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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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Their detailed modeling, which included both the telescope detector and a realistic Moon orbiting satellite mission, suggests that one telescope could map five important elements in about two years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

The detector produced a clear electrical response that matched the on-off modulation pattern of the incoming signal.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

To overcome that limitation, the research team designed the detector around a metasurface, a patterned structure that concentrates electromagnetic energy into extremely small regions.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Individually, each detector only captures part of the picture.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The men tested the metal detector on three former Civil War soldiers who each had a bullet in a known location of the body.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow



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