antenna
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But they can ascend to shallower depths and receive encoded messages via a floating wire antenna or communications buoy.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 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
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
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
Along the way, it crashed through the reception antenna array.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
It measured an impressive 86.6 millimeters, or approximately 3.4 inches, excluding its tail, claws, and antennae.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
A pair of black antennae lie in front of her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 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
A squadron of huge brown beetles hurled themselves against the light and then fell to the ground and moved their legs and felt around with their antennae.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Future robotic construction systems could help scientists build gigantic space telescopes that collect more light, radio antennas capable of supporting advanced communications, and enormous solar arrays designed to capture sunlight in orbit.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Eleven months later, several television antennas in the region were burned, cutting communications to a million French people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
Conventional antennas may require mechanical devices to change their orientation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
His soulful black eyes would gaze back from billboards, walls, storefront windows, from little flags mounted on the antennas of taxicabs.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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