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Autonomous Helicopters
Northrop Grumman CorporationFalls Church, VA+1 703-280-2900www.northropgrumman.com/firescout Fire Scout is a combat proven, autonomous helicopter system that provides real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance,...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Phonon Confinement Effect in TiO₂ Nanoparticles as Thermosensor Materials
TiO2 or ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have a very strong finite-size dependency in their Raman spectra or photoluminescence (PL) spectra due to the phonon confinement effect...
Briefs Medical
Validation of Automated Prediction of Blood Product Needs Algorithm Processing Continuous Non-Invasive Vital Signs Streams (ONPOINT4)
Hemorrhagic shock occurs frequently in natural and man-made disaster scenarios. To control bleeding and to...
Application Briefs Defense
Radar Sensor Systems
Kelvin HughesLondon, UK+44 19 9280 5200www.kelvinhughes.com Kelvin Hughes recently announced a number of new coastal surveillance / Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) radar sensor sales references in Australia including...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Calculation of Weapon Platform Attitude and Cant Using Available Sensor Feedback
When firing artillery, there is typically a maximum angle that the platform cannot exceed relative to the Earth plane. This is due to the large recoil forces...
Briefs Defense
Designing for Compressive Sensing: Compressive Art, Camouflage, Fonts, and Quick Response Codes
Compressive sensing (CS) is a relatively new field that has caused a lot of excitement in the signal processing community. It has superseded...
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New Products
RF Cable PIC Wire & Cable® (Sussex, WI), a Division of The Angelus Corporation, recently announced the launch of its new RFMATES ® ULTRALITE UH25107 cable. UH25107 is a 50 ohm RF aerospace cable that is highly shielded,...
Articles Defense
Laser Detecting Systems
Whether engaged in an asymmetric fight with an insurgent or a conventional battle with a “near-peer” adversary, today's battlefield presents combatants with significant challenges. Rapidly advancing technology and...
Application Briefs Imaging
Rugged Server and Display System
General Micro SystemsRancho Cucamonga, CA(800) 307-4863www.gms4sbc.com General Micro Systems Inc. (GMS) recently announced that the U.S. Army will exclusively deploy powerful rugged server and display systems...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Plain Bearings for Aerospace Applications
Plain bearings are used across a wide range of aerospace applications to help achieve better fuel efficiency, extend maintenance intervals, and lower carbon emissions. These applications include...
Briefs Aerospace
pH-Dependent Spin State Population and ¹⁹F NMR Chemical Shift Via Remote Ligand Protonation in An Iron(II) Complex
The development of transition metal-based molecules and materials that can be switched between low-spin and high-spin...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) Technologies for Big Data and Intelligent Electronics Enabled By Magneto-Electric Ternary CAM
Content addressable memory (CAM) is one of the most promising hardware solutions for high-speed data searching and...
INSIDER Communications
‘Quantum Radio’ May Aid Communications Indoors, Underground, Underwater
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Using Ground Sensors to Defend Aircraft Against Laser Strikes
A growing safety concern for pilots and aircraft passengers is laser strikes, or the aiming of high-power laser pointers at aircraft. To address the present lack of effective laser...
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
WIAMan
The newest crash test dummy in development is actually a blast test dummy. WIAMan (Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin) is a ground-breaking anthropomorphic test device (ATD) being developed by the U.S. Army. It’s the first test dummy...
Articles Test & Measurement
New Products & Services
Metric-Sized Metal Shapes Parker Steel Company (Maumee, OH) offers metric-sized metals suitable for applications where presized metric parts are needed. Parker Steel’s cold-finished carbon steel, alloyed and...
INSIDER Aerospace
Sensors Detect Aircraft Damage as it Occurs
The Army developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft. The sensing method can be used to reliably...
INSIDER Medical
Painless Microneedles Extract Fluid for Wearable Sensors for Soldiers
Sandia National Laboratories and University of New Mexico researchers have developed unique microneedle-based sensor technology that they hope can someday be used to help...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
University Researchers Give Self-Driving Vehicles a Boost
While the future of vehicles may be driverless, West Virginia University is steering the technology in the right direction. More and more cars being sold today include semi-automated...
INSIDER Defense
Putting Smart Weapons to The Test
In the old days, a slingshot, BB gun, rifle or cannon was only as smart as the marksman taking aim. Now, many weapons are guided to their targets with the precision of infrared sensors and lasers. The...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Initial Validation of Ballistic Shock Accelerometers
Method 522.2 of MIL-STD-810G CN1 defines ballistic shock as “a high-level shock that generally results from the impact of projectiles or ordnance on armored combat vehicles”. Typical...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Experimental Box Could Track Nuclear Activity by Rogue Nations
Researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Science are carrying out a research project at Dominion Power’s North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in Virginia that could lead...
Articles Aerospace
Developing an Airborne Optical Systems Testbed (AOSTB)
The United States shares 5,525 miles of land border with Canada, and 1,989 miles with Mexico. Monitoring these borders, which is the responsibility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Secure 3D Printing: 'Three-Layer' System Protects Parts from Hackers
A 3D printer is essentially a small embedded computer — and can be exploited like one. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers University have developed...
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Hull Vibration Monitoring System
Brüel & KjærNærum, Denmark+45 7741 2000For more info click here BAE Systems has awarded Brüel & Kjær a Design Development Agreement to deliver a Hull Vibration Monitoring System (HVME) for the UK...
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wireless Tamper Detection Sensor and Sensing System
NASA's Langley Research Center researchers have developed a wireless, connection-free inductor capacitor sensor system that can be placed on or embedded in materials and structures to monitor...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Army to Test-Fire Tactical Missile System
Field artillery soldiers will soon be ready to test-fire the modernized Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 20th Field...
INSIDER Materials
Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Nuclear Threat Detection Science
Taking inspiration from an unusual source, a Sandia National Laboratories team has dramatically improved the science of scintillators — objects that detect nuclear...
INSIDER Imaging
Eye Tracking Technology Improves Imposter Detection Training
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) screens nearly one million people every day and secures and manages 328 ports of entry all over the country, including in remote areas....
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