovation and an electrical and computer engineering professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has developed a new process to address this problem.

The new PlayStation 5 hasnt come out yet it doesnt even have a specific release date but a few YouTubers have gotten their hands on it, including Dave Lee from the Dave2D channel. Lee posted his teardown of the console yesterday, and if youve been curious about how that detachable disc drive works, this is the best look youll get at it without buying the $499.99 PS5 yourself later this month. After Lee pries off the PS5s plastic side cover, you can see the drive sitting there with three screws staring back at you.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Zahra Ghorbani, a doctoral candidate in architectural engineering at Penn State, was selected to receive the 2023 Future Leaders Award from the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). The award recognizes an individual under the age of 35 whose innovative talent is driving the architecture, engineering, construction and operations industry into the future, according to NIBS.