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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an...
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Technology Leaders: Imaging
There is already a wide body of work in which assessments of various motion capture systems have produced a wide range of different results. These studies produce useful and relevant results for...
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Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
A reader asks an expert how self-driving cars can operate without LiDAR.
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Products: Test & Measurement
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
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Briefs: Software
The new computer simulation method can equip engineers and doctors with better information.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new imaging technique measures temperature in 2D.
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Briefs: Imaging
With an imaging speed of 0.5 trillion frames per second, the camera is claimed to be the world's fastest.
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Briefs: AR/AI
A research team demonstrated a way to recover phase information.
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Briefs: Medical
An algorithm that assesses the location of a metal implant and determines the best position of the scanner to avoid distortion.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D micro-printing was used to develop this small, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The high-bandwidth, high-resolution ISAR technology can be used to study subsurface structures.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
High-resolution solid-state lidar using an array of MEMS switches will reduce its cost to match that of inexpensive, chip-based cameras and radar systems — removing a major barrier to...
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5 Ws: Materials
A newly designed wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI scans crisper, faster, and cheaper.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known...
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INSIDER: Research Lab
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and ELI-Beamlines in the Czech Republic have reached a major agreement that will build on the relationship between the two organizations and ramp...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Inside every cellphone is a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in cellphone communication. Buffeted by the...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Two-Axis Laser Scan Head Aerotech Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) has released the AGV-XPO, a high-dynamic, two-axis laser scan head that combines low-inertia, high-efficiency motors with ultra-high resolution position feedback and...
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Products: Imaging
A Smart Gadget, a simulator module, and a holographic display.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Smart contactors, an industrial edge platform, tiny engines, and more.
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Briefs: Wearables
The mobile phone app enables regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
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Briefs: Propulsion
The engine could make rockets not only more fuel-efficient, but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct.
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Briefs: Wearables
The test uses a smartphone microscope and could deliver results in about 10 minutes.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technology could benefit firefighters, miners, the military, plumbers, and households.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A smart roof coating, a wearable RFID sensor tag, and a 3D-printed OLED display.
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Briefs: Wearables
A study seeks to understand how different parts of the brain communicate with other.
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Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Learn the internal functioning of an AI processor that pulls from a variety of sensors, including radar, lidar, sonar, and cameras.
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Technology Leaders: Imaging
The method combines concepts of global and local stereo methods for accurate, pixel- wise matching at low runtime.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
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