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INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability...
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INSIDER: Research Lab
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature superconducting thermometer with big potential applications, such as monitoring the...
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INSIDER: Wearables
Field Effect Transistors (FET) are the core building blocks of modern electronics such as integrated circuits, computer CPUs, and display backplanes. Organic...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A new study has confirmed the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, which uses sensors and machine learning to...
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Blog: Imaging
Optical interference filters are critical to the overall performance of machine vision applications. So how do you select the right one?
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Your 2020 winners include a bacteria-repelling wrap, an advanced prosthetic leg, flash graphene, and more.
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Special Reports: Data Acquisition
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ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Automatic recirculation valves offer efficiency for critical pump protection in power or oil and gas applications.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Smart electric actuators not only enable fine position adjustments, but they also provide real-time feedback on the extent of those adjustments.
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Products: Motion Control
Linear slides, electric motors, gears, and more.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
RadiBond technology, based on nanometer-thin coatings, provides ultra-strong and ultra-tight bonding between metals and plastics.
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Briefs: Medical
The mobile system could reduce healthcare workers’ exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This lightweight, portable garment is designed for active shoulder and elbow positioning.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This subsystem is used in free-space optical communications and fiber-optic communications.
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Briefs: Imaging
The system allows multiple users to interact with the same VR app on smartphones, providing opportunities for education, healthcare, and entertainment.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Method Tests Microscopic Aeronautical Materials
This process breaks the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing.
Articles: Test & Measurement
We explore the major scientific breakthroughs achieved during 20 years of human presence on the ISS.
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NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA’s neutral body position research was used in the design of a medical massage chair.
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5 Ws: Test & Measurement
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
While this technology was designed for CubeSats, it may be utilized in any technology that utilizes a structural frame, such as drones.
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Articles: Energy
A new process can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes.
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Briefs: Imaging
The device can translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands.
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Articles: Wearables
A battery-less pacing system enables painless defibrillation.
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Products: Software
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motor can be powered by both thermal and electrical energy.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This robotic finger has a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multi-curved surface.
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Q&A: Photonics/Optics
See how Dr. Andrei Kolmakov and his team are using low-energy electron beams to 3D-print tiny gel structures in liquids.
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