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BASIC computer language is 53 years old today. Retweet if BASIC was your first computer language?
#ThisDayinSTEM
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Only 1 week left to submit your game-changing and impactful idea that has the potential to change the way we live, work and communicate with each other.
Apply for the Bell Labs Prize by April 25th for a chance to win up to $100K and the opportunity to work with our researchers.
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Bell Labs researchers have won 8 Nobel Prizes, 2 Turing Awards, 3 Japan Prizes as well as an Oscar, 2 Grammys and an Emmy award for technical innovation.
Have you invented something that will change the world? Apply for the Bell Labs Prize to find out.
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Kaushik Sengupta of
@Princeton
won the 2017 Bell Labs Prize for his radical transceiver chip
#technology
that could power a truly universal software-defined reconfigurable radio.
Have you invented something that will change the world?
Apply by April 26.
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David Lopez-Perez is a senior research scientist at Bell Labs. Together with his team, he has invented a way to maximize unlicensed spectrum use with massive MIMO unlicensed (mMIMO-U), while fairly coexisting with other technologies.
What have you invented? Apply and find out.
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Arthur Ashkin, a former Bell Labs researcher, is not resting on his laurels after receiving the 2018
@NobelPrize
in
#Physics
and 47 patents. At 96, he is laser-focused on developing a new
#solar
technology that will give everyone clean, cheap
#energy
.
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Brandon Lucia
@blucia0a
of
@CarnegieMellon
won the 2015 Bell Labs Prize for a new class of intelligent computer systems to operate reliably using intermittent power.
Have you invented something that will change the world?
Apply by April 26 to find out!
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Happy Birthday, Alexander Graham Bell! Here is one of his memorable quotes, "The inventor looks upon the world and is not contented with things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world; he is haunted by an idea."
#OTD
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
Happy Birthday to inventor Alexander Graham Bell who was born 170 years ago today in Scotland. We are all inspired by what he accomplished.
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June 30, 1948, Bell Labs held a press conference in New York City to announce to the world that we had invented the transistor.
If there was ever a “drop the mic” opportunity, this was it.
#OTD
#computers
#technology
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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As we celebrate
#Apollo50
today, here is a look back at the
#Apollo11
Mission to the
#Moon
contributions from Bell Labs, from our newspaper, including the
#transistor
#solarpanels
#communications
#data
#video
#computers
.
@nasa
#science
#research
#OTD
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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#ICYMI
#Unix
was invented by Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson & other Bell Labs researchers at our Murray Hill, NJ office in 1969. Unix was born from the failure of Multics and in one derivative or another, powers nearly all smartphones.
#Unix50
@arstechnica
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We celebrate the life of world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking who gave us vast insights about our vast universe including the Big Bang and black holes. We love that he got chance to fly like an astronaut in 2007.
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There are only a few
#inventions
that will define the next phase of human experience.
Do you have an invention?
Apply for the 2019 Bell Labs Prize!
#5G
#AI
#engineering
#ideas
#innovation
#IoT
#PhD
#phdchat
#physics
#postdoc
#research
#science
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73 years ago today, the point-contact transistor was first demonstrated by John Bardeen, Walter H Brattain & William Shockley.
Their small semiconductor device would take the 1956
#NobelPrize
in Physics & would go on to change the world.
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June 30, 1948, Bell Labs held a press conference in New York City to announce to the world that we had invented the
#transistor
.
🖐️🎤😉
📡🛰️ 🖥️💾📟💻🖨️💿📀📱
#dropthemic
#technology
#computers
#digital
#OTD
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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Only 3 days left to submit your innovative research idea that has the potential to change the way we live, work and communicate with each other.
Apply for the Bell Labs Prize by April 25th for a chance to win up to $100K and the opportunity to work with our researchers.
