On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Metal 3D Printing
Having proven its capability and future potential in producing plastic-based parts, 3D printing has also been progressing steadily in metal. Recent market analysis reports stake material and printer sales in the metal 3D sector to be growing at rates of over 30% and 45%, respectively – fastest among all 3D printing...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Intelligent Microrobot Moves Without A Visible Force
Researchers developed a microrobot that measures a few micrometers across and resembles a paper bird made with origami. It flaps its wings or bends its neck and retracts its head via...
On-Demand Webinars: Aerospace
Update on Civil Certification of Multicore Processing Systems in Commercial Avionics
The transition from traditional federated systems to consolidated multicore platforms gives aerospace suppliers a competitive edge. This 60-minute Webinar examines the industry’s remarkable journey bringing multicore processing to avionics systems as...
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
Collaborative Robot Applications in the Automotive Industry
Smaller, easier to program, quick to implement, and typically one-third the cost of industrial bots, collaborative robots are more than being noticed in the industry. Recently a global director of manufacturing engineering integration at a major automotive OEM was quoted as...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Big Plans to Save the Planet Depend on Nanoscopic Materials Improving Energy Storage
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized...
A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...
INSIDER: Power
A New Concept for More Sustainable Batteries
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The...
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will ‘Unbreakable Batteries’ Find a Place in Electronics and Vehicles?
Increasingly, lithium-ion batteries are supporting portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
Achieving Reliability to Match Capability
Partial Reconfiguration allows FPGAs to dynamically change modules without disrupting other parts of the design. This white paper describes the special considerations throughout the design process...
News: Wearables
Stretchable and Flexible Biofuel Cell Runs on Sweat
A unique new flexible and stretchable device, worn against the skin and capable of producing electrical energy by transforming the compounds present in sweat, has been developed and...
News: Electronics & Computers
Reconfigurable Electronics Offer Promise for Implantable Devices
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically as bodies change or transform to relocate...
News: Electronics & Computers
Soft Wearable Health Monitor Uses Stretchable Electronics
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies, and small children without concern for...
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Enhance Product Design and Dependability with Advanced Coating Technologies
For decades, engineers have been tasked with designing new products that are not only smaller and lighter than previous generations, but they must also operate in increasingly challenging environments. These challenges are true in many industries, including...
On-Demand Webinars: Green Design & Manufacturing
Rapid, Selective Volatile Emissions Testing for Vehicles and Components
Regulators and consumers demand increasingly lower levels of harmful volatile emissions in motor vehicle passenger cabins, pushing manufacturers toward more comprehensive testing – from component level to finished vehicles – to ensure conformance and avoid costly...
White Papers: Aerospace
Safety First - the Position Determination and Checking Algorithms of the RESOLUTE™ True-Absolute Optical Encoder
This white paper gives an overview of the operation of the RESOLUTE absolute encoder and describes in detail the safety...
On-Demand Webinars: Medical
New Developments in Catheter Shaft Components – Part 2
This Webinar focuses on advancements in catheter shaft componentry with a deeper dive into film cast technology. Specifically, we will hone in on polyimide and lubricious polyimide.
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Detailed Technical Comparison of Automotive Serial Buses
Point-to-point automotive networks deployed in the 1980s were replaced by bus-based networks in the 1990s, with CAN bus emerging as the industry standard. Since then, the complexity of...
White Papers: Photonics/Optics
Liquid Lenses in Machine Vision Whitepaper
By integrating a liquid lens, the imaging system can change the plane of focus in milliseconds in order to provide sharp images, regardless of the object's distance from the camera. This is an ideal...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
In High Temperatures, A New Class of Ceramics Controls Heat Radiation
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
MIT Researchers Employ Low-Cost Sensors to Detect and Track the Origins of Air Pollutants in India.
At any moment in Delhi, India, a resident might start their car, releasing exhaust that floats into the atmosphere. In northwest India, a...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D-Printed Plastics with High Performance Electrical Circuits
Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Compact Depth Sensor Inspired by Spiders
Inspired by spiders, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), have developed a compact and efficient depth sensor that could be used onboard...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
New Transistor Nanocrystals Are Smaller, Higher Quality, and More Efficient
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically thin semiconducting crystals that could one day enable more...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Self-Assembling 'M-Blocks' Catch On?
A team at MIT created self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb and roll over each other into set formations.
White Papers: Aerospace
How to Mitigate Aerospace Electrical Compliance Risk: A New Approach
Electrical Load Analysis (ELA) is an important to ensure adequate power for the electrical systems during all phases of flight. For the most part, ELA today is done...
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Solving the E/E Dilemma of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
As automotive manufacturers and suppliers develop advanced technologies to realize the trends of autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and shared mobility, they are encountering...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Collaborative Automation: It's More Than Just the Cobot
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Role of Sensors in the Evolution of Robotics
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New Method for Large-Scale 3D Printing of Rocket Engines
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