CONTENTS Volume 31 No1 March 2018 TERAHERTZ: BRIDGING THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS GAP 15-16
Nestled at the far end of the infrared band, the race to exploit the “terahertz gap” could lead to a freeing up of valuable bandwidth for wireless communications and the expansion of other applications, such as the increasing use of terahertz scanning at airport security
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COVER STORY Sending cars to Mars 10-12
After putting a Tesla Roadster electric car into orbit around the Sun, where next for SpaceX? Plans are afoot to create an orbiting library of human knowledge. Oh, and a self-sustaining human colony? Well, yes…
Commentary
Clearing oceans of plastics World of Test
Topical round-up of industry news, research and technology Design Ideas
News from the SEE
News and views from the Society, including the latest standards Connecting brains to vehicles
Nissan is reading drivers' minds to predict behaviour for improved interventional control
Airport safety in icy conditions
Big data from weather information systems enable pilots to make better braking decisions on icy runways
Designing for EMC compliance
Cost-effective test equipment provides developers with improved ability to build EMC compliance into new products
Technology Focus: Climatic & Vibration Testing
■ Climatic testing to improve product reliability ■ Vibration resistant microphone for automotive testing ■ Distributed acoustic sensing finds wide application on railways ■ Rent-a-bot scheme takes the strain in repetitive tasks ■ Patrol monitoring reduces vibration related machine failures
Wind turbine rotor blade inspection
Thermographic and acoustic technology reduces manual inspection of turbine rotors
The Back Page
China looks to achieve a dominant position in the global market for robotic systems
March 2018 /// Environmental Engineering /// 1 48 41-42 35-39 32 30-31
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■ Latest solar cell materials are demanding new testing regimes ■ Dual curing technologies enable customisable adhesives across multiple industries
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PLUS
DAQ, Sensors & Instrumentation 2018
The source guide for engineers, scientists and technicians: autonomous vehicle sensors, multiphoton interference, passive sensors harvesting power from RF antennas, sensors for NDT of steel and ultra-compact lasers
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