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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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Facility Focus: Aerospace
Notable graduates of the school include Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, Google executive Eric Schmidt, Internet pioneer Bob Kahn, former Chrysler head Lee Iacocca, and six NASA astronauts.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The electrochemical sensor can detect the presence of the virus in less than five minutes.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Edge computing, focused applications, and open connectivity let designers start with little data on their digital transformation journey.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This transceiver for wireless communications at the 300-GHz band enables beyond-5G applications.
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Briefs: Communications
Assembling tiny chips into unique programmable surfaces dramatically increases the amount of data wireless systems can transmit.
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Unmanned Systems - March 2021
Drones that swarm and change shape mid-flight... autonomous combat vehicles on the battlefield...the latest in counter-UAS technology. Read about new advances in air and ground unmanned systems in this report from...

Products: Test & Measurement
Rain detectors, beacons, flow meters, and more.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The ability to identify hidden patterns, predict future issues, forecast usage and costs, and derive insights from IoT sensor data will reshape the industrial process forever.
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Articles: Communications
Is "SPE" the future of industrial automation and automotive? It certainly has the potential, says Mike Anderson.
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Briefs: Communications
The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics can be laser-printed and made in minutes.
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NASA Spinoff: RF & Microwave Electronics
Pilots and air traffic controllers no longer will rely solely on voice communications.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Light-emitting diodes — LEDs — are important in many more applications than just illumination. These light sources are useful in microelectronics too. Smartphones, for example, can...
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tech Briefs asks industry experts about cybersecurity, the cloud, wireless devices, and securing a remote workforce.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Learn about the kinds of wireless meters that can provide precise test data.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include terahertz medical imaging and communications.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers from the University of Bristol’s Quantum Engineering Technology Labs (QET Labs) and Université Côte d‘Azur have made a new miniaturized light...
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Optics & Photonics Innovations - January 2021
An ultrafast camera that takes up to one trillion pictures per second...using light alone to levitate objects and propel spacecraft...the groundbreaking optics enabling the world's most powerful...

Briefs: Communications
The antenna is designed for use in extreme conditions such as outer space.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This technique for optical data transmission from satellites uses laser arrays to provide fine pointing capability.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The device enables ultra-fast wireless communications at low cost.
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Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Any high-performance communication systems operating in RF or optical frequencies may benefit from this system.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This subsystem is used in free-space optical communications and fiber-optic communications.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots.
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Application Briefs: Propulsion
What does wave energy have to do with space exploration? Plenty, it turns out.
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Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
Learn about RIT's achievements in cybersecurity, imaging science, and personalized healthcare tech.
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Products: Test & Measurement
VOC sensors, panel-mount connectors, 3D printing cloud software, and more.
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