Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Wool-Like Material Remembers and Changes Shape
5 Ws: Materials
5 Ws of the Paper-Based Keypad
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Smart, Self-Powered Knee Implants
Briefs: Energy
Smart Window Improves Energy Efficiency of Buildings
Briefs: Imaging
High-Performance, Low-Field MRI for Cardiac and Lung Imaging
Briefs: Communications
Self-Assembling Robot Cubes Form Various Structures
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Detector Senses X-Rays Over a Broad Energy Range
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Method Turns Fruit Peels into New Batteries
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Printable Light Sensors Can See Colors
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Faster-Degrading Plastic for Marine Uses
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biosensor Enables Real-Time Oxygen Monitoring for Organs-On-A-Chip
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Robotic Assembly of Photovoltaic Arrays
Briefs: Materials
Janus Particles Improve Paints and Coatings
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Soft Magnetic Nanocomposite for High-Temperature Applications
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Electricity-Free Radiative Cooling System
Briefs: Aerospace
Aerogel-Reinforced Composites
Q&A: RF & Microwave Electronics
Q&A: Soft Electronics Treat Heart Arrythmias
Briefs: Aerospace
Self-Healing, Recyclable, Shape Memory Polymers
Briefs: Transportation
Radar Enables Cars to Spot Hazards Around Corners
Facility Focus: Data Acquisition
Facility Focus: Rochester Institute of Technology
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Nature-Inspired Sensors Could Help Autonomous Machines See Better
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Lab-On-Chip Flow and Temperature Sensor
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Solid-State Sensor for Detection and Characterization of Electric Fields
Briefs: Imaging
Lenslet-Based Integral Field Spectrograph
Products: Test & Measurement
New on the Market: November 2020
Briefs: Wearables
Specialized Dye Enables Medical Information to be Stored Below the Skin
Articles: Data Acquisition
COVID-19 Drives Data Acquisition & Analytics Evolution
Briefs: Nanotechnology
E-Tongue Nanosensor Array
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow: November 2020
Briefs: Imaging
Infrared Detectors Enhance Night-Vision Cameras
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Giant Telescope Construction Viewed Through an Industrial Lens
Briefs: Medical
Imaging Technology Could Improve Cancer Surgery
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Long-Range Wireless Sensor Network
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Algorithm Improves Navigation of Autonomous Driving Robots
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Ring Detects Finger Location to Track Hand Movements
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Octopus-Inspired Soft Robotic Arm
NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Balance Scale Predicts and Helps Prevent Falls
Briefs: Energy
Sunlight Converts Emissions into Useful Materials
Briefs: Imaging
Virtual and Augmented Reality Device Simulates Vision Loss
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
3D-Printed Sweating Robot Muscle
Briefs: Medical
Tiny, Magnetically Powered Neural Stimulator
Products: Imaging
New Products: November 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Continuous and Stable Lasing Achieved From Low-Cost Perovskites at Room Temperature
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Megapixel Photon-Counting Camera Technology
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Material Advances for LED Quantum Dot Efficiency
Briefs: Imaging
Ambient Light Alters Refraction in 2D Material
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
“Alexa, Go to The Kitchen and Fetch Me a Snack”
Articles: Test & Measurement
Overcoming Pitfalls When Measuring Thin, Parallel Optics
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Measuring Layer Thickness Using a Microscope
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Recovering Data: NIST’s Neural Network Model Finds Small Objects in Dense Images
Products: Test & Measurement
Product of the Month: November 2020 Tech Briefs
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Additive Manufacturing - November 2020
AM/3D Printing is fundamentally changing how products are prototyped and produced in aerospace, medical, electronics, and many other fields. To help you keep pace with the latest advances, we present...
Special Reports: Energy
Medical Robotics - November 2020
From the operating room to the assembly line, robots are changing the medical industry. Check out the latest advances and amazing applications in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical...
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
High-Reliability PCB Design Tips for Aerospace and other Harsh Environments
Designing for reliability involves a wide array of design choices, material selections, and carefully controlled manufacturing processes. Take a deep dive into how...
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
Say Goodbye to Stencils
Using stencils is how assembly manufacturers traditionally transfer solder paste onto the surface of printed circuit boards. Simply put, PCB assemblers use customer-provided stencil files to laser-cut metal stencils....
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
PCB Design and Assembly for Power Supplies
Power supplies come in large varieties, can have different topologies, and feature numerous safeguards. Designs of printed circuit boards (PCBs) for power supplies can, therefore, have infinite...
