Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Occulter for CubeSat Coronagraph
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Comb-on-a-Chip Optical Ruler Measures Colors of Light Waves
Facility Focus: Aerospace
Facility Focus: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center
Briefs: Medical
Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of Eye Disorders in Children
Briefs: Wearables
Technologies Interpret Mood from the Skin
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Quantum Sensor Enables Wide Spectral Coverage
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Laser Technology Assesses Cancer Cells
Briefs: Materials
Biomaterial Shields Against Harmful Radiation
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Force/Torque Sensor Helps Rover Sample Mars
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronic Diodes Demonstrate Performance Beyond 5G
Briefs: Motion Control
EEG-Based Technique for Controlling a Robotic Arm with the Brain
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Formula May Help 5G Wireless Networks Share Communications Frequencies
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronically Controlled 2D Reflector Improves Microwave Communications
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Technology Integrates Electronics onto Physical Prototypes
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Hermetically Sealed Semiconductors
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Miniature Electronic Devices Work Under Extreme Pressure
Briefs: Motion Control
Thermally Conductive, Stretchable Rubber Material
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Aerogels Protect Against Electromagnetic Interference
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Technique Mass-Produces Cell-Sized Robots
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
4D Printing Creates Microneedles to Replace Hypodermics
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronics Cooling Using Additive Manufacturing
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Quantum Error Correction Method
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tunable, Chip-Based, Vortex Microlaser and Detector
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
Q&A: Wireless Power for Neural Stimulation
Articles: Software
Executive Forum: Machine Learning & AI
Articles: Materials
Cost-Effective Printed Sensors for the IoT/IIoT
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Smart Windows Self-Illuminate on Rainy Days
Application Briefs: Software
Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance
Briefs: Imaging
Acoustic Monitoring of Laser Welds
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Smart Sensors for Hazardous Areas
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Test & Measurement - September 2020
See how the latest test tools and methodologies are enabling new applications in aerospace, electronics, robotics, healthcare, and other key industries. This compendium of recent articles is presented by...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-Powered Alarm Fights Forest Fires, Monitors Environment
Special Reports: Transportation
Inside the New C8 Corvette - September 2020
The eighth generation Corvette achieves a rare benchmark: a 200 mph supercar that can sprint from standstill to 60 mph in less than three seconds while offering long-distance comfort, ample cargo...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Long-life Batteries for the IIoT
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Power Electronics - September 2020
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for a range of applications...
Application Briefs: Internet of Things
3D Ultrasonic Sensors Support New Industrial Applications
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Aerospace & Defense - September 2020
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology, you'll learn about the technology driving the Mars 2020 rover, how NASA will use GPS to...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products: September 2020 Sensor Technology
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Engineers 3D-Print Sensors Onto Moving Organs
Application Briefs: AR/AI
USB and GigE Connectivity for Modern Machine Vision
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Spider Silk Can Create Lenses Useful for Biological Imaging
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Leap in Lidar Could Improve Safety and Security of New Technology
Articles: Test & Measurement
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in Hyperspectral Imagers
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Camera Trends: Where We Are Now and What to Expect in the Near Future
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Measuring Surface Roughness with an Atomic Force Microscope
Thin films and engineered surfaces are used in a myriad of applications including semiconductor electronics, data storage, and precision optics. In many cases, surface roughness and...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products: September 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Briefs: Imaging
T-Ray Camera Speed Boosted a Hundred Times Over
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Product of the Month: September 2020 Tech Briefs
Briefs: Software
Graphene-Reinforced Carbon Fiber
Briefs: Motion Control
Hummingbird Robot Uses AI to Maneuver in Tight Spaces
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Ultra-Sensitive Device Detects Magnetic Fields
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Nanomaterial Gives Robots Chameleon Skin
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New on the Market: September 2020
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wireless “Pacemaker” for the Brain
Briefs: Materials
Liquid-Repelling Substance Works on All Surfaces
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
Printed Polymer Makes Integrated Airplane Parts
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Automated Robotic Device for Faster Blood Testing
5 Ws: Wearables
5 Ws of the Sign-to-Speech Translation Glove
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Breathable Electronics for Wearable Technologies
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Fabrics with Bioactive Inks Monitor the Body by Changing Color
Articles: AR/AI
Products of Tomorrow: September 2020
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Robotic Insect Survives Being Flattened by a Flyswatter
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Conformal Coating Protection of Critical Medical Technologies
The reliability of critical components, systems, and devices takes top priority in today’s healthcare environment. With the continued development of highly sophisticated...
Podcasts: Aerospace
Here's an Idea: An ‘Aerodrome’ Testing Ground for Unmanned Aircraft
Before delivery drones start carrying packages (and passenger drones start delivering ourselves), engineers will need to keep refining an unmanned aircraft's ability...
White Papers: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Kit Encoders: New Technologies for a Dynamically Changing Market
Closed-loop motion control systems use feedback to ensure the precise positioning of mechanical components. Self-contained position sensors, such as rotary encoders, can do a...
