Browse a wide range of solutions for challenges facing design engineers working with communication platforms that include applications in laser, acoustics, optical, tactile, and wireless communications. Find the latest technical briefs, articles, white papers, and webinars.
Explore a variety of technical articles that answer foundational questions about RF inductors and address topics such as solving RF isolation issues with RF inductors, comparing the benefits of wirewound...
As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next year. Test your knowledge about the mission in this quiz.
How the NVIDIA‐Magna collaboration is redefining autonomy…ultra‐realistic simulation speeds AV development…the 'autonomy underdogs' driving ADAS forward. Read about these and other new...
NASA's Glenn Research Center has developed a method of using entangled-photon pairs to produce highly secure mobile communications that require mere milliwatts of power. Read on to learn more.
Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Ohio State University are taking experimental navigation technology to the skies, pioneering a backup system to keep an airplane on course when it cannot rely on global positioning system satellites. Read on to learn more.
Cornell researchers have developed a low-power microchip they call a “microwave brain,” the first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by harnessing the physics of microwaves. Read on to learn more about it.
Researchers have successfully demonstrated the U.K.’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the U.K.’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call. Read on to learn more.
The future is wireless and the future of medical devices even more so. From wearable medical technologies — which now come with embedded Bluetooth, wireless...
Critical advantages and challenges of using laser communications in space…the future of EMI protection for military aircraft…new "micro comb" chips promise to improve GPS accuracy. Read about these...
Small satellites are revolutionizing space-based services due to their affordability, faster development cycles, and flexibility. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about smallsats.
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Fuse Integration CEO Sumner Lee is the guest to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining how military communications and networks are leveraged in contested environments.
Predictive maintenance is based on condition monitoring, anomaly detection, and classification algorithms, and integrates predictive models which can estimate the remaining machine runtime. Read on to learn more about it and how to implement it.
Animals like bats, whales, and insects have long used acoustic signals for communication and navigation. Now, an international team of scientists have taken a page from nature’s playbook to model micro-sized robots that use sound waves to coordinate into large swarms that exhibit intelligent-like behavior. Read on to learn more.
Blue Ghost, an historic lunar mission, is paving the way for future crewed endeavors and long‐term surface operations under NASA's Artemis campaign. Read about this and other recent advances in a compendium...
Between 50 and 100 kilometers (30-60 miles) above Earth’s surface lies a largely unstudied stretch of the atmosphere, called the mesosphere. It’s too high for airplanes and weather balloons,...
See the future of aerospace and defense manufacturing in this compendium of articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology magazines.
Data centers are constantly evolving, and so are their high-performance computing needs. In this paper, we present two high-speed connector types or form factors that form part of the cabling ecosystem for...
A new class of synthetic materials could herald the next revolution of wireless technologies, enabling devices to be smaller, require less signal strength and use less power.
Satellite builders now have the option of using small, collapsible dish antennas made by Tendeg LLC of Louisville, CO, which developed them with funding and cooperation from NASA, along with the patented technology developed at JPL. Read on to learn more.
How advanced packaging is transforming mission‐critical electronics…a new era of high‐speed data transmission in defense…fully rugged PCs provide a decisive edge on the battlefield. Read about...
The deliberate blocking of or interference with wireless communications, radio jamming has been around for decades. How much do you know about radio jamming? Find out with this quiz.
In this in-depth interview, Antonio Sturiale, Director of Telecom Domain in Italy at Thales Alenia Space, discusses HydRON and the company’s approach to optical communications as well as the role it will play in upcoming lunar, Martian, and deep-space exploration missions.
As optical systems become more integrated into communication, sensing, and imaging technologies, FSMs will remain a key enabler of speed, precision, and stability in next-generation photonic applications. Read on to learn more.
Shape‐shifting antennas poised to transform communications…cutting‐edge drone killer radio wave weapon…researchers use ancient Japanese method to create tunable antennas. Read about these and other...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is working to provide best practice guidelines to help manufacturers use wireless systems. Read on to learn more about it.
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, we look at the next generation of driver assistance and AV technologies, and...
