A team of scientists from DESY and the University of Hamburg has achieved an important milestone in the quest for a new type of compact particle accelerator. Using ultra-powerful pulses of laser light, they were able to produce particularly high-energy flashes of radiation in the terahertz range having a sharply defined wavelength (colour). Terahertz radiation…
Antennas of Flexible Nanotube Films an Alternative for Electronics
Antennas made of carbon nanotube films are just as efficient as copper for wireless applications, according to researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering. They’re also tougher, more flexible and can essentially be painted onto devices. The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali tested antennas made of “shear-aligned” nanotube films. The…
Hi-Rel, Temperature Conditioned RF Cable Assemblies Available with Same-Day Shipping
Fairview Microwave, Inc., an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading provider of on-demand RF, microwave and millimeter wave components, has released a new series of high-reliability, temperature conditioned RF cable assemblies that are ideal for military electronics, avionics, SATCOM, ECM, IFF and other mission critical applications. Fairview’s new low loss, pre-conditioned, high-reliability cables cover operating…
Renesas Electronics Launches Rad-Hard 16-Channel Current Driver with Integrated Decoder for Satellite Applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced a new radiation-hardened 16-channel current driver with integrated 4-bit decoder for reducing the size, weight and power (SWaP) of satellite command and telemetry systems. The ISL72814SEH integrates the decoder, input level shifter, and 16 current driver arrays in a single monolithic IC. The device allows satellite manufacturers to significantly increase system capacity…
Laird Connectivity’s Multi-Wireless Modem Combines Low-Power Cellular LTE and Bluetooth 5
Laird Connectivity has announced a new multi-wireless modem that combines the benefits of low-power cellular LTE connectivity and Bluetooth 5 technology into one fully-integrated solution. This unique combination enables new use cases using low-cost, long-range Bluetooth sensors all connected to the next generation LTE network in a much simpler and lower cost solution architecture. The Pinnacle…
IMS 2019 Technical Program Recap
For the last 24 years, engineers have gathered at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) for the latest trends and technology in RF/microwave/mm-wave/THz technology and applications. This year the symposium has made its way to Boston, Mass., and features the theme “The Hub of Microwaves.” IMS offers a combination of Microwave Industry Exhibition showcasing more than…
Antenova Adds a Tiny Embedded Antenna for Dual-Band WLAN
Antenova Ltd has added a new, ultra-compact dual-band Wi-Fi antenna to its range of tiny embedded antennas. The antenna, named Minuta, is a ceramic antenna measuring 1.0mm x 0.5mm x 0.5mm making it one of the smallest embedded antennas available today. Antenova has developed this antenna for the newer 4.9-5.9GHz frequency which is less cluttered…
New Era for New Norcia Deep Space Antenna
The 35-m deep space antenna in New Norcia, Western Australia, is being looked after by a new team, led for the first time by a female site manager, Suzy Jackson. The New Norcia station is key to communicating with Europe’s missions across the Solar System and observing the Universe, including Mars Express currently in orbit…
A More Accurate, Low-Cost 39 GHz Beamforming Transceiver for 5G Communications
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and NEC Corporation, Japan, present a 39 GHz transceiver with built-in calibration for fifth-generation (5G) applications. The advantages to be gained include better quality communications as well as cost-effective scalability. A team of more than 20 researchers at Tokyo Tech and NEC Corporation has successfully demonstrated a…
Every Bat Travels Differently
The females of some bat species migrate hundreds of kilometers after hibernation to give birth to their offspring in insect-rich regions. Unlike birds, it is largely unknown how bats keep their energy consumption low during flight. Dina Dechmann and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz equipped female common noctule bats…