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The 3-D Printer Manufacturer's Guide to High-Performance Linear Motion
The application of 3D printing/additive manufacturing to complex industrial uses is exploding. Linear motion components play a critical part in the successful operation...
Blog: Photonics/Optics
With a Flash of a Laser, Microscopic Robots Move
White Papers: Automotive
Using Built-in-self-test Hardware to Satisfy ISO 26262 Safety Requirements
Semiconductor content in today’s vehicles is growing rapidly and we are approaching the point where the value of the electronics is expected to exceed 50% of the...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Are You OK With a Robot Taking Your Vitals?
The "Spot" robot, developed by Boston Dynamics, can measure skin temperature, breathing rate, pulse rate, and blood oxygen saturation in healthy patients, from a distance of 2 meters.
White Papers: Medical
Multicore Systems Management: Hypervisor or Multicore Framework
With increasing application of multicore to embedded devices, a number of important decisions are necessary to ensure optimal design. One such decision concerns the overall...
On-Demand Webinars: Photonics/Optics
Alignment Strategy for Complex Part Geometries
When developing a CMM measurement program, alignments are necessary to form a stable frame of reference for the workpiece to be measured. Non-standard geometries with complex surfaces, such as a jet engine turbine airfoil, can be aligned by using datum target points defined on a print or...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Can We Trust A.I.? Modeling Tool Quantifies How Much a Machine Doesn't Know
On-Demand Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
LiDAR Technology Advancements and Market Trends
LiDAR appears to be the fastest moving of all automated-vehicle hardware development efforts. By some estimates, there are more than 80 companies currently developing LiDAR for passenger- and commercial-vehicle applications, and many boast of having superior proprietary technology. After...
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Next-Generation Design for Heavy Equipment
Heavy equipment manufacturers face new challenges every day. As the industry moves toward machines that provide zero harm, zero downtime, and zero emissions, there is increasing pressure from competition, regulators, and customers to meet and exceed expectations. As if that isn’t enough,...
On-Demand Webinars: Software
How to Perform Accurate, Automated 3D Fatigue Crack Growth Predictions
This 30-minute Webinar demonstrates how to use your own CAD models and FEA tools to perform accurate, automated 3D component-level fatigue crack growth predictions.
Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, a team led by...
INSIDER: Energy
Scientists Boost Stability and Efficiency of Next-Gen Solar Tech
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have created next-generation solar modules with high efficiency and good...
INSIDER: Power
Improved Battery Life for Wearable Electronic Devices
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that asymmetric stresses within electrodes used in certain wearable electronic devices provides an important clue as to how to...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Faster, More Efficient Energy Storage From Layered Materials
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed a novel, integrated approach to track energy-transporting ions within an ultra-thin...
White Papers: Defense
H2OLock Advanced Desiccant
AGM’s H2OLock Advanced Desiccant is a dense, shapeable, composite desiccant, that combines superior moisture adsorption with strength sufficient for use as a structural design component through a wide...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will 'Biomorphic' Batteries Support a Future of Tiny Robots?
A Tech Briefs TV video highlighted a rechargeable zinc battery from the University of Michigan that integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy. The “biomorphic” battery, according to researchers, could provide 72x more energy for robots.
On-Demand Webinars: Imaging
High-Speed Imaging
High-speed imaging is used in a variety of applications, from pure science and research to military ballistics testing. In this 60-minute Webinar from the editors of Tech Briefs Media, three experts look at this unique technology and what it can do.
White Papers: Medical
Choosing the Right Medical Power Supply
Because modern medical equipment heavily leverages advances in the computing and electronics fields, it is increasingly critical to select the right power supply to meet functional and regulatory...
INSIDER Product: Imaging
New Products: September 2020 Photonics & Imaging Insider
Teledyne DALSA (Waterloo, Canada) announced its new Falcon4-CLHS M4480 and M4400 cameras, based on the Teledyne e2v Lince 11.2M monochrome sensors. The...
INSIDER: Materials
Researcher Gets Navy Grant to Develop Flexible, Printed Solar Cells
University of North Texas professor Anupama Kaul straddles the line between electrical engineering and materials science, which puts her in the perfect place to develop...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Scientists Use Photons as Threads to Weave Novel Forms of Matter
New research from the University of Southampton has discovered a way to bind two negatively charged electron-like particles which could create opportunities to form novel...
INSIDER: Imaging
Perovskite and Organic Solar cells Prove Successful in Space
Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells – but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity per gram,...
Tech Talks: Medical
Multicore Optical Fiber Grating Array Fabrication for Medical Sensing Applications
The growing interest in high-performance fiber grating arrays can be attributed to today’s acceptance of optical fiber sensors in more medical applications such as shape-sensing fiber incorporated into surgical instruments. This presentation looks at a...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA's 'VITAL' Ventilator: A Choice Between Licensing and Open-Source
Tech Talks: Communications
Amplifying Satellite Communications: Next-Generation Deployable Antenna Mesh
Deployable antenna mesh is frequently used in communication satellites for transmitting and reflecting radio frequency signals. How does this highly sought-after material remain so resilient in the extreme conditions of space?
