antenna
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The robotic system has spent six months in orbit attempting to construct a reflector antenna measuring 1.4 meters across.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Most recently, in March, her BMW was stolen from outside her home using an antenna to amplify the signal from the key fob inside her house.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Because the antenna is created by a laser rather than built from a fixed metal structure, its dimensions can be adjusted by changing the laser's settings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
Instead of physically extending or retracting a metal antenna, the idea was to adjust the laser to produce a plasma beam of the desired length.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
If a mystic'd told me that one exact moment in one exact place can act as an antenna that picks up faint traces of lost people, I wouldn't've argued.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
A pair of black antennae lie in front of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Compared with related beetles, members of this genus have exceptionally long and slender mandibles, antennae, and maxillary palps.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Weak smoke of the type produced by burning leaves rose from one of the antennae of smokestacks.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Soldiers drenched T-shirts in ice water and draped them over antennas that were on the fritz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Additional research will be needed to determine how effectively laser-generated plasma antennas could operate under real space conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
"This is the first step, but it is a big step -- it is the first time anyone has ever demonstrated that plasma-filament antennas can work," says Darshni.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
The antennas blast out electromagnetic signals generated by computers connected to the poles and housed in protective cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
All I saw were these tubes jutting out from either side of my head—like antennas.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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