optical
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The European chip maker should benefit from demand for optical interconnects, equipment for low Earth-orbit satellites, and a recovery in the automotive and industrial end-markets, Scemama says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Examples include optical networking company Zhongji Innolight, battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology, known as CATL, and electric vehicle maker BYD—the latter two also playing a role in China’s push for energy security.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
The device uses optical sensors to work out your "urine specific gravity" – a measure of urine's density compared to clean water.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Federal agents have radar, acoustic sensors to detect the distinct noise signature of a drone’s motors and propellers and thermal and optical detection.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
There may be some convergent evolution because there may be only one best solution to a certain environmental problem— something like two eyes, for example, for binocular vision at optical frequencies.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing optical
Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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