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Did you know that the world around us is filled with different types of light waves ? From the warm glow of the sun to audible radio waves and invisible gamma rays, electromagnetic waves (action ...

Something is wrong. Gas stations are unable to process credit cards due to unknown equipment failure. Cash registers and scanners are inoperable at grocery stores. Reports are coming in that traffic ...

Database on electromagnetic-dependent equipment reveals battlespace electronic environment. The U.S. Joint Spectrum Center is developing and will maintain an extensive set of databases to directly ...

There is a huge debate going on right now in Washington regarding the electromagnetic spectrum. The crux of the debate centers around whether the Federal government should auction additional portions ...

Light is more than what we see. The Sun sends out a number of waves of light in different wavelengths. Find out about wavelengths and the electromagnetic spectrum. Science Trek is available to stream ...

A group of bipartisan lawmakers said on Tuesday that the Pentagon needs to prioritize enhanced access and use of the electromagnetic spectrum to help counter future threats, rather than just relying ...

In decades past, designers assumed there always would be plenty of spectrum to go around and built their systems accordingly. Strategists and tacticians did the same when crafting operational plans.

Humans typically blink 4 times per second, equivalent to a frequency of 4 Hz. Blinking at a rate of 1 billion times per second, or 1 GHz, is not possible for a human being. But this is the current ...

How can we measure visible light? The electromagnetic spectrum includes all forms of light energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. (1) Different types of electromagnetic radiation such as radio ...

Three basic battlefield skills all soldiers learn early in their training is to “shoot, move and communicate.” But in the modern battlefield, firing a weapon or using a radio is almost certain to ...