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In the Field Newsletter January 2024


January 2024

Welcome to the latest news from the In The Field blog. In a remarkable virtual surgery for stomach cancer, the movements of surgeons in Singapore were transmitted to Japan, where a robot was able to replicate them and demonstrate that telesurgery can be performed safely. In other high-tech breakthroughs, read about two world firsts: a superconducting wide-strip photon detector and protection against quantum computer attacks for smart card systems, as well as a new record for the transmission of academic data. Enjoy!
 
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Robotic telesurgery across international boundaries

Together, scientists in Singapore and Japan have carried out a remarkable surgery for stomach cancer. The movements of surgeons in Singapore were transmitted to Japan, where a surgical robot was able to replicate them with high accuracy. The virtual event demonstrated that telesurgery can be performed safely.

New record for transmission of academic data

At the SC23 high-performance computing and communication conference in Denver, USA, participating teams were able to transmit academic data at up to 6 Terabits per second to other locations in USA, and to points in Brazil and South Africa.

ICYMI: How supercomputing may improve your sleep

Sleep research is a major discipline in most countries. However, since no uniform method for scoring sleep quality exists it has hitherto been difficult to compare clinical trial results. With the help of NREN DeiC and the supercomputer LUMI, operated by Finnish NREN CSC, Danish researchers have found a solution.
 

Breakthrough in post-quantum cyber-security

In Japan, NICT (National Institute of Information and Communication Technology) and TOPPAN Digital have jointly developed the world’s first technology for equipping smart card systems with cryptography able to withstand even quantum computer attacks.
 

The world’s first superconducting wide-strip photon detector

NICT researchers in Japan have successfully developed superconducting strips over 200 times wider than conventional nanostrips. This will significantly lower fabrication costs and remove various technical hurdles, thereby making superconducting photon detectors feasible for many new applications.

ICYMI: Blended learning on the rise in South Africa

The boost for e-learning initiated by the COVID pandemic has given birth to a new trend in South Africa. While students have returned to lecture halls, educators assisted by NREN TENET keep the digital momentum going in new blended formats.
 
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