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Our own
@MarcusWeldon
celebrates 49th anniversary of
#Apollo11
lunar landing today as
@Nokia
Bell Labs is working on designing, developing and managing the 1st ever
#LTE
network on the
#Moon
in 2019 as part of the
#MissionToTheMoon
project.
#ThisDayinSTEM
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former Bell Labs scientist, Arthur Ashkin, at the age of 98.
Arthur was a brilliant scientist, winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 for his optical tweezers.
You will be greatly missed, Art.
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Congratulations to Arthur Ashkin, one of the 2018
@NobelPrize
in
#Physics
recipients for his work at Bell Laboratories, “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems.”
This is our 9th
#NobelPrize
!
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the
#NobelPrize
in Physics 2018 “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland.
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#Unix
was invented by Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson & other Bell Labs researchers at our Murray Hill office in 1969. Unix was born from the failure of the Multics program and in one derivative or another, powers nearly all smartphones.
#Unix50
@arstechnica
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.
@realDonaldTrump
said it well:
@nokia
@BellLabs
is building a secure
#5G
for the U.S. in New Jersey. Nearly 100 years of
#innovation
and still going strong. 💪
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Thank you
@GovMurphy
for honoring our esteemed and accomplished colleague Timothy Lloyd Pernell, Sr.
We remember Timothy Lloyd Pernell, Sr., who worked his way up from the groundskeeping crew at Bell Labs to becoming a member of the technical staff. He authored or co-authored journal and conference publications, and his work supported more than 15 patents. May God bless him.
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Brandon Lucia of Carnegie Mellon won the Bell Labs Prize in 2015 for developing a new class of intelligent computer systems to operate reliably using intermittent power.
Have you invented something that will change the world? Apply for the Bell Labs Prize today and find out.
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.
@Nokia
Open Innovation Challenge winners!
1.
@SPARKmicro
, ultra-low power & latency wireless tech ($100K)
2. (tie)
@AOMS_Tech
, fiber optic sensing tech & monitoring platform ($37.5K)
2. (tie)
@RazorSecure
, machine-learning cybersecurity software ($37.5K)
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October 29, 1969, 50 years ago today, the 1st-ever computer-to-computer link was established on ARPANET from
@UCLA
to
@SRI_Intl
.
#ARPANET
evolved into the Internet as we know it today.
#Internet50
#Unix50
#OTD
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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Arthur Ashkin, a former Bell Laboratories researcher, was awarded the 2018
@NobelPrize
in
#Physics
today “for the
#optical
tweezers and their application to biological systems." Even at 96, he is still doing research. Read about Arthur's amazing career:
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March 31, 1999, the Matrix movie is 20 years old today! Watch as Morpheus calls Neo on his Nokia 8110 aka "banana phone."
#OTD
#STEAM
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
The new Nokia 8110 4G was re-released in 2018 by
@Nokiamobile
.
#Nokiamobile
The Matrix Escaping from Work Scene HD
The escaping from work scene from The Matrix.
www.youtube.com
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164 MHz apart people!
I finally know how far I should stand from other people!
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August 12, 1981,
@IBM
introduced the 5150 PC personal computer, changing the computer landscape.
#ThisDayinSTEM
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👨🔬🌛
#BellLabs
Researcher Sandro Lanfranco will ensure that our network hardware is adapted for the harsh environment of the lunar surface on
@Int_Machines
' IM-2 mission within
@NASA
's Tipping Point initiative...
Learn more ➡️
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May 1, 1964, Happy 55th Birthday, BASIC!
#OTD
John Kemeny & Thomas Kurtz created BASIC
@Dartmouth
. They wanted to make it easier for students to use computers.
Retweet if BASIC was your first
#computer
language!
Birth of BASIC video:
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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BREAKING: We’re one giant step closer to the 1st cellular network on the Moon!🚀
With our partner
@Int_Machines
, we've chosen
@LunarOutpostInc
’s MAPP rover for integration with our
#LTE
tech & finished system/solution design reviews w/
@NASA
!
