antenna
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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
Its antenna arrays detect radio signals from celestial objects, allowing scientists to observe and catalog sources across the southern sky.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The NC State researchers wanted to investigate whether a laser could offer a simpler solution by creating an antenna directly in the surrounding air.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
A laser-generated plasma antenna could potentially accomplish similar adjustments by steering the laser beam itself, reducing the need for moving parts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
After his grandparents went to bed, he rigged up an antenna and toyed with the radio dials, tuning in a German-language newscast on the BBC.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The study examines how a particular signaling pathway within the cells' antennae, known as the primary cilium, affects heart development during embryonic development.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
If Mengucci’s plain talk can’t be received by investors’ antennae or Bluetooth, they’d better check their connectivity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
"There's around 10,000 satellites orbiting right now. The plan is to go to about 40-50,000 satellites in just some years," explains Abrahamsson, as he stands overlooking several large antennae.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Grouped termites keep touching each other incessantly with their antennae, and this appears to be the central governing mechanism.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
"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
Conventional antennas may require mechanical devices to change their orientation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
At one research lab, an officer spread out circuit boards and antennas on a table, noting that the latest models were from China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The circuits transmit signals via four antennas on the box for several hundred yards, on frequencies the unit believes Russia is currently using.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The mining station looked like a floating city, with buildings and walkways and machines and antennas rising up from a wide platform.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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