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5 Ws: Energy
About the size of a grain of sand, the flying microchip (or microflier) does not have a motor or engine.
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Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Learn about the interconnects that are supporting today's miniature satellites.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will usher in a new era of laser communications.
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Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
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Adas/Connected Car - December 2021
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Briefs: Energy
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
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Briefs: Communications
This technology improves the detection of low-power far-infrared (FIR) signals.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
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Articles: Data Acquisition
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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UpFront: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA's satellite data reveals the pandemic's effect on our atmosphere, and a team of shoebox-sized rover scouts is prepped for the lunar surface.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
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Briefs: Materials
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: Communications
Applications include manufacturing/assembly line tracking, industrial transportation and logistics, and healthcare.
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Briefs: 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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Products: Electronics & Computers
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The comb detects even the smallest amounts of greenhouse gases in the air or look for disease in human breath.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
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Articles: Packaging & Sterilization
Nanotube fibers that turn heat to power; a NASA antenna system; and an antimicrobial coating.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
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Products: Energy
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The third flight of SLS and Orion will carry the first woman and first person of color to the Moon.
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Briefs: Imaging
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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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
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Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
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Rugged Computing & Electronics - November 2021
From the battlefield to the oceans to the extremes of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. To help you keep pace with the latest developments, we...

Articles: Electronics & Computers
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic...
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Special Reports: Semiconductors & ICs
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RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021
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 satellite and...

Special Reports: Materials
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Space Technology - October 2021
A new era of space exploration is set to begin with Artemis 1, the first in a series of increasingly complex NASA missions that will take humans back to the moon and then on to Mars. Read all about it in this...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Monitoring urine sugar levels is important during early stages of diabetes, and diaper sensors represent an attractive solution.
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