More here➡️
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💧🌜 We're not just helping establish the 1st
#LTE
/
#4G
network on the Moon.
We're also aiding
@Int_Machines
&
@NASA
in their search for water... as the 1st images of lunar ice could arrive via our network!
Here's how ➡️
@LunarOutpostInc
#Research
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“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”
Happy 172nd Birthday to Alexander Graham Bell who has inspired us by his words and actions to achieve great success in all of our endeavors!
#ThisDayinSTEM
#OTD
#STEM
#telephone
#communications
#inventor
#innovation
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Nov 7, 1867,
@NobelPrize
winning
#scientist
Marie Curie was born. Today, we partner with
@upmc
.
#OTD
#ThisDayinSTEM
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BREAKING: Nokia unveils plans for Nokia Bell Labs' new state-of-the-art research and development facility in New Brunswick, NJ.
Our new home will enable us to develop future technology & write the next chapter of the great Bell Labs legacy.
Learn more:
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We’ve been innovating for nearly 100 years -- and we’re not slowing down. 🦾
Get your
#FridayRead
on and discover our timeline of inventions and discoveries from the 1910s to today:
#FlashbackFriday
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In 2020, Bell Labs celebrates its 95th anniversary. We were founded in 1925 to create world-changing products & solutions.
Have we succeeded?
If so, please ring our *bell* or show us some love! 🔔❤️
Wishing you a very Happy New Year! 🎉
#happynewyear
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Happy birthday, Alexander Graham Bell! 💡
Bell discovered that sound could be carried by light in 1880. Today, millions of texts, audio and video messages are sent around the world every second, on a single strand of fiber.
Full story of light here 👇
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Alex Thomson Racing &
@Nokia
Bell Labs have teamed up to push the boundaries of what man and machine can accomplish in extreme, mission-critical environments & to win the 24,000-mile
@VendeeGlobe
in 2020-21!
THE COUNTDOWN IS ON!
#thisisBOSS
@ATRacing99
#industrialautomation
#5G
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🌐 On his birthday, let's look at the extraordinary works of 'the father of
#InformationTheory
,' Claude Shannon.
Learn more here:
Or via the thread below! ⬇️
#ClaudeShannon
(1/7)
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Installing network equipment on 🌎 is complex enough, but what about on the Moon?🌜
Our hardware will face extreme conditions as we build the 1st LTE/4G network on the lunar surface for
@NASA
with
@Int_Machines
&
@LunarOutpostInc
!
📷: Intuitive Machines
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Dec 5, 1969, initial 4 computer nodes of ARPANET were established between
@UCLA
@ucsantabarbara
@SRI_Intl
@UUtah
; ARPANET was a packet switching network & 1st to implement TCP/IP which became the technological foundation for the Internet.
#ThisDayinSTEM
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🛸🌎 Much like its cult classic namesake, the Plan 9 OS code is taking off to parts unknown & being made public courtesy of the new
@plan9foundation
!
Developed by the team behind
#UNIX
, learn more about Plan 9 from Bell Labs, here:
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Congrats again to Yann LeCun on his 2018 Turing Prize!
@ylecun
began his career at Bell Labs in 1988 and came back to deliver an excellent Shannon Luminary Lecture — “Predictive Learning: The Next Frontier in
#AI
” in Feb 2017.
@TheOfficialACM
Watch:
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“Hello World & Happy New Year!”
Today, we celebrate the birth of Brian Kernighan, Bell Labs alumnus who created the 1st Hello World software program. Retweet if you use Hello World & share your most creative
#HelloWorld
examples!
#OTD
#ThisDayinSTEM
#2019
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.
@VodafoneGroup
chose
@Nokia
to be its partner for its
#MissiontotheMoon
project. Bell Labs will create a space-grade Ultra Compact Network that will be the lightest ever, less than 1 kilo to help deliver 4G.
