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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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The detector has also been tested in radiation conditions far harsher than those expected in lunar orbit.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Because the process occurs entirely within the plane of the material, it also avoids several efficiency limitations that have constrained earlier detector designs.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The detector was fabricated using a semiconductor structure containing a high-mobility electron gas.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Researchers have now developed a compact new detector that combines quantum physics with a specially engineered metasurface to significantly improve the way terahertz radiation is captured and converted into electrical signals.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

She’d say the police would do much better handing out vines of the white trumpet flowers to the accused than hooking them up to a lie detector.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson



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