Technical Briefs, Design Engineering News

Blog: Connectivity

CES 2022: A Demand for ‘On Demand’ Pushes The Connected Car

Panelists at CES 2022 spoke about the automotive industry's response to customers who have gotten used to life "on demand."

White Papers: Defense

Adhesives for Cryogenic Applications: Case Studies

Specially formulated epoxy systems are capable of maintaining performance at temperatures approaching absolute zero, while delivering the required physical, thermal, and electrical...

White Papers: RF & Microwave Electronics

New High Power Single-Emitter Diodes for Ytterbium Fiber Laser Systems

New fiber-coupled, single-emitter FACTOR diodes from Coherent offer pump powers to 400W at 976nm over a 200µm fiber, making them ideal for lightweight high-power laser...

Question of the Week: Imaging

Would You Use A.I-Driven Laser Cutters like SensiCut?

Laser cutters are a popular tool for today’s design engineers. Users, however, still face difficulties distinguishing among stockpiles of metals, woods, papers, and plastics.

Blog: Materials

Sweat-Activated Vents Open Up New Ideas for Clothing

Duke scientists have created a fabric that releases heat once you start sweating.

Special Reports: Semiconductors & ICs

Space Technology - January 2022

Read about the most powerful telescope ever launched into space, the NASA rocket that will carry humans back to the moon, the nanosatellites that are dramatically reducing the cost of space science, and much...

Special Reports: Power

Vehicle Electrification - January 2022

Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...

Application Briefs: Materials

High-Speed Inspection and Reverse Engineering in 2D and 3D

The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.

Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Manufacturing Large Mirrors

With advanced tech, mirrors can be made with high accuracy.

Articles: Photonics/Optics

SPIE Photonics West 2022 Preview

The main Photonics West exhibition opens on Tuesday, January 25.

Products: Photonics/Optics

New Products

Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.

Articles: Aerospace

The James Webb Space Telescope

With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mankind’s understanding of the universe — and its origins — will increase exponentially.

Articles: AR/AI

Bolstering Product Design Success with Supply Chain Strategies

In the high-tech sector, there's been a shift from “just-in-time” to “just-in-case” inventory strategies.

Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Compact and Robust Connectors Prove Pivotal in CubeSat Deployment

Learn about the interconnects that are supporting today's miniature satellites.

Products: RF & Microwave Electronics

New on the Market: January 2022

Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.

Facility Focus: RF & Microwave Electronics

Facility Focus: North Carolina State University

Learn about the technologies being developed at NC State, including vehicle armor, a monitoring patch for plants, and origami-inspired materials.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Metasurfaces Control Polarized Light at Will

Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.

Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics

Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers

The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will usher in a new era of laser communications.

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Need for Larger Space Telescope Inspires Lightweight Flexible Holographic Lens

Holographic lenses render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused image or a spectrum.

Briefs: Aerospace

Automatic Observation Management System, New Tool to Coordinate Telescope Network

The "AOM" performs complex observations with ten observation modes and 175 strategies.

Briefs: Imaging

Cell Labelling Method from Microscopy Adapted for Use in Whole-Body Imaging

A team at the University of Münster is adapting a cell labelling strategy known as "SNAP-tag" technology.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Sixth Mirror Casting Brings Giant Magellan Telescope Closer to Completion

At 3 p.m. on March 5, a gigantic furnace slowly started spinning underneath the stands of Arizona Stadium at the University of Arizona. Fire-engine red, massive in...