Advanced Telecommunications Research

Advanced Telecommunications Research (ATR) in Kyoto has played a particularly central role in the development of nnit selection. It was there that Yoshinori Sagisaka... 

The ability to respond effectively to an event will require first responders and HAZMAT teams to coordinate thousands of details. Development of new materials for advanced telecommunications and radar could greatly improve the current response standard. Materials that can lead to faster computers, higher-density storage, and more efficient telecommunications are vital. One example of a basic area of research that could have an impact on our ability to respond to a threat is wide bandgap semiconductors, used, for instance, in phased-array radars. The development of shipboard phased-array radar systems over the past few decades has provided the military with a very high degree of situational awareness with respect to airborne targets. 

The authors are grateful to the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for support. 

The latter part of the 20th century has seen remarkable advances in science and technology. Accomplishments in biochemistry and medicine, computer technology, and telecommunications have benefited nearly everyone on Earth to one degree or another. Along with these advances that have improved our quality of life, scientific research into the study of the Earth has revealed a planetary system that is more complex and dynamic than anyone would have imagined even 50 years ago. The Earth and the environment have become one of society s greatest concerns, perhaps as the result of these discoveries combined with the quick dissemination of information that is now possible with modem telecommunications. 

During the 1930s the Philips researchers in The Netherlands made important contributions to the science and technology of ferrites, especially the pioneer, J.L. Snoek who, in the West, saw the industrial significance of ferrites as telecommunications was rapidly advancing. The development of the magnetically hard hexagonal ferrite ( Ferroxdure ) is also due to Philips [5]. 

Much of the recent advancement of VRLA technology has been achieved through a co-operative research effort under the auspices of the Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABQ. The main effort has been directed towards the development of VRLA battery systems for new-generation road transportation — electric and hybrid electric vehicles — that will reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions. The progress gained in this endeavour will ultimately also benefit the enormously important markets in telecommunications and remote-area power supplies. 

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A factor that has often shaped the way a program evolves is the relative ease with which support for research can be secured. While this does not tend to be a big problem in an area such as energy or the environment, in other areas, such as telecommunication policy, there is very little government or private foundation support. Firms in an area such as telecommunications tend to be reluctant to provide support for policy-related work (for example on spectrum policy) unless they can be assured in advance that conclusions and policy recommendations reached will support their positions. In such a case, where there are only a few sources of interested-funding it is hard to put together a balanced portfolio of support. 

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