简介:Lyingbetweenradiofrequencyandinfraredradiation,terahertz(THz)waveencounterslotsofdifficultiestoproduce,detect,transmit,andmodulate.GreateffortshavebeenmadetoconstructTHzdevices,includingsources,detectors,switches,modulators,lenses,andfilters.However,onlymoderateprogresseshavebeenmadeinTHzgenerationanddetection.Furthermore,thedevicesandtechniquestocontrolandmanipulateTHzwavesarestillinitsinfancy.Therefore,itisstillachallengetodateto
简介:WiththegrowingofdigitizeddatatransformingonInternet,theissuesofinformationsecurity,dataprivacy,andforensicanalysishavebecomemoreandmoreattracted.Researchershaveprovidedsolutionsforproblemsinthefield.Theobjectiveofthisspecialissueistopresentresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesinthevariousaspects.Afteraverycarefulreview,theeditorialcommitteeaccepted8highquality
简介:ThisSpecialSectiononLanguageandCognitionofJournalofElectronicScienceandTechnology(JEST)presentsacollectiveofstate-of-theartinterdisciplinaryresearchonlanguageandcognition.Itfeaturesempiricalandtheoreticalstudiesoncognitiveapproachestolanguage,usingavarietyofmethodologicalapproaches,frombehavioralmeasurestoneuroimaging.Thetopicsdiscussedarevaried,rangingfromlanguagecomprehensionandacquisitiontothelanguage-emotioninteractions,reflectingmarkedbroadeningoftheresearchagendainthisfield.Weinviteyetmoreintegratedresearchtomovethefieldforward.
简介:Terahertz(THz)radiationhasmanypotentialapplicationsincommunication,homelandsecurity,safetyinspection,sensing,andimaging.SpectroscopymaybethemostfundamentalapplicationoftheTHzradiation.ThewidespectrumoftheTHzpulsemakesitmucheasiertoobtainthespectraofmaterialswithmanyabsorptionpeaks,whichrelatedwiththesamplesdirectly.Thisfeature
简介:Energyefficiency,motivatedfurtherbyenvironmentalandeconomicconcerns,hasbeenaprogressivelyimportanttopicofextensiveresearchinterestsinrecentyears,whichfindsitsresearchinallsectorsrangingfromfundamentalsciencestogovernmentpolicy-makingandmanagement.Withitsmyriadresearches,emergingtechniquesandapplicationshavesprungupinvariousfields,suchasenergy-savingmaterialsanddevices,low-powercircuitsandsystems,energy-awareandenergy-efficientcomputing,energy-efficientcommunicationsandnetworking,andefficientpowerengineering.BeinginvitedbyJournalofElectronicScienceandTechnology,weproposedthisspecialsectiononEnergy-EfficientTechnologies(EET).IamhonoredtoserveastheGuestEditor.Fromthisissue,theJESTspecialsectiononEETbecomesaroutinesectionofthejournal,andthefocusofeachissuewillbeplacedonadedicatedsub-topic.ThisissueconcernsEnergy-EfficientDesignofIntegratedCircuitsandSystems.Weareexpectingthatthe
简介:Asglobalenergydemandscontinueincreasing,theconstantimprovementofenergyefficiencyhasbeenaconsensusintheworldwideandreceivedmoreandmoreattentionfromnotonlythetechnicalbutalsothesociological,economic,andpoliticalsectors.Energyefficienttechnologieshavebeennotonlytransformingthewaythatenergyisproduced,delivered,andconsumed,butalsochangingeveryaspectofourlifeandeventhefuture.1Toencourageresearcherstobecomeevenmore
简介:Terahertz(THz)radiationhasbeenextensivelyinvestigatedinrecentyearsduetoitspotentialapplicationsincommunication,homelandsecurity,safetyinspection,sensing,andimaging.ForacommonTHzsystem,threepartsarequiteimportant:THzsources,THzdetectors,andTHzfunctionaldevices.Functionaldevicescaneffectivelyimprovethesignaltonoiseratioofasystem,increasethe
简介:Duringthepastfewyears,theterahertz(THz)frequencyregimehashadrenewedscientificandtechnologicalinterestbecauseofrecentbreakthroughsintheareasofhighpowersources,sensitivedetectors,novelmaterials,andhighresolutionvideoimaging.Becauseitliesbetweentheradiofrequenciesandinfraredwavelengths,theterahertzelectromagneticregionwasthoughttobepromisingforpracticalapplications(300micrometerswavelengthcorrespondsto1THzfrequency),butitsufferedfromveryhighattenuationthroughtheatmosphere(above1dB/meter),andwasfoundtobedifficulttogenerate,modulate,anddetect.Ontheotherhand,manynon-polardielectricmaterialsaretransparenttoTHzwaves,allowingthedetectionofinclusions,internalinhomogeneities,ormaterialsbehinddielectricobstaclesfor
简介:Theterahertz(THz)regionoftheelectromagneticspectrum,spanningtherangebetween0.1THzand10THz,hasexperiencedarenaissanceduetotechnologicaldevelopmentsinsourcesanddetectors.Theterahertztimedomainspectroscopy(THz-TDS)systemisbyfaroneofthemostimportantmethodstogenerateanddetecttheTHzwave.Inphysics,THz-TDSisaspectroscopictechniqueinwhichthepropertiesofamaterialareprobedwithshort
简介:Digitaltransformationgenerallyreferstotheprocessofchangeinbusinessandsociety,basedontheomnipresenceofsensors,networks,information,andcommunicationtechnology.Evershorterdevelopmentandinnovationcyclesareacharacteristicfeatureofthisprocess,whichiscurrentlyinfluencingallindustriesandallareasoflife,beitindustrialproduction,trade,transport,healthcare,oreducation.Theubiquityofdigitaltechnologyleadstoprofoundpolitical,economic,andsocialchanges,butalsotomultifacetedinnovations.
简介:Thedisruptionofdigitaltechnologieshasbeenarealityinmanydifferentindustrialsectorsformanyyears.Thedigitaltransformationisnowhavinganincreasingimpactontheenergysectoraswellastheso-called“smartenvironments”,e.g.bottom-to-bottomenergyprovisionmodels(crowdenergy)arenolongerjusttheorybutreality.Thedigitalagendaisdrivenbythecombineduseofaffordablesensorsandinformationandcommunicationstechnology(SICT).