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18May/20

NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit

May 18, 2020SpaceBoeing X-37, Company: Photovoltaic Radio, Company: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Environment, Mojave Air and Space Port, Photovoltaics, Physical sciences, Rocket-powered aircraft, Solar energy, Space program of the United States, Spacecraft, Spaceplanes, Technology/Internet, U.S. Naval Research Laboratorysmbale

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space. Read more

13May/20

NRL researchers create electronic diodes beyond 5G performance

May 13, 2020InnovationCompany: NRL, David Storm, Diode, Diodes, electrical engineer, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Gallium nitride, LED lamps, naval research laboratory, Nitrides, Person Career, research physicist, Resonant-tunneling diode, Semiconductor devices, Technology/Internet, Terahertz technology, Tunnel diode, Tyler Growden, U.S. Naval Research Laboratorysmbale

David Storm, a research physicist, and Tyler Growden, an electrical engineer, both with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, developed a new gallium nitride-based electrical component called a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) with performance beyond the anticipated speed of 5G. Read more