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Going the Last Mile
Pizza is a subject that puts a smile on most faces but for Matteo Del Sorbo, the delight extends far beyond the actual pie.
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Wireless Activation of Targeted Brain Circuits
A research team has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits in fruit flies in under one second. The team used magnetic signals to activate targeted neurons...
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Smartphone-Powered Microchip Enables At-Home Medical Diagnostic Testing
The innovation opens the door for faster and more affordable at-home medical testing.
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The Next Generation of Mission-Critical Communications Infrastructure is Here
The critical role of spectrum superiority in the success of battlefield campaigns is evidenced by the enormous investments being made in electronic warfare (EW)...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Optical De-Multiplexing Method for QKD Encryption
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...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Materials for Next-Generation LED-Based Data Communications
Light-emitting diode (LED)-based communications techniques allow computing devices, including cellphones, to communicate with one another using infrared light. However, LED...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Three-Dimensional Electronic Flying Microchip
Engineers have added a new capability to electronic microchips: flight. About the size of a grain of sand, the new flying microchip (microflier) does not have a motor or engine. Instead, it...
Briefs Communications
Topological Control Capabilities for 5G Communications
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...
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WAVE Inductive Charging Purpose-Built for Large EVs
The largest all-electric transit bus fleet in the U.S. serves as a vivid example of commercial vehicles ditching diesel fill-ups. “WAVE’s wireless charging solution is...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Electronic Skin Powered by Sweat Serves as Human-Machine Interface
Researchers have developed electronic skin (e-skin) that is applied directly on top of real skin. Made from soft, flexible rubber, it can be embedded with sensors that...
Briefs Communications
5G Strobe Light: NIST Imaging System Spotlights the Tiny Mechanical Hearts at the Core of Every Cellphone
Inside every cellphone lies a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an...
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Homing in on STEM Innovation
Constraints are sometimes just new ways to open doors. High school senior Victor Cai (above), an 18-year-old from Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, learned this lesson working on a short-range, narrow-bandwidth...
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Vehicle Connectivity Moves to the Next Generation
It’s been 35 years since moviegoers saw Michael Douglas standing on a beach, holding what looked like a brick to his ear, in the film Wall Street. In 1987, wireless mobile...
Articles Test & Measurement
The Many Benefits of Smart IIoT Connected Factories
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
Briefs Wearables
Computer Vision App for Monitoring Diabetes
The mobile phone app enables regular monitoring of glucose levels in people with diabetes.
Briefs Energy
Wirelessly Power Multiple Wearable Devices Using a Single Source
Researchers successfully demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearables.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Charging Room System Provides Electricity Over the Air
In-wall capacitors power lights, phones, and laptops without wires.
R&D Wearables
Wireless Device Monitors Bone Health
An ultra-thin wireless device grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians monitor bone health and healing over long periods.
Articles Communications
Products of Tomorrow
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
Articles Test & Measurement
Vote for Tech Briefs Product of the Year 2021
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Briefs Energy
Method Recharges an Electric Car as it Drives
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
Briefs Internet of Things
Thin-Film, High-Frequency Antenna Array for Wireless Communications
The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.
Technology Leaders Software
Optimizing Wireless Test Systems and Antennas for High-Speed Communication
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
Articles Electronics & Computers
What Will 5G Do for the IoT/IIoT?
To find out about the impact of 5G mobile broadband service on the IoT/IIoT, I interviewed Jai Suri, Vice President, IoT and Blockchain Applications Development, Oracle, and Mike Anderson, Embedded Systems...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Energy Harvesting Can Enable 1 Trillion Battery-Free Sensors in the IoT
A tiny investment in system capital expenditures can lead to huge rewards in reduced capital and operating expenses.
Articles Test & Measurement
Facing 5G New Radio (NR) Test Challenges
The use of CA, MIMO, and beamforming technologies will lead to more antennas and radio ports that need to be tested.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Wireless, Wearable Transmitter
The wearable antenna bends, stretches, and compresses without compromising function.
Briefs Data Acquisition
Technology Enables Digital Communication Through Touch
The technology would enable transmission of information just by touching a surface.
Technology Leaders Photonics/Optics
Optimizing 5G Fiber Optic Filament Production
Ball screws are helping manufacturers meet the growing demand for fiber optic cables generated by 5G communications.
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