By Senior Technical Editor, Kenneth Wyatt. This interview was conducted on Dec 9th, 2015 in anticipation of the upcoming Troubleshooting EMI with Lee Hill: Identify, Characterize, and Prevent Interference Problems Seminar Tour hosted by Rohde & Schwarz and Interference Technology. The tour is running from March 10-24, 2016 in five different cities - Austin, TX; … [Read more...]
Flexible Material Controls Electronic Emissions and EMP
Conductive Composites, a company in Utah, has developed a flexible material that is thin and tough enough for wallpaper or woven fabric to keep electronic emissions in and electromagnetic pulses out. “Conductive Composites has created a method to layer nickel on carbon to form a material that’s light and moldable like plastic yet can disperse energy like a traditional metal … [Read more...]
Russia Developing Drone that can see through Camouflage and Detect Hidden Objects
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation, a corporation based in Russia, is building an all-seeing eye drone fitted with tech-forward technology that allows it to see beyond the human eye’s electromagnetic spectrum, giving it the ability to detect both hidden and camouflaged objects. The drone will advance technology for all types of military equipment. “The unmanned … [Read more...]
Invisibility Cloak to Improve Military Operations
A team of scientists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a material that resembles an invisibility cloak. The material could change the face of military operations and would allow weapons and maybe even military personnel to function while undetected. UCSD scientists have tested the “first effective dielectric metasurface material—an … [Read more...]
New Metamaterial Yields Invisibility for Aircraft and Drones
Electrical engineers from the University of California have created a new ultra-thin metamaterial that could provide a cloaking device and make UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) invisible. The new material creates invisibility and leaves no electronic, infrared or visual signatures for enemies to detect. The new design uses “an ultra-thin Teflon substrate, studded with … [Read more...]
Product’s Expanded Features Reveal Hidden Interference
Narda Safety Test Solutions has expanded the features of its Interference and Direction Analyzer (IDA), which will clarify and improve wireless signals. The IDA “Spectrograms with a time resolution of as fine as 1 μs now allow insights into signal structures that were otherwise only possible with large scale lab equipment. This means that interference and hidden transmitters … [Read more...]
New Electromagnetic Maneuver Warfare Strategy Emerges
The Navy is planning to take control of electromagnetic warfare with a new strategy called ‘electromagnetic maneuver warfare.’ Electromagnetic maneuver warfare is the concept of creating an “electromagnetic battle management system, where all individual platforms, such as the EA-6B Prowler and the EA-18G Growler, will collect data on enemy signals to inform the network while … [Read more...]
Facebook Drones and Satellites to Deliver Global Internet
Facebook Inc. is developing a plan to deliver global Internet access using satellites, drones and other technology. Known as the Facebook Connectivity Lab, the project was announced late last month by Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, who aims to provide affordable Internet services to “every person in the world.” Currently, more than half of the world’s population … [Read more...]
NATO Scientists Testing EM Beam to Stop Suicide Bombers
Scientists at NATO are working on a new electromagnetic device that stops suicide bombers’ vehicles before they reach their target. In a new video released earlier this week, researchers in Norway demonstrate the effectiveness of their high-intensity electromagnetic beam against cars, jet skis and drones. The device works by generating a very high-intensity pulse that … [Read more...]
Researchers Hijack $80 Million Yacht Using GPS Signals
Earlier this summer, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin quietly redirected an $80 million yacht hundreds of meters off-course using only a custom-made GPS device. Their work could mean changes for the methods currently used to prevent intentional interference with GPS systems in the transportation industry. Led by assistant professor Todd Humphreys of the … [Read more...]
