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In-Orbit Autonomy Gets Closer and Closer

In sci-fi movies autonomous droids’ shuttle across space to supply and service vehicles and space-stations. But before this long-term aspiration can be achieved, spacecraft need to be able to identify the objects with which they interact, as well as avoiding potentially damaging debris. Detecting the nature and trajectory of objects enables evasive action to be…

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Developing a Lean and Mean Compliance Machine

With software an ever present aspect of life and business, companies are now investing large sums of money to develop and test these systems. Yet many still rely on manual processes to verify and validate systems, or adopt highly sophisticated techniques that make sense in theory but fail to work in practice. SnT’s Prof. Domenico…

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Preparing for a 5G Future

As many other countries across the world, Luxembourg is currently in the process of evaluating the benefits of a local implementation of 5G systems and laying the technical groundwork. In 2019, to prepare for this transition to the new telecommunication standard, the Government launched a tender to call for research projects aiming at both investigating…

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Chercheurs à l’Ecole: Researchers Meet the Next Generation!

Being a researcher is an exciting field but often misunderstood by the public. That is why the Fonds National de Recherche of Luxembourg (FNR) launched the “Chercheurs à l’école” programme in 2011. The purpose is to present the job of a researcher, and inspire the next young generation of researchers!

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Full Power to the Deflector! – Taking EM Shields from Scifi to Reality

For seven minutes during the most critical maneuver in any Mars lander’s mission, communications go dark. As millions of Euros in taxpayer investment hurdle out of the darkness towards the dusty red surface, the team back on Earth can do nothing more than hold its breath.

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SnT’s Wallace Martins Wins Best Paper Award at 2020 SBrT

Congratulations to SnT research associate Wallace Alves Martins for winning the best paper award at the 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (SBrT).

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LunaLab’s Act In Space Challenge Winner is 41Space!

The Luxembourg edition of the Act In Space Hackathon wrapped up on Friday with the announcement of the LunaLab’s challenge winner. Congratulations to 41Space!

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Testing, Testing: SnT Investigates New Approach to Safety in Space

On 4 June 1998 in French Guiana, the world held its breath as the brand-new Ariane 5 rocket exploded like a firebomb across the hazy summer sky. Just 37 seconds into its maiden flight, the new rocket had veered off course, triggering its dramatic self-destruction. It was a stunning failure and a massive setback for…

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