Special Reports: Propulsion
CONEXPO/IFPE - January 2020
Coming to Las Vegas in March, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are North America's largest events for the construction/commercial vehicle, fluid power, power transmission, and motion control industries. In this Special...
Special Reports: Design
Vehicle Electrification - January 2020
Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, presenting new design, manufacturing, and infrastructure challenges. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Laser-Based System Detects Fires Even in Dusty, Harsh Environments
Products: Test & Measurement
New Products: January 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Briefs: Medical
Microchip Produces High-Contrast OCT Imagery
Articles: AR/AI
SPIE Photonics West 2020 Preview
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Helping Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Sandia’s Nanoantennas Help Detectors See More Heat, Less Noise
Articles: Materials
Blue Lasers: Leveraging Fundamental Physics for High Performance
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Additive Manufacturing of Precision Optics at Micro and Nanoscale
Articles: Software
Virtually Optimizing Metasurface Topology with a Genetic Algorithm
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
NASA’s BITSE Solar Scope
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The Planetary Tides Simulation Facility for Simulation Tidal Strain in Planetary Ice Analogs
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
Q&A: A Shape-Morphing, Self-Healing Soft Composite
Briefs: Materials
Wirelessly Controlled Ingestible Capsule
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Thin Heat Shield for Superfast Aircraft
Briefs: Aerospace
Flow Disruption Devices for the Reduction of High Lift System Noise
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Shape Sensing Innovations Dramatically Improve Structural Design Tools
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA's Thirst for Water on Mars Quenched by Student Innovators
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Environmentally Friendly Process for Battery Recycling
Facility Focus: Aerospace
Facility Focus: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Acoustic Interactions Change Materials at the Atomic Level
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic “Cockroach” Explores Underwater Environments
Briefs: Energy
Catalysis Approach Reduces Carbon Dioxide to Methane
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Micro Device Detects Ebola Virus Using Bio-Sensors
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Recovery of Mercury and Rare Earth Elements from Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
5 Ws: Software
5 Ws of 3D Modeling for the Visually Impaired
Briefs: Energy
Ruthenium-Doped Thermoelectric Materials
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Breathable Electronic Skin Using Nanofiber Substrate
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Window for Far-IR Instruments Using Thin TOPAS® Film
Products: Photonics/Optics
New on the Market: January 2020
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Dynamic Mechanical Strain-Induced Temperature Gradient Coating
Briefs: Propulsion
In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU): Methylotrophic Microorganisms Expressing Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Proteins
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In-House PCB Prototyping with Additive Manufacturing
Articles: Aerospace
Products of Tomorrow: January 2020
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
SiC-Based Microstructures for Sensors
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Modular Toolbox Builds Safe Robots
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Viable, Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Polystyrene Foam
Briefs: Materials
Hardening Lightweight Metal Foams with Nanocoating
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Process Turns Sand and Plant Materials into a Water Filtration Tool
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was...
NASA Spinoff: Semiconductors & ICs
Vibration Isolator Steadies Optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Briefs: Communications
Particle Robot Works as a Cluster of Simple Units
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Wireless Sensor “Stickers” Track Physiological Signals
Articles: Software
Five Techniques for Lightweighting: Doing More With Less
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Pinpointing Consumption “Sweet Spot” Makes Formation Flight More Fuel-Efficient
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
CubeSat Form Factor Thermal Control Louvers
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Magneto-Optic Biosensor Using Bio-Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles
Briefs: Aerospace
Microrobot Powered by Soft Muscles
Briefs: Power
Embedded Gas and Temperature Sensors for Extreme Environments
Innovative process control systems for improved efficiency and lower emissions in current and future fossil-fuel-based power systems and related applications require durable, embedded sensor technology that can operate at higher temperatures and in harsh conditions.
Briefs: Motion Control
Robot Performs Complex Maneuvers
Products: Test & Measurement
Product of the Month: January 2020 Tech Briefs
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A 'DEAnsect' Robot Takes 10 Hits from a Fly Swatter – And Survives
Question of the Week: Imaging
Will We Use Satellites to Fix Satellites?
A recent INSIDER described one researcher’s idea to fix a broken satellite: Send up a repair satellite! Read the Tech Briefs Q&A for details.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
CES 2020: A High-Tech Wine Dispenser and More Arrivals to the Smart Home
Blog: Automotive
CES 2020: The Pegasus Flying Car Takes Off…Quietly
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
CES 2020: NASA Arrives, Ready to Partner Up
