As we start looking towards more comprehensive exploration of the Moon and of Mars, the assumption is that we’re working on sending humans to the surface of those worlds. It’s going to be exponentially more difficult and dangerous than sending robots, but that’s what exploration is all about, right? There’s an article in the current […]
ANTENNAS Understanding Phase Noise from Vibrating Antennas Vibrating antennas distort signals. Previous analyses have focused on how physical distortion of the antenna structure changes beam patterns. The vibrational velocity and acceleration also have an effect, however, producing Doppler distortions that contribute heavily to noise at vibration frequencies up to 1000 Hz. CALL FOR PAPERS Substrate […]
MTT25 and MTT10 are jointly sponsoring a half-day workshop on Microwave Nano-biotechnology on June 9, 2017 as part of IMS 2017. The field of nano-biotechnology sits at the intersection of two rapidly growing fields of research. The ongoing push to scale electronic devices to nanometer-scale and even atomic dimensions has led to the discovery of […]
Matteo Stocchi (PhD student at the University Politecnica delle Marche) and Michael Haider (PhD student at the Technical University of Munich) gave presentations at the Student Design Competitions of the 2017 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS) on Tuesday, Jun 6th, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The competition was entitled “Apps […]
During this premier microwave event MTT-6 sponsors a student design competition and a number of workshops with internationally renown speakers. Take your time to browse through the IMS/RFIC workshop program and join us for these events to hear about the latest developments and discussion with experts in these field.The student design competition is:- 5G Mobile […]
– Monday: high power WPT, organizers: Alessandra Costanzo and Zoya Popovic- Friday: Low-cost technology for Space applications: organizers: Nuno Carvalho, Alessandra Costanzo
As part of the International Microwave Symposium 2017 (June 4-9, 2017) the RF nanotechnology technical committee is sponsoring a student design competition entitled “Apps for Radio-Frequency Nanotechnology.” The main motivation for application of nanotechology to electronics is to define new functionalities and new concept devices, beyond Moore, exploiting the unique features of nanostructured materials. For […]
“Young Professionals” the term itself brings new energy, enthusiasm, ideas for shaping the future of technology. The year 2017 has been a remarkable year for the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTTS) in launching, expanding and empowering the young talented minds working in the field of RF and microwave technology. The 2017 International Microwave Symposium […]
The electromagnetic spectrum at frequencies above 6 GHz is sometimes depicted as a frontier wide open for 5G settlement. In fact, though, the landscape is dotted with established users whose territory must not be disturbed. These outposts include Fixed Services (FS, used for wireless backhaul in cellular communications) and Fixed Satellite Services (FSS, used to […]
RADAR Miniature mmWave Sensor for High-Accuracy Measurement A highly miniaturized, commercially available millimeter wave radar sensor working in the 121 to 127 GHz range can achieve distance measurements accurate to within ±6 micrometers over a measurement distance of 35 mm. On-chip radar circuitry and external antennas are integrated into an 8 mm x 8 mm, […]
A wireless industry consortium is developing a new technology called MulteFire that it says delivers the high performance of 4G LTE cellular networks while being as easy to deploy as Wi-Fi routers.Rather than relying on the licensed spectrum purchased for today’s LTE service, MulteFire operates entirely in the unlicensed 5 gigahertz band. And to set […]
TC Field of Interest: MTT-20 Technical Committee is responsible for all technical activities related to wireless communications for the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. This includes, Internet of Things (IoTs), Next-Generation/5G communications, Machine-to-Machine Communications, Emergency Communications, Satellite Communications, Internet of Space, Space Communications and all aspects related to architecture and system level theoretical and practical […]
5G technologies are early in their development, and the business cases for them are a bit fuzzy, but wireless researchers and executives still had plenty to celebrate this week at the annual Brooklyn 5G Summit. They’ve made steady progress on defining future 5G networks, and have sped up the schedule for the first phase of […]
A world of millimeter-wave networks, laid out by computer, crisscrossing cities and into the stratosphere, where cell phone towers can be easily replaced by tethered autonomous copters—that’s the telecommunications infrastructure of the future. So says Facebook’s Yael Maguire, head of the company’s Connectivity Lab. Read more
Thermoacoustic Effect Turns Microwaves into Underwater Sound In the thermoacoustic effect, heat from electromagnetic waves striking the water’s surface generates sound waves. A University of Arizona team has demonstrated benchtop thermoacoustic communications (TAC), successfully transforming microwave signals in air into sound signals under water, received by an acoustic sensor. The experiments and theoretical analysis suggest […]
