electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈne-tik 
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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Lead author Motoyuki Sato, an expert in electromagnetic sensing technologies at Tohoku University, is optimistic.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
It has been known that aircraft could navigate by following the Earth’s magnetic fields, but so far that hasn’t been practical because each aircraft generates so much of its own electromagnetic noise that there has been no way good to filter for just the Earth’s emissions.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
For the first time since January 2005, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch, warning that a concentration of energy flaring from the sun could disturb Earth’s electromagnetic field.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Such electromagnetic activity will only increase as the sun continues to reach the height of its 11-year solar cycle, which NASA said is expected to be in 2025.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Using a helicopter equipped with a ground-penetrating electromagnetic imaging system, state officials scanned up to 1,000 feet underground to map optimal areas for recharging aquifers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Many of the speakers raised concerns about the possible hazards of the electromagnetic fields, or radiation, created by the towers.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
Photons are ripples in the electromagnetic field, which can be described by a single arrow, or vector, at each location in space indicating the field’s value and direction.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2024
The first of its four Great Observatories was Hubble, launched in 1990, which can perceive in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy waves.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
It has been known that aircraft could navigate by following the Earth’s magnetic fields, but so far that hasn’t been practical because each aircraft generates so much of its own electromagnetic noise that there has been no way good to filter for just the Earth’s emissions.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 May 2024
For the first time since January 2005, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch, warning that a concentration of energy flaring from the sun could disturb Earth’s electromagnetic field.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Such electromagnetic activity will only increase as the sun continues to reach the height of its 11-year solar cycle, which NASA said is expected to be in 2025.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Using a helicopter equipped with a ground-penetrating electromagnetic imaging system, state officials scanned up to 1,000 feet underground to map optimal areas for recharging aquifers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Many of the speakers raised concerns about the possible hazards of the electromagnetic fields, or radiation, created by the towers.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2024
Photons are ripples in the electromagnetic field, which can be described by a single arrow, or vector, at each location in space indicating the field’s value and direction.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2024
The first of its four Great Observatories was Hubble, launched in 1990, which can perceive in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared regions of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy waves.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
i-ˌlek-trō-mag-ˈnet-ik
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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electromagnetic
adjective
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
-mag-ˈnet-ik
: of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
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