On-Demand Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Calibre nmLVS-Recon Early Circuit Verification Helps Reduce Time to Market
This Webinar explains how to speed up early design analysis while reducing overall design closure time. It also discusses why early verification is necessary in today’s market and why you should use it to focus on the errors most likely to slow down your process...
On-Demand Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Introduction to Visualizer for VHDL Users
Testing and methodology with complex silicon require powerful but simple-to-use debug solutions. The Visualizer Debug Environment provides a common solution for simulation, emulation, and other engines, including Verilog, VHDL, UVM, SystemC, C/C++, Assertions, and Coverage.
On-Demand Webinars: Electronics & Computers
What Is This RISC-V Thing, Anyway?
Are you considering leveraging the cost-saving benefits of RISC-V in your next design? The RISC-V processor architecture is revolutionizing the business model for deployment of architectures in the embedded systems marketplace. While the processor design is maturing rapidly, the RISC-V software...
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
Verification of ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles
Automotive OEMs are taking more control of electronic control unit (ECU) hardware/software architecture definition and exploration, mainly due to the rise of new technologies in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The increasing number of cars with ECUs...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Can Courtesy Be Programmed Into Self-Driving Cars?
During a recent webcast, a Tech Briefs reader raised an interesting question about self-driving cars:
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Viton™ Fluoroelastomers: Improving the Durability of Automotive Turbocharger Hoses
High-performance fluoroelastomers provide the best balance of performance in response to turbocharger hose demands. The excellent extrusion properties, heat...
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
Making Medical Device Designs Possible with Innovative Silicone Elastomers
Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) materials enable health care device designers and equipment manufacturers to introduce improved material features for critical...
On-Demand Webinars: Motion Control
High-Voltage Arteries: How Connectivity Gives Life to Electric Vehicles
Experts predict that by 2040, most forms of transportation will leverage electric motors and/or cleaner sources of fuel to meet heightened emissions standards....
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Software Keeps Self-Driving Cars on a Safe Path
White Papers: Automotive
Creating a GNSS Test Plan: A Start to Finish Guide
You might think that if your GPS/GNSS receiver is tested in the factory, you don’t have to evaluate how your receiver will perform in the field. But every operating environment is...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Test Engineering Insights: Aerospace, Defense, and Government
Better test strategies mitigate risk and win programs.
Whether you’re putting pencil to paper for your next program bid, assessing the mass-migration costs to move your...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Precision Landing Without a Pilot
For planned robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA is developing and testing precise landing and hazard-avoidance technologies. A combination of laser sensors, a camera, a high-speed...
Tech Talks: Medical
Advanced Textile Solutions for Structural Heart Devices
Choosing the right medical textiles for cardiovascular devices used in structural heart procedures, such as transcatheter heart valve replacement or repair of left atrial appendage occlusion, requires careful consideration. Medical textiles must act as flexible conduits and barriers...
White Papers: Aerospace
Combining Customizable High-Speed Interfaces with FPGA Coprocessing
Built for harsh environments, high performance, and sensitive budgets, the new FPGA-based XMC meets VITA 47 rugged specs and offers custom or pre-configured high-speed...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Controller Helps Robots Avoid Collisions
MIT startup Realtime Robotics invented a solution that gives robots the ability to quickly adjust their path to avoid objects as they move to a target. The Realtime controller can be connected to...
Tech Talks: Automotive
Addressing Friction, Discharge, and Misalignment in an E-Mobility Powertrain
As electric vehicles continue to generate new consumer interest and demand, advanced technology is required to address e-mobility powertrain challenges such as friction reduction, elimination of electrical discharge, electromagnetic interference, and safety and...
Question of the Week: Transportation
Do Software Advancements Make You Feel Safe in an Autonomous Vehicle?
Our lead story today features self-driving car software that prevents accidents by understanding and anticipating safe traffic behaviors.
Blog: Energy
New Composite Energizes the Electric Vehicle Market
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
Metal Injection Molding
This 60-minute Webinar examines metal injection molding (MIM), a unique process that eliminates the need for complex, expensive machining when producing small, intricate steel and stainless steel components....
White Papers: Information Technology
The Value and Necessity of External Surge Protection in PoE Applications
PoE network engineers should deploy high-quality external surge protection devices (SPDs) to help ensure safe, secure network operation, reduce downtime, minimize site...
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
The Power of the Hollow: Using Hollow Aluminum Extrusions to Meet Vehicle Engineering Challenges
Their ability to design profiles that “put the metal where it’s needed” is one of the attributes of aluminum extrusions that can...
White Papers: Medical
Implantable Medical Devices: a Clinical Approach to Designing Preclinical Studies
Implantable medical devices are being increasingly used in both established and novel clinical applications. Given their invasive nature, such devices are...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Things You Should Know About Cartridge Heaters
Backer Hotwatt cartridge heaters can provide high heat in the smallest of spaces. Learn the benefits of cartridge heaters and how to obtain effective heat transfer and long life. Available for...
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