“Cobots” allow companies of almost any size to automate processes that were previously out of reach.

Sensing technology will help to transform manufacturing floors into the connected factories of the future.

A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.

A synthetic skin enables robots to sense their own bodies and surroundings

Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.

The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.

The ESA has commissioned its industry partners to design a new docking system called the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM).

The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.

The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.

Actuators, Encoders, Gripping Tools, and More

Salty air the Dutch city of Harlingen causes exposed metal parts to corrode.

This system uses fiber optic strain sensing to detect and locate micrometeoroid/orbital debris.

Adhesives, flame-retardant compounds, vision measurement, and more...

With the rise in electrification and design complexity, aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to look for new methodologies to mitigate compliance risk.

Made with “Jenga chemistry,” the material could help in understanding how high-temperature superconductors work.

Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today, they're more often used to detect motor vehicles, weather formations,...

The reader uses a frequency multiplexer to boost its ability to accurately locate a greater number of RFID tags.

Researchers have developed a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery with a cathode that stores the energy produced by a chemical reaction in a metal-oxygen or metal-air battery....

The biometric tool uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users

Current laser interferometry pressure pulse detection techniques use the shock-induced change in index of refraction to track detonation and/or shock fronts in a single fiber optic by reflecting laser...

As lithium-ion battery production doubles, more viable energy storage solutions are needed.

Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a calorimeter that is able to measure the total heat generated when specific types of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are...

This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.

Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.

This packaging provides protection for SiC sensors and electronics in harsh, hightemperature environments.

This approach removes the limitation on peak power densities that exists for fiber lasers.

This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.

This retractable de-orbit device facilitates targeted re-entry, attitude and orbital control, and collision avoidance.

Life support research for astronauts enabled a solution to one aspect of climate change.