Publications
Lab Notes
Lab Notes are brief, nontechnical descriptions of some of Lincoln Laboratory's most intriguing engineering innovations and their potential impact.
- Going Beyond Limits › New lens lets microscopes peer at much smaller objects. Posted January 2009
- Auto-mation › A robotic car bedecked with Lincoln Laboratory sensors takes on DARPA's Urban Challenge. Posted December 2008
- "Nano-urchins" Could Save Soldiers' Eyes › Novel materials darken quickly when hit by intense light, such as from a stray laser beam. Posted October 2008
- Spectroscopy, with Amplitude › New kind of atomic probe could be boon for quantum computing. Posted September 2008
- Standing Guard › Protecting process control systems: Q&A with Robert Cunningham. Posted September 2008
- Looking for a Reaction › A new DNA amplification method is better, faster, and cheaper than traditional tests. Posted August 2008
- A Big Eye Sees Small Things › An upgrade to the Millstone radar antenna will ensure uninterrupted tracking of the ever more crowded geosynchronous orbit. Posted August 2008
- Plugging the Right Holes › NetSPA software maps computer networks to find paths most vulnerable to hacking. Posted July 2008
- Untangling the Friendly Skies › Computer recommendations could clear up some weather-caused airline delays. Posted July 2008
- Good Vibrations › A different take on terahertz radiation can measure moving motors or beating hearts. Posted June 2008
- Threat Detection › Cheap sensors plus mesh networking could yield an effective alarm system for biological and chemical attacks. Posted June 2008
- Order from Chaos › Human factors engineering adds value to complex systems by making them seem simple to the user. Posted May 2008
- Conceiving Collision Avoidance › Lincoln Laboratory proved that unfeasible was not the same as impossible. Posted September 2008
Volume 17, Number 1 Lab Notes — Published November 2007
Pump on a Chip › A microfluidic lab-on-a-chip moves tiny volumes of fluids around on a silicon chip without the use of external pumps and valves.
- Small Packages › A new way to squeeze compound semiconductors onto silicon chips promises smaller, more efficient microelectronics.
- Power to Go › Integrating a thermovoltaic device with a butane-fueled combustor yields an efficient source of portable power to challenge batteries.
- A Little Light Work › Getting silicon to respond to light could usher in a new era of integrated optical devices.
- No More Babel? › An algorithm that accounts for parts of speech lowers a key barrier to real-time language translation.
- Detector Avoids Speed Traps › Photodiodes sensitive around 1.9 micrometers could sense biological and chemical agents.
- Shadowy Work › Arrays of telescopes figure out what satellites are doing by looking at their silhouettes.
- Saving a Satellite › Forty years ago, a Lincoln Laboratory team spent agonizing hours waiting for a pioneering UHF communications satellite to wake up.
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