White Papers: Sensors/Data Acquisition
LVR, A Novel Alternative to LVDTs for Linear Measurement In Harsh Environments
This paper is a description of the LVR (linear variable resonance) sensor, a new patented non-contact linear position sensor. This sensor can operate in...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Oscilloscope Fundamentals Primer
As with all electronic test equipment, digital oscilloscopes have an array of key specifications. Some are basic and easy to understand. Other specifications (which may have a greater impact on the accuracy...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
How to Select an Analog Signal Generator
Today’s microwave and wireless communications market is expanding at an incredible rate. Along with this growth comes an increasing need for test equipment, such as an analog signal generator, that...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Spectrum Analyzer Fundamentals – Theory and Operation of Modern Spectrum Analyzers Primer
This primer examines the theory of state-of-the-art spectrum analysis and describes how modern spectrum analyzers are designed and how they work....
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Fundamentals of Vector Network Analysis Primer
This white paper is a definitive guide to understanding the technology behind vector network analysis. One of the most common measuring tasks in RF engineering is the analysis of circuits, from...
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Industry Secrets to PCB Thermal Management
Keeping electronics at a reasonable temperature is not magic, although it may feel like it at times if you are not very familiar with the rules and situations.
White Papers: RF & Microwave Electronics
Ulbrich RF & Microwave Cable Wire Capability Whitepaper
While commercial and defense aviation advances, so does Ulbrich's ability to provide light weight and high strength materials that allow planes to fly more efficiently than ever. As the...
White Papers: Automotive
Sealing Solutions for Today’s Batteries
Whether they take to the streets in electric vehicles or stand still in energy storage systems, lithium-based battery modules pose a tough sealing challenge. Increasingly, battery makers are looking...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Change is Right Around the Corner
The US EPA and CARB are finalizing new heavy-duty regulations that will usher in a period of unprecedented complexity, focused on engine efficiency, improvements in CO2 performance, fuel economy, reduction...
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
The Touch Screen Integration Problem
As touchscreen technology continues to be integrated into nearly every part of our lives, the demand for environmentally flexible systems is increasing. Touchscreen-controlled showers, drink dispensers,...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Mobile Docking Stations Become an Essential Part of Underwater Exploration?
An INSIDER story this month highlighted an innovative way of supporting underwater robots: mobile docking stations.
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Technical Ceramics: The Powerhouse of Advanced Materials
The automotive landscape is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and technical ceramics are poised to assist in shaping the future. Technical ceramics are inorganic ceramic materials whose combination of unique material properties makes them the right choice for electric and hybrid...
On-Demand Webinars: Software
PPAP Reviews Using AI and Machine Learning
In this era of digitalization, it’s a fact that PPAPs are considered to be documents – not data. The process of maintaining and verifying the accuracy of these documents is recursive and tedious. Many organizations have taken the effort of building portals that act as an extensive document...
White Papers: Aerospace
Testing Considerations for Space Copper-Water Heat Pipes
On-board processing is becoming a vital part of satellite systems engineering. This results in more high-power components and more localized waste heat than ever before. A common...
On-Demand Webinars: Motion Control
Customizing Actuators Using COTS Drive Components for Martian Mission Mechanisms
Mars rover missions push the boundaries of technology while creating collaboration opportunities to meet the unique demands of space travel. One example...
Blog: Energy
'Soil Fuel Cells' Support Water Treatment in Brazil
Blog: Motion Control
What Role Will Motors Play in Mars 2020 Missions?
White Papers: Software
Leveraging Software-Defined Automated Test to Enable Digital Transformation in Aerospace and Defense
Many aerospace and defense companies of all sizes are pursuing digital transformation projects to become more competitive. Unfortunately,...
White Papers: Tubing & Extrusion
Manufacturing Transfer Requires Cross-Functional Leadership, Resources, and Open Communication
When a manufacturing consolidation strategy emerged for a top medical device manufacturer, they found themselves presented with the challenge of...
INSIDER: Materials
Turning Streetwear into Solar Concentrators
Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich succeeded in developing a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can even be applied to textiles. This opens up numerous possibilities...
INSIDER: Lighting
Navy Researchers Evaluate Ultraviolet Sources to Combat COVID-19
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers evaluated commercial ultraviolet (UV) sources for viral disinfection to combat COVID-19 on land and at sea and established a...
INSIDER: Motion Control
3D Hand Pose Estimation Achieved Using a Wrist-Worn Camera
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) working in collaboration with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of St Andrews and the University...
INSIDER Product: Imaging
New Products: November 2020 Photonics & Imaging Insider
CRAIC Technologies (San Dimas, CA) has introduced the 508 PV™ UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometer for your microscope. The 508 Perfect...
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Paper-Based Keypads Catch On?
