Keyword: Antennas

Briefs: Manned Systems
Lightweight, Self-Deployable Helical Antenna
NASA's newly developed antenna is lightweight (at or below 2 grams), low volume (at or below 1.2 cm3), and low stowage thickness (approx. 0.7 mm), all while delivering high performance (at or above 10 dBi gain).
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Briefs: Connectivity
New Wireless System for Greater 5G Access
A new paper on wireless connectivity from researchers at the lab of Dinesh Bharadia, an affiliate of the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI), introduces a new technique for increasing access to the 5G-and-beyond millimeter wave (mmWave) network.
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Briefs: IoMT
RFID Slot Antenna Offers Big Performance, Small Form Factor
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a quarter-wavelength RFID slot antenna that provides polarization diversity and employs dual resonances, but in a form factor that is much smaller than other RFID antennas that provide similar functionality.
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Briefs: IoMT
Robot Overcomes Uncertainty to Retrieve Buried Objects
A new robotic system fuses visual information and radio-frequency signals to efficiently find hidden items buried under a pile of objects.
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Articles: Design
Products of Tomorrow
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Autonomous Assemblers Assemble

In-space and planetary surface assembly for human exploration is a challenging domain that encompasses various technological thrusts to support human missions. NASA is developing autonomous assembly agents to...

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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Three-Dimensional Electronic Flying Microchip

Engineers have added a new capability to electronic microchips: flight. About the size of a grain of sand, the new flying microchip (microflier) does not have a motor or engine. Instead, it...

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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Terahertz Energy Focused by Credit Card-Sized Device to Generate High-Resolution Images

Researchers have created a device that enables them to electronically steer and focus a beam of terahertz electromagnetic energy with extreme precision....

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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Agile RFID Antenna System
Applications include manufacturing/assembly line tracking, industrial transportation and logistics, and healthcare.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Thin-Film, High-Frequency Antenna Array for Wireless Communications
The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.
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Technology Leaders: RF & Microwave Electronics
Optimizing Wireless Test Systems and Antennas for High-Speed Communication
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
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Briefs: AR/AI
Robot Locates and Retrieves Buried Items
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items buried under piles and completely out of view.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
Products of Tomorrow
Nanotube fibers that turn heat to power; a NASA antenna system; and an antimicrobial coating.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Multiplexed Optical Antennas
These antennas dramatically increase the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a coherent light source.
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Briefs: Communications
Conformal, Lightweight, Aerogel-Based Antenna
The flexible antenna was designed for active aeronautical satellite communications.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Nanosized Foldable Robots
The machines fold themselves within 100 milliseconds and can flatten and refold thousands of times.
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Articles: Aerospace
Evaluating Low-and Ultra-Low-Outgassing Silicones for Space Applications
Highly purified, low-outgassing silicones prevent material degradation in satellites and space vehicles.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
New Materials Boost Efficiency and Stability of Optical Rectennas
The improved rectennas could operate low-power devices such as temperature sensors.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Novel Antenna Concept for CubeSat Platforms
While this technology was designed for CubeSats, it may be utilized in any technology that utilizes a structural frame, such as drones.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Toroidal Radiation Pattern Patch Antenna
The antenna is designed for use in extreme conditions such as outer space.
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Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Vortex Radiometer for Wireless Communications
Any high-performance communication systems operating in RF or optical frequencies may benefit from this system.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Quantum Sensor Enables Wide Spectral Coverage
The sensor could provide a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency from 1 to 100 GHz.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Electronically Controlled 2D Reflector Improves Microwave Communications
Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless, and cellphone communications.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Wraparound Self-Structuring Leaky-Wave Antenna (WSS-LWA)
This system has applications in the smart grid and military.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Virtually Optimizing Metasurface Topology with a Genetic Algorithm
See how software supported the design of an advanced antenna.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sandia’s Nanoantennas Help Detectors See More Heat, Less Noise
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
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Briefs: Communications
Multi- and Wide-Band Single-Feed Patch Antenna

A novel patch antenna technology was developed that provides significant benefits to NASA satellite communication applications, offering a unique wide-band/multi-band operating capability. For other non-space applications, the antenna design also offers broadband capability with high gain for...

Briefs: Test & Measurement
Antenna Near-Field Probe Station Scanner

Antenna characterization techniques are often expensive and time-consuming. NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a highly versatile and automated system to perform characterization of single or multiple small circuit antennas, printed on-wafer or on other substrates, by measuring the antenna’s...

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