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Physicists develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies

Physicists develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A scientist from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped Fluke Precision Measurement to prove the effectiveness of a unique new tool for calibrating radio frequency (RF) devices.


Picosecond Oscilloscope

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An oscilloscope is a device for displaying signals that are too fast to be seen by the human eye. Typically the signal consists of a voltage level that changes quickly moment by moment (over millisecond to nanosecond timescales). ...





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Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight

Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Could Reduce Spacecraft Weight

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Space environments can deliver a beating to spacecraft electronics. For decades, satellites and other spacecraft have used bulky and expensive shielding to protect vital microelectronics -- ...


Researchers develop ultrafast oscilloscope on a chip

Researchers develop ultrafast oscilloscope on a chip

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As photonics -- using beams of light in place of electricity for communications and computing -- becomes more common, engineers need new tools for troubleshooting. Now researchers at Cornell ...


Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Around Like Billiards

Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Around Like Billiards

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 16, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (208) | comments 0

Computer designers at the University of Rochester are going ballistic. "Everyone has been trying to make better transistors by modifying current designs, but what we really need is the next paradigm," says ...


New method improves timing in oscilloscopes

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created May 19, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new method for correcting common timing errors in high-speed oscilloscopes has been developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The method improves the accuracy and clarity of ...


Curious About Your Vital Signs? One Day Soon, Check Your Laptop

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created May 17, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The cameras and MP3 players are fun, but the next wave of add-ons for cell phones and laptops may help users keep track of their health. A University of Florida engineer has built a working prototype for a small, portable sys ...


Light oscillations become visible

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created Aug 28, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The human eye can detect changes in the intensity of light, not however the wavelength because light oscillates too fast (approximately 1000 trillion times per second). An international collaboration led by Ferenc Krausz an ...



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