The “5 Ws” feature of our November issue of Tech Briefs highlights a paper-based keypad being developed at Purdue University.
Webinars: Green Design & Manufacturing
Watch Live at 11 am ET: The 2020 Create the Future Contest Awards
For the first time, the winners of the Create the Future Design Contest will be announced live! Join us for this special one-hour presentation as we honor our 2020 Grand Prize...
White Papers: Software
Radically Advance Your Health Care Solution with Highly Advanced Simulations
85% of the top 50 health care companies leverage Ansys engineering simulations to drive product and process development. This enables industry-wide in silico...
On-Demand Webinars: RF & Microwave Electronics
Using Spectrum Analysis to Track, Locate and Identify Interfering Signals
We’re surrounded by radio signals that we depend on for our day-to-day lives and, in some cases, for our very safety. For the most part, the spectrum is well managed and maintained by respective transmitters, but there will always be sources of interference...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here's an Idea: A Bug-Inspired Building Material for Mars
White Papers: Photonics/Optics
Radiation Performance of Low Bend-Loss Optical Fiber for Gyroscope Applications
In this presentation we will describe the effect of radiation on a low bend loss, polarization maintaining (PM) fiber for an interferometric fiber optic...
White Papers: Aerospace
3D Metal Printing Titanium Hardware for Boom Supersonic
Discover how Boom Supersonic and VELO3D demonstrate additive manufacturing (AM) power and mark a turning point for supersonic travel commercial viability.
News: Transportation
New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance of EVs
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Their electrolyte...
News: Transportation
New Composite Material Revs Up Pursuit of Advanced EVs
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a...
News: Energy
Thin Layer Protects Battery and Allows Cold Charging
Researchers in the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Penn State University are searching for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles. They...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Use 'Tsugite' Software for Woodworking?
A recent INSIDER story highlighted a new tool for architects, furniture-makers, and woodworking beginners. The interactive software from the University of Tokyo, known as "Tsugite," provides milling machine instructions and on-screen design guidance so that users can piece an object together...
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
How VCONN, a USB-C Feature, Changes the Car-to-Passenger Experience
As the automotive market changes from traditional standard A receptacles to the newer USB Type-C™ receptacles, many questions arise regarding which features to...
Blog: Data Acquisition
Stanford Computer Model Predicts How COVID-19 Spreads in Cities
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
Achieving Dimensional Stability of Lightweight Thermoplastic Automotive Parts
Use of thermoplastics can contribute to weight savings for exterior components such as body panels, spoilers, and exterior trim. Some applications present...
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
When Should Designers Use Crossed Roller Bearings?
Crossed roller bearings provide more accuracy, rigidity, and weight-bearing capacity for linear motion than other commonly used friction-reducing devices such as ball bearings. And unlike...
White Papers: Aerospace
AI for Embedded Defense is Here
An armed Humvee is moving at night thru a smoke-filled, urban battlefield. Using multiple displays, the crew has a 360˚ view that is daylight clear, delivered by an imaging system fusing data from several...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic “Snake” Grips and Picks Up Objects
An invention similar to an elephant’s trunk has potential benefits for many industries where handling delicate objects is essential. UNSW Sydney developed a soft fabric robotic gripper...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Printing Paper Structures for Mechatronics
Natural motion in plants occurs because of cellulose fibers absorbing and releasing water. Scientists developed a simple method to produce self-folding origami structures based on this concept....
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Indoor Light Someday Power Our Smart Devices?
Our lead INSIDER story today looks at “perovskite-inspired” materials that can absorb indoor light at higher efficiencies than ever before.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
With a 50-Million-Electron Jolt, Sensors Power Themselves
Blog: Aerospace
Will Electric Aircraft Reach the Speeds of Commercial Jets?
White Papers: Design
The Product Innovation Imperative: A Leader’s Guide for Using Cloud-Based Product Development Tools to Drive Teamwork and Innovation
The Product Innovation Imperative is a practical guide for engineering and manufacturing leaders to...
On-Demand Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Machine Vision for Industrial Inspection
Machine vision removes the physical contact between a test system and the parts being tested, preventing part damage and offering safety and operational benefits by reducing human involvement in a manufacturing process. Machine vision systems also easily inspect object details too small to be seen...
White Papers: Design
Comparison of Connector Performance for Automotive EMI Bundle Shielding Cables
This whitepaper will focus on a common disturbance point where EMI is generated: The Connector. Through a series of tests simulating ground vehicle performance...
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
Highly Engineered Optical Films for Mobile Electronics and Display Systems
This downloadable article from Boyd & 3M covers optical films that have been engineered to augment display performance and enable integrated displays for mobile...
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