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Briefs: Imaging
The camera was designed for use in space and other extreme environments.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The instrument identifies, quantifies, and characterizes contamination, even on irregularly shaped surfaces.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The new printing method coaxes particles and droplets into precise patterns using the power of sound.
Briefs: Materials
With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.
Briefs: Wearables
The inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can be harmful during pregnancy.
Q&A: Materials
A chemical process produces valuable biodegradable chemicals from discarded plastics.
Articles: Aerospace
Metamaterial printing, high-efficiency solar cells, and a noise-reduction material.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
Briefs: Automotive
The technology could be key to lighter, less expensive, and long-lasting batteries for future electric vehicles.
Briefs: Software
Modern PLCs now include IT-capable software and communications protocols, empowering users to easily access edge-sourced data and integrate it with the enterprise.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Who
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is still a major threat to public health. Wearing a facemask is a step in protecting against infection; the new facemask also diagnoses the wearer with COVID-19.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
NASA Spinoff: Materials
A bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D-printed metals.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology provides accurate results on concentrations below levels that represent an immediate danger to life and health.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
UpFront: Energy
NASA reveals winners of a CO2 conversion challenge.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
Briefs: Aerospace
New Variables for Iterative Transform Phase Retrieval
This approach provides a more general framework for performing Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) calculations.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The model helps researchers fine-tune battery performance.
Briefs: Imaging
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
Briefs: Materials
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.
Briefs: Communications
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
Articles: Materials
These technologies provide a tantalizing glimpse into the future of manufacturing automation.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
This evaluation tool for low-altitude air traffic operations can be used by the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
High-voltage direct current cables can more efficiently transport electricity over long distances.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
Briefs: AR/AI
The device paves the way for better prosthetic control and seamless interaction with electronic devices.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Today, Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering performs research in robotics, cyberphysical systems, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, energy, and other topics.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The method could be applied to carbon waste streams.
Briefs: Energy
An already ubiquitous material in outdoor photovoltaic modules could be repurposed for indoor devices with low-capacity batteries.
Briefs: Transportation
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The electricity can be used to power wireless devices or to charge energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors.
Application Briefs: Aerospace
As the U.S. lands a craft on the Moon for the first time since 1972, technology built by Louisiana State University students will report back from the lunar surface.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The compact instrument measures thermal conductivity of materials at below ambient temperatures.
Briefs: AR/AI
This AI turns even the blurriest photo into realistic computer-generated faces in HD.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
Application Briefs: Wearables
Pellistor/Catalytic Bead (CB) sensors can respond to flammable gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, methane, butane, propane, and carbon monoxide.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
To find out about the impact of 5G mobile broadband service on the IoT/IIoT, I interviewed Jai Suri, Vice President, IoT and Blockchain Applications Development, Oracle, and Mike Anderson, Embedded Systems...
Briefs: Energy
Implantable chips visible only in a microscope point the way to developing chips that can be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions.
Products: Test & Measurement
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
Articles: Transportation
A tiny investment in system capital expenditures can lead to huge rewards in reduced capital and operating expenses.
Briefs: Wearables
Monitoring urine sugar levels is important during early stages of diabetes, and diaper sensors represent an attractive solution.
Application Briefs: Propulsion
Eddy current displacement sensors can make measurements in harsh Industrial environments, even where pressure, dirt, or temperature fluctuations occur.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn how to outfit your equipment with sensors.
Application Briefs: Materials
Ewellix (Gothenburg, Sweden) has developed a planetary roller screw that's now on Mars.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vibration-absorbing resonators could better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The global interoperability standard supports manufacturing and manufacturing DX (digital transformation) in the digital era.
Articles: Motion Control
Drive and control platforms provide the vital protection of people and machines in automated manufacturing efforts.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
Application Briefs: Software
See how COMSOL is supporting upcoming modifications to railway infrastructure in India.
Briefs: Motion Control
In a collapsed building or on rough terrain, a robot could balance itself and move forward with just its feet.
Briefs: Materials
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A system uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Artificial intelligence helps train robots to work together to move an object around two obstacles and through a narrow door in computer simulations.
Products: Test & Measurement
DATAQ® Instruments announced the Model DI-4730 high-voltage isolated data acquisition system.
Special Reports: Unmanned Systems
RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in satellite and...Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
Space Technology - October 2021
A new era of space exploration is set to begin with Artemis 1, the first in a series of increasingly complex NASA missions that will take humans back to the moon and then on to Mars. Read all about it in this...Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips.
Blog: Aerospace
A NASA expert answers your questions about the upcoming Artemis mission that will send astronauts back to the Moon.
Question of the Week: Power
Will We Ever Charge Our Cars (As We Drive)?
Cornell Engineering Professor Khurram Afridi wants you to be able to power-up your vehicle simply by changing lanes and driving over a charging strip.
Blog: Materials
The 2021 Create the Future Design Contest winner wants to build a truly recyclable bioplastic.
Blog: AR/AI
A deep-learning approach from Stanford University detects property damage caused by wildfires.
INSIDER: Communications
Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Although measuring the electrical activity of neurons is useful in many disciplines, making durable neural interfacing brain chip implants with negligible adverse...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Stacking extremely thin films of material on top of each other can create new materials with exciting new properties. But the most successful processes for building those...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical sensing technology has taken great strides in recent years, with the development of wearable devices that can track pulse, brain function, biomarkers in...
Question of the Week: Green Design & Manufacturing
Will Technology Help to Reduce Plastic Pollution?
Our October Q&A in Tech Briefs highlighted an achievement from Professor Aaron Sadow of Ames Laboratory in Iowa. Sadow’s chemical process produces valuable biodegradable chemicals from discarded plastics, which are then used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications.
Blog: Automotive
Long-haul trucking may be the best candidate for hydrogen power. An industry expert tells us when we can expect more hydrogen fuel cells on the highway.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Christopher Borroni-Bird and his team want to make an "e-kit" that provides a boost to wheelbarrows, bikes, and other non-motorized vehicles.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will We Use Solar to Power Our Devices Indoors?
Solar or photovoltaic (PV) cells fixed to roofs convert sunlight into electricity. An October Tech Brief highlighted a spin on this traditional idea of solar.
Blog: Energy
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
Blog: Materials
A micron-thick coating, made largely from leftover eggs, can extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables in your refrigerator.
Question of the Week: Packaging & Sterilization
Will Coatings Reduce Food Waste?
Today’s lead story highlighted an egg-based coating that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
INSIDER: Software
Future Army missions will have autonomous agents, such as robots, embedded in human teams making decisions in the physical world. One major challenge toward this goal is maintaining performance when...
Blog: Energy
Forget puzzles — In the early days of quarantine, Notre Dame professor and robotics engineer Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin used the time at home to put together robots.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
Blog: Propulsion
One EV design is bring power out toward the wheel. But is the design here to stay? A Tech Briefs reader asks an expert at SAE.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
