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    To Succeed in IoT, Consider Using Multiple Radios

    Nov. 23, 2020
    If deploying either LoRaWAN or Wi-Fi in an IoT application is a winning strategy, why not consider merging them in a multi-radio scheme?
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    What’s Trending in Defense and Aerospace Tech?

    Nov. 17, 2020
    Microwaves & RF chats with Rick Gentile about the changing technological landscape in the military and aerospace industries, and the systems, tools, and techniques used to help...
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    Direct Microwave-Synthesis DAC Provides Ka-band Output

    Nov. 12, 2020
    The space-grade DAC synthesizes signals over 21 GHz without up-conversion, and embeds sophisticated digital features.
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    Quantum Computing in the Cloud—Can It Live Up to the Hype?

    Nov. 11, 2020
    With the increasing accessibility of quantum computing, Rohde & Schwarz’s Sebastian Richter assesses the technology’s potential and what needs to happen next.
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    Platform Slashes Six Months Off Development of Healthcare Wearables

    Nov. 2, 2020
    A wrist-form-factor reference design stands ready to collect blood oxygen, ECG, heart rate, body temperature and activity data.

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    Maritime Robot Helps in COVID-19 Studies

    Nov. 1, 2020
    A decontamination robot originally designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance has been modified to battle against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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    Defense Department Calls for 5G Experimentation

    Oct. 30, 2020
    The Department of Defense has announced $600 million in awards for experimentation and testing on 5G systems and technology at five military research sites.
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    Wi-Fi 6/6E Powers Qualcomm’s Next-Generation Mesh Networks

    Oct. 29, 2020
    A modular architecture blankets the connected home with high-performance, cost-effective Wi-Fi 6/6E mesh deployment.
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    Xilinx’s Zynq RFSoC DFE Addresses Mass 5G Radio Deployments

    Oct. 27, 2020
    A new class of adaptive radio platforms combines flexibility for evolving 5G standards and a hardened radio digital front-end for performance, power, and cost effectiveness.
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    Magnetic-Field Navigation as an “Alternative” GPS?

    Oct. 26, 2020
    Using measurements of anomalies in the Earth’s magnetic field and machine learning to extract data from raw signals, then matching them to accurate magnetic-anomaly maps, it may...
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    2020 Salary & Career Report: Continuing Education

    Oct. 19, 2020
    Here’s an overview of the state of continuing engineering education as revealed by responses to our 2020 Annual Salary and Career Report survey.
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    Latest Aerial Refueler Extends Air Force's Reach

    Sept. 27, 2020
    The U.S. Air Force hopes to extend the reach of its forces through the use of its KC-46A advanced aerial refueling aircraft.
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    Phased-Array Antenna Patterns (Part 5)—Beam Squint

    Sept. 21, 2020
    In Part 4 of this series on phased-array antenna patterns, we covered grating lobes. Part 5 turns its attention to beam squint: changes in beam angle as a function of frequency...