#MWC18
@PTScientists
@Audi
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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Congratulations to this year’s
@Nokia
Bell Labs Prize winners!
1. Samory Kpotufe
@Princeton
&
@Columbia
($100K)
2. Aydin Babakhani
@UCLA
($50K)
3. Benjamin Zaidel
@ubarilan
& Shlomo Shamai
@TechnionLive
($25K)
Visit our blog post about the winners:
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What a great story! Thanks for sharing
@TheVinScully
- a very pleasant good afternoon to you, wherever you may be. 😀
Hi everybody. I arrived in LA in 1958, the same time transistor radios were growing in popularity. Here’s a story about Jerry Doggett and I finding new ways to use what was then state-of-the-art technology, pioneered by
@BellLabs
.
#Dodgers
#LAcoliseum
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Thank you to New Jersey
@GovMurphy
for visiting Nokia Bell Labs today! We enjoyed the opportunity to discuss
#innovation
in
#NewJersey
and show you our Future X Lab.
@MarcusWeldon
@Nokia
@APstartup
@Propelify
@NJTechCouncil
@NJTech
#5G
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We were deeply saddened to hear former Bell Labs researcher, Philip W. Anderson, passed away on Sunday.
Anderson won the
@NobelPrize
in 1977, and was most famous for his work in superconductivity, antiferromagnetism, and electron localization.
(📷Nokia Bell Labs Archives)
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Congrats to
@atracing99
, launching their new HUGO BOSS race boat as Alex strives to win the
@VendeeGlobe
in 2020-21! Nokia Bell Labs is a proud
#technology
partner – working to develop and test both existing and cutting-edge technologies in extreme, mission-critical environments.
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#ClaudeShannon
& the Bell Labs Mathematics Department founded the digital age. 🌐
On what would be his 105th birthday, let’s take a look at the extraordinary life and works of "the father of
#InformationTheory
." /1
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Congratulations to Yann LeCun on his 2018 Turing Prize!
@ylecun
began his career at Bell Labs in 1988 and was welcomed back for his Shannon Luminary Lecture “Predictive Learning: The Next Frontier in
#AI
” on February 17, 2017.
@TheOfficialACM
Watch here:
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PSE-3 announced today is 1st coherent digital signal processor chipset to implement probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS) — technique pioneered by Bell Labs that pushes fiber-optic performance close to Shannon limit.
PR:
Video:
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Singer
@beatiewolfe
is resurrecting the collaborative union of
#art
and
#music
to amazing new heights. Listen here!
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A VERY Happy 97th Birthday to Arthur Ashkin, who was one of the 2018
@NobelPrize
in
#Physics
winners for his work at Bell Laboratories, “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems.”
p.s. He is still doing research.
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The
@ambercentre
at
@tcddublin
(our Distinguished Academic Partner) and Nokia Bell Labs have announced that we have formulated a new radically efficient
#battery
design for the
#5G
world that delivers 2.5x more battery life than anything available.
PR:
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We won an Emmy! 🏆
Today,
@MarcusWeldon
accepted an award for, “Pioneering Development of the CCD Image Sensor” at the 71st Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards (
@TheEmmys
).
Learn more about our groundbreaking digital image sensing technology:
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52 years ago today,
@NASA
&
#Apollo11
quite literally went “
#ToTheMoon
!” 🚀
Now they’re working with us and
@Int_Machines
to build something truly out of this world - the first
#LTE
network on the lunar surface.
More here ➡️
#MoonLanding
#4G
#Space
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Watch a recap of last year’s Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC) which had over 1,500 global submissions!
This year, we are looking for innovative ideas from
#entrepreneurs
and
#startups
that can help shape the future of the
#IIoT
domain. Apply here:
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On his birthday, we remember Claude Shannon, the father of information theory.
We'll continue to honor his legacy in
#cryptography
,
#computing
, &
#ArtificialIntelligence
through our innovations.
