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.
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For many decades, the software development in the area of mainstream computing enjoyed a free lunch profiting from the exponential growth of transistor densities and...
The most powerful telescope ever launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time to the birth of the universe's first stars. Learn about its highly advanced optics...
Whether it’s electric vehicles, autonomous driving applications, or connectivity to the cloud, more data in the vehicle means...
Achieving the next level in vehicle autonomy demands robust algorithms trained to interpret radar reflections from automotive radar sensors. Overcome the gaps between software simulation...
We are currently moving into the next automation age. It is a world where your personal devices will help you track your health in real time, while conveniently connecting with your...
Scientists discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2D) crystals over pores in a slab of gold. When heated, the metal reflows to form a porous structure...
Classical laser communication gimbals are coupled to 105um multimodal receiving fibers for the high-power transmission of data, fine pointing, and tracking. These fibers cannot be used in...
Light-emitting diode (LED)-based communications techniques allow computing devices, including cellphones, to communicate with one another using infrared light. However, LED...
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that...
A new research focusing on topological control capabilities in an integrated acoustic-electronic system at technologically relevant frequencies could pave the way for additional research...
Security in encrypted communication is a top priority because of our highly connected and mobile society’s increasing reliance on the internet. Engineers at Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT, have developed...
NASA’ Deep Space Network (DSN), a sort of GPS system for space, relies on atomic clocks for extreme accuracy. Any modern navigation system must accurately time radio signals to triangulate a...
Light pipes yield an effective, easy to use, and attractive end product.
For the automotive industry to accelerate its digital transformation journey to the next level, automakers need to ensure their AV strategies are defined by the software. Automakers also need to make...
InnovationLab (Heidelberg, Germany) has launched BaMoS, its battery monitoring solution for automotive applications. BaMoS uses ultra-thin printed...
High-speed digital imaging expands the benefits of traditional machine vision (MV), transforming it from a process control tool into a diagnostic tool. Traditional MV systems use...
Hypersonic weapons, unlike ballistic missiles, take unpredictable paths and can evade missile defense systems. To counter hypersonic technologies, radar engineers must build systems that have no...
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an...
Researchers have created a device that enables them to electronically steer and focus a beam of terahertz electromagnetic energy with extreme precision....
A continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter could enhance security of the nation's border, but there is one small problem: The battery limitation of small drones (they last about 30 minutes)...
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in avionics systems,...
When Milliseconds Count: The Impact of Adaptive Lidar on...
Sensors Rated for Cryogenic Measurements
Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality,...
The Benefit of End-to-End EV Charging-Component Product...
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual ECU Abstraction Levels
Stop vs Delay: Designing a Thermal Runaway Prevention Strategy
Robotic Accuracy Improves Aerospace Manufacturing
The Battery Powering a Truly Green Revolution in Personal Electronics
Kalman Orbit Optimized Loop Tracking
Extended-Range Passive RFID and Sensor Tags
Solar Power for Carbon Capture