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Would You Ride in a Flying Car?
A flying car, also known as a rotable aircraft, is something that inventors have been dreaming about for a very long time. Stuck in traffic? Just take-off and get out of there.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing and Space Exploration: How NASA Will Use Additive Manufacturing
Blog: Electronics & Computers
A Boost for Aqueous Lithium Ion-Batteries: Adding an Oxide
Question of the Week: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Would You Cook with ‘Julia?’
Last week, we highlighted five CES 2020 technologies that are adding intelligence to everyday aspects of the home. One featured “Smart Home” technology included “Julia,” an all-in-one cooker that performs a variety of kitchen tasks: chopping, whisking, steaming, weighing ingredients, and even kneading...
Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don’t normally support them. Using a...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Tests Measure Solar Panel Performance Beyond Established Standards
Photovoltaics used in solar panels are sensitive to environmental factors and often suffer degradation over time. International Electrotechnical Commission standards for...
Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million miles from Earth, scanning the universe at...
INSIDER Product: Imaging
New Products: January 2020 Photonics & Imaging Insider
Princeton Infrared Technologies, Inc. (PIRT) (Monmouth Junction, NJ) will be introducing its new compact MVCam series shortwave-infrared (SWIR) and visible camera...
White Papers: Aerospace
The First Family of Rack & Pinion Dedicated Reducers
Redex-Andantex makes a family of high precision planetary reducers specifically designed for use with racks on linear axes and ring gears on rotary axes for machine tools and automation...
White Papers: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Customized Miniature Cartridge Heaters
Hotwatt manufactures mini cartridge heaters perfect for applications where space is at a premium. Available diameters start at 1/8" and are just the right size for valve actuators, optical equipment,...
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
The Next Building Material for Mars: Fungi?
Question of the Week: Green Design & Manufacturing
Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
Our lead INSIDER story today demonstrated the potential of fungi as a building material. Aside from supporting theoretical space habitats, fungal mycelia have been used to create actual chairs and 2x4 structures. What do you think? Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Industrial Signal Conditioning – A Tutorial by Dataforth
The need to measure and control the operation of machinery or process equipment is as old as the Industrial Revolution. Plant instrumentation has now become the nerves and brain of...
White Papers: Aerospace
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
A Review of Ionizing Radiation Sterilization Modalities
The use of high-energy ionizing radiation for sterilization purposes is an established and proven method for the inactivation of microorganisms on healthcare, food, and general industrial products. Several ionizing radiation modality options are available including gamma, electron...
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Combining Hardware and Software to Create an Effective Human Machine Interface
It’s well known that human beings are visual creatures and we would all choose a pretty picture over boring text any day. But on the scientific side, it’s...
INSIDER: Motion Control
Tractionless Motion is Possible
Cells are observed to “crawl” by attaching themselves to a surface and using these anchor points to push themselves forward (like crawling on the ground). Scientists have identified a different...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
VIPER Rover to Map Lunar Water Ice
An engineering model of the VIPER lunar rover is being tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. About the size of a golf cart, VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s South Pole...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Soft Robot That Can Maintain Its Temperature? No Sweat!
Top Stories
Blog: Unmanned Systems

Experts Weigh In: How Will a Robotic Future Impact Nature?
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics

Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar...
Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Videos: Test & Measurement

Test System Could Enable Reduced Helicopter Vibration
Blog: Automotive

CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
Videos: Automotive

Question of the Week
Has the Vehicle Become Your “Second Space?”
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Reducing the Cost of Quality in Automotive BiW
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Electric-Vehicle Transmission Development Priorities
Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Critical Role of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors in Medical...
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Zinc Die Casting Concepts to Achieve Precision, Performance, and...
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
Radar Measurements: Triggering, Analysis, and Generation
Upcoming Webinars: Materials
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INSIDER: Imaging

Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar Atmosphere
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Combining Electronic, Photonic Chips Enables Super-Fast Quantum Light Detection
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motion Solutions for Electric Expansion Valves
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Special Section: The Winners of the 2020 'Create the Future' Design Contest
Briefs: Energy

Solid-State Technology Enables Smaller, Safer Batteries
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Double-Vacuum-Bag Process for Making Resin-Matrix Composites