Image: RF testing of space antenna coatings
Candidate coatings for a new space antenna undergoing testing at ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands.
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2016
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News tagged with antennae
Moving objects and flowing air: How bees position their antennae during flight
Consider the bee that keeps circling your coffee cup or glass of juice—an unsung pollinator hero helping farmers grow tons of fruit and vegetables for our consumption. You try to shoo away the bee, but it dodges your hand ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2016
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Predicting the pattern
Patch antennas can now be integrated into mobile devices more efficiently using a model that predicts the signal radiation patterns of installed antennas, developed by A*STAR researchers. The model solves one of the major ...
Engineering
Jul 13, 2016
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Research signals start-up boost for laptop users
A British tech start-up has invented a world-first multi-function antenna for laptops that fits into the extremely limited space of the hinge cavity.
Engineering
Jun 24, 2016
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Developed in Waterloo, now orbiting in space
A one-of-a-kind communications device developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is now orbiting the Earth as a central component of a microsatellite launched in Sriharikota, India on Tuesday to test new technologies ...
Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2016
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Optical antenna scatters different colors of light in different directions
(Phys.org)—Researchers have fabricated a silicon optical antenna that is somewhat like an extremely small, special kind of prism. This is because when a red light shines on the optical antenna, the light turns right, but ...
ASKAP test finds "monster" black hole
Imagine trying on new pair of spectacles and when glancing around to test them you spot a monster—that's exactly what happened when the ASKAP antennas were turned towards a group of three merging galaxies 1.8 billion light ...
Astronomy
May 4, 2016
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Antenna design turns entire vehicles into broadcasting equipment
High-frequency antennas transmit radio waves across vast distances and even over mountain ranges using very little energy, making them ideal for military communications. These devices, however, have one big problem: They ...
Engineering
Apr 26, 2016
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Model makes designing new antennas orders of magnitude faster
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a model that allows antenna designers to identify efficient configurations for antenna designs in minutes, rather than days. The model is designed to expedite ...
Engineering
Apr 20, 2016
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Ant antennae provide vital ID information, study finds
University of Melbourne scientists have shone a new light into the complexities of ant communication, with the discovery that ants not only pick up information through their antennae, but also use them to convey social signals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2016
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