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How to Specify and Select RF Filters
Selecting a filter for an A&D application requires an understanding of available RF filter responses, physical formats, and technologies, with a good idea of necessary functional goals, such as separating channels or rejecting interference.
Articles Communications
Meeting the Challenges for Space to Earth Optical Communication
Satellite radio communication is widely used in industry and government for high-bandwidth data transfers.
INSIDER Defense
New Combat Pod System Wakes Up with Software Updates
The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This combat pod, an updated version of the Georgia...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Army Cross-Functional Team Tackles Modernization of Air and Missile Defense
The U.S. Army Futures Command Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT) based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is coordinating and accelerating Army efforts...
White Papers RF & Microwave Electronics
Receiver Testing: Noise, Interferers and Channel Simulation
At home, at work, or on the go, our daily activities depend on many types of receivers. Developers and manufacturers test receiving devices to ensure their performance and behavior...
Special Reports RF & Microwave Electronics
Special Report: Optics & Photonics Innovations - July 2022
The most powerful telescope ever launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time to the birth of the universe's first stars. Learn about its highly advanced optics...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Test Strategies to Track Hypersonic Threats
Hypersonic weapons, unlike ballistic missiles, take unpredictable paths and can evade missile defense systems. To counter hypersonic technologies, radar engineers must build systems that have no...
Special Reports Sensors/Data Acquisition
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2022
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 avionics systems,...
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Time of Flight vs. FMCW LiDAR Systems
An expert compares Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems with Time of Flight tech.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products: March 2022 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
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.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Low-Cost Radio System Could Help Trace Disease Spread
In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has designed and...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Development of a 94 GHz Radar System for Dedicated Bird Detection at Airports and Airfields
BIRDAR™ detected small birds at distances of 1.2 to 1.3 km and large birds.
Application Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Jamming Unit
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal jamming unit supports bomb disposal squads.
Products Connectivity
New on the Market: January 2022
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
Briefs Test & Measurement
High-Sensitivity Microwave Radiation Sensor
Better detection of microwave radiation will enable improved thermal imaging, electronic warfare, radio communications, and radar.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Products of Tomorrow: January 2022
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
DoD Increases Order for Hardened Military GPS Modules
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has executed a $316 million contract option for BAE Systems’ advanced M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) modules, raising the contract funding...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Designing, Developing and Deploying CubeSats
Learn all about the miniature satellites orbiting the Earth.
Articles Electronics & Computers
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 Power
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 RF & Microwave Electronics
Cylindrical Array Radar: Comparison to Multi-Faced Systems for Horizon Surveillance and Application to Ubiquitous Radar
Small platforms play a pivotal role in the modern Navy.
Briefs Electronics & Computers
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.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Multispectral Imaging, Detection, and Active Reflectance (MiDAR)
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Smart” Shirt Monitors the Heart
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
Briefs Imaging
Robot Locates and Retrieves Buried Items
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items buried under piles and completely out of view.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Unique Amplifier Could Change Optical Communication
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
Special Reports Materials
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...
Special Reports RF & Microwave Electronics
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...
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Modeling Inverse Kinematics: Improving Actuation Control in Industrial Robots
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Full-Field Optical Strain Measurement Systems for Materials and...
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Advances in Unmanned Aircraft: AI and Autonomy – Threats,...
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When Milliseconds Count: The Impact of Adaptive Lidar on...
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Sensors Rated for Cryogenic Measurements
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Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality,...