electromagnetic radiation
noun
: energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
also
: a series of electromagnetic waves
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By using an oscilloscope to measure the electromagnetic radiation while the token is authenticating itself, the researchers can detect tiny execution time differences that reveal a token’s ephemeral ECDSA key, also known as a nonce.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
In the antenna-testing room, 40,000 foam spikes on the wall absorb all noise and electromagnetic waves from satellites, while the room acts as a Faraday cage to block incoming electromagnetic radiation.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
Imaging tests or procedures that may be performed include:
A chest X-ray uses electromagnetic radiation to provide two-dimensional (2D) images of structures within the chest.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Both solar flares, which are sudden eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun, and coronal mass ejections, which are expulsions of a large amount of matter and magnetic fields from the Sun, can produce energetic particles.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
In the antenna-testing room, 40,000 foam spikes on the wall absorb all noise and electromagnetic waves from satellites, while the room acts as a Faraday cage to block incoming electromagnetic radiation.
—Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024
Imaging tests or procedures that may be performed include:
A chest X-ray uses electromagnetic radiation to provide two-dimensional (2D) images of structures within the chest.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Both solar flares, which are sudden eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun, and coronal mass ejections, which are expulsions of a large amount of matter and magnetic fields from the Sun, can produce energetic particles.
—Lulu Zhao, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
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“Electromagnetic radiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20radiation. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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