Learn more:
#ThisDayInSTEM
#OnThisDay
#Science
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🙌 Without Alexander Graham Bell and his team, Bell Labs would not be the Crown Jewel it’s known as today.
On what would’ve been his 174th birthday, let’s take a look at some facts you MIGHT not know about the idea man behind the Idea Factory! (1/6)
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On this day in 1959, The MOSFET transistor was invented by Mohamed M. Atalla and Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs.
Since then, it’s become the most frequently manufactured device in history! (1/2)
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Watch a recap of the 2017
@Nokia
Open
#Innovation
Challenge which had over 1,500 global submissions!
For 2019, we are looking for ideas from companies,
#startups
+
#entrepreneurs
that can help shape the future of Industrial Automation.
Apply by June 30!
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BREAKING: The winner of the
#BellLabsPrize21
is... Asegun Henry of
@MIT
! 🏆🥇
His proposal is a low-cost energy storage technology that aims to decarbonize the
#energy
grid & potentially reduce
#emissions
by 40%. 🌎
Congratulations to the winners & finalists.
/1
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Congratulations to the winners of this year's Bell Labs Prize.
1st: Kaushik Sengupta
@Princeton
2nd (tie): Tse Nga (Tina) Ng
@UCSanDiego
& Jason Azoulay
@SouthernMiss
2nd (tie): Colm O’Dwyer
@UCC
#BellLabsPrize
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Learn about the
#beatboxing
resurgence and how it is teaching us to go beyond the limitations of the
#voice
to create new forms of expression and human communication in our upcoming documentary
#WeSpeakMusic
@Reeps1
@RAHZELTHELEGEND
#beatboxer
#music
#AI
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💧🌜 The 1st lunar
#LTE
/
#4G
network isn't the only goal for the IM-2 mission for NASA. They're also searching for water using
@NASAs
PRIME-1 &
@Int_Machines
' Micro Nova Hopper.
Could the 1st lunar ice images be sent over a Nokia network?
Learn more ➡️
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Get ready for liftoff...We’re teaming up with
@NASA
,
@Int_Machines
and heading to the Moon. 🚀 🌕
Learn more about how we’re building and deploying the first ever cellular network on the lunar surface here:
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Dec 16, 1947,
@ATT
Bell Labs' John Bardeen & Walter Brattain create world's first working
#transistor
, the point-contact transistor from strips of gold foil on a plastic triangle, pushed down into contact with a slab of germanium.
#OTD
#STEM
#ThisDayinSTEM
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Today,
@nokia
Bell Labs launches “Future Human” a new
#podcast
series exploring the human potential of
#technology
.
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At the
#MissiontotheMoon
announcement today our leader
@MarcusWeldon
said: "This mission is supporting development of new space-grade technologies for networking, processing and storage – will help advance the communications infrastructure required for conducting lunar research."
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Here's an update that’s out of this world. 🚀
We’ve completed system & solution reviews with
@NASA
of our space-hardened
#LTE
base station, LTE User Equipment, antennas & more!
See the full update ➡️
#NASA
#ToTheMoon
#4G
@LunarOutpostInc
@Int_Machines
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Our own
@MarcusWeldon
will provide the welcoming address for the Brooklyn
#5G
Summit on April 24 at 8:30am. You can watch the
@IEEEtv
live stream from April 24-25.
#B5GS
Agenda:
Live Stream:
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Our massive MIMO roots run deep. Happy to see it in action!
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🙌 Women always have been & will continue to be vital to Bell Labs.
Scientists, researchers, engineers, & whole divisions filled by women that
#ChooseToChallenge
gender roles for a better future.
Read about them here:
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2021
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Emergency protective equipment for public workers are much needed during the
#COVID19
crisis.
In Spain, a few of our researchers helped out
@CoronavirusMak3
to 3D-print face shields, which are currently being distributed. Here’s a prototype.
#together
#TeamNokia
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