Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are, so to say, a computer manufacturer’s “Lego bricks”: electronic components that can be employed in a more flexible way than other computer chips. Even large data centers that are dedicated to cloud services, such as those provided by some big technology companies, often resort to FPGAs. To date, the use…

It is still unclear what exactly happens when lightning develops. Based on high-resolution data of the LOFAR radio telescope, an international team of researchers has now discovered needle-shaped structures that might shed light on the discharge processes. Essential foundations for measuring lightning with the world’s largest antenna array were laid at KIT. The so-far unknown…

Parking a car with the help of radar sensors already is commonplace. Many other applications of radar technology are obvious, such as precise distance and environment sensors for robots and machines in the industrial automation sector or high-performance transmitters and receivers in telecommunications. Concrete application scenarios, however, are highly individual, the number of pieces is…