When people hear the word “drone,” they usually think of aerial photography, surveillance, package delivery, or military reconnaissance. Few realize that one of the most promising applications of modern drone technology has almost nothing to do with cameras. Around the world, engineers, telecommunications companies, emergency response organizations, and military planners…
Modern sport is faster, louder and more technically demanding than ever before. Football, rugby, basketball, handball, volleyball, ice hockey and American football are no longer controlled by a single referee acting alone with a whistle and a notebook. Today’s officiating is a coordinated team operation. The main referee, assistant referees,…
A ring resonator fiber optic gyroscope is one of the most promising technologies in modern inertial navigation. It combines the proven advantages of fiber optic sensing with the sensitivity enhancement of an optical resonator. For industries that need precise angular rate measurement without relying on satellite signals, magnetic references or…
During the Cold War, the most visible symbols of military power were enormous, loud and unmistakably physical. Nuclear submarines disappeared beneath the oceans. Strategic bombers crossed continents. Ballistic missiles waited in hardened silos. Armored divisions trained for a possible war across Central Europe. Fighter aircraft became faster, radar systems became…
What NAVTEX Is And Why It Still Matters For decades, NAVTEX has quietly operated in the background of global maritime communication, delivering weather warnings, navigational alerts, search and rescue information, and safety messages to ships around the world. While modern vessels increasingly rely on satellite systems and internet-based communication, NAVTEX…
In movies, tracking devices usually work far better than real radio technology, positioning systems, and power management would allow. An agent attaches a tiny disc to the underside of a car, and a few seconds later the target appears as a blinking dot on a digital map. The signal does…