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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could help in elder care with sensors throughout a home.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Even though ultrasound has been studied by scientists for many years, its capabilities in practical applications are yet to be fully harnessed.
Special Reports: Communications
RF & Microwave Electronics - April 2020
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 space and ground...Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor makes it easier to detect and manage ice accumulation on aircraft wings.
Briefs: Communications
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To clear up some of the confusion about what the industry means when it says 5G, here’s a guide to what it’s all about.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
An interview with Mike Horton, CTO of ACEINNA, Inc. (Boston, MA).
Briefs: Defense
In the middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “Tray vision.”
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Editor Bruce A. Bennett shares his observations from SPIE Photonics West, including the emergence of LiDAR.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Low-viscosity plastic; coin cell holders; oxidation-resistant coatings; and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
In some cases, radio frequency signals may be more useful for caregivers than cameras or other methods to collect health and behavioral data.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This atom-based receiver has the potential to be smaller and work better in noisy environments than conventional radio receivers.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Fiber-optic cables could help scientists study offshore earthquakes and the geologic structures hidden deep beneath the ocean surface.
Briefs: Materials
The flat structure morphs into another shape when temperature changes, enabling self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Life-saving sensors, soft hearing implants, and a new water-decontamination method
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Wraparound Self-Structuring Leaky-Wave Antenna (WSS-LWA)
This system has applications in the smart grid and military.
Briefs: Motion Control
An upgraded mini robot can leap over obstacles with ease.
Briefs: Wearables
These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This technique lowers airstream noise generated at the side edges of deployed flaps, elevons, or slats.
Briefs: Communications
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Articles: Software
See how software supported the design of an advanced antenna.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A nanoantenna-enabled detector boosts the usable signal of a thermal infrared camera by up to three times.
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...
Briefs: Materials
RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The reader uses a frequency multiplexer to boost its ability to accurately locate a greater number of RFID tags.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Low-Bandwidth Radar Technology Provides Improved Detection of Objects
Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today, they're more often used to detect motor vehicles, weather formations, and geological terrain. Until now, scientists believed that radar accuracy and resolution are related to the...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Learn about the Draper Multi-Environment Navigator.
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