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To support this, the institute has come up with new hardware, including a planar galvanometer scanner for ultra-fast, high-precision beam steering.—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026 Clearly referencing Constantin Brancusi’s polished reflective surfaces, Bove’s mirrors, rather than foregrounding the planar surface, do the precise opposite, dissolving it almost entirely into a play of chromatically variable reflections.—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 Scientists began replacing planar sensors in the detectors deployed closest to the center of each collision.—Liz Wegerer, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2026 The new Audeze LCD-5s planar magnetic headphones will be on show at NAMM 2026.—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for planar