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: Semiconductors & ICs
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Collaborative Automation: It's More Than Just the Cobot
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Role of Sensors in the Evolution of Robotics
Briefs: Motion Control
WiFi-Based Technique Measures Speed and Distance of Indoor Movement
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Biologically Inspired Artificial Skin Improves Sensory Ability of Robots
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Self-Contained Wheel Unit
Briefs: Transportation
Precision Low-Speed Motor Controller
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Docking System Enables Safe Rendezvous in Space
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Algorithm Gives Robots a Faster Grasp
Briefs: Motion Control
Artificial Skin Provides Haptic Feedback
Products: Motion Control
New Products: December 2019 Motion Design
Application Briefs: Motion Control
Valve Position Sensor Protects Switch Boxes from Salt Environment
Briefs: Test & Measurement
MMOD Impact Detection and Location
Products: Software
New on the Market: December 2019
Articles: Test & Measurement
Employing the Electrical Digital Twin to Mitigate Compliance Risk in Aerospace
Briefs: Materials
Superconductivity in a Nickel Oxide Material
Briefs: Automotive
Low-Bandwidth Radar Technology Provides Improved Detection of Objects
Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today, they're more often used to detect motor vehicles, weather formations,...
Briefs: Communications
Enhanced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Reader
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Potassium-Oxygen Battery Stores Clean Energy
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....
5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
5 Ws of EarEcho
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors (EFOS)
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...
Technology Leaders: Energy
Development and Analysis of Solid-State Batteries with the COMSOL® Platform
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...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Continuous Fiber Composite for Use in Gears
Facility Focus: Imaging
Facility Focus: NASA John H. Glenn Research Center
Top Stories
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Nano Diamond Battery Provides Universal Applicability
Blog: Materials

How Smashing Nanoparticles Together Led to Super-Strength Metal 'Coins'
Blog: Aerospace

A Former NASA Mission Manager Reflects on a 'Flawless' Mars Landing
Videos: Electronics & Computers

'LaserFactory' Manufactures Fully Functional Devices & Drones
Podcasts: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Here's an Idea: Hospital Robots
Articles: Software


Question of the Week
Do You Like the Idea of Robots in the Hospital?
Webcasts
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Designing with Silicone for Space
Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Developing Standards for Odor Sensors and Data
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Transforming Automotive Engineering by Tackling Complexity
Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Contactless Position, Torque, and Force Sensing for Today’s and...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
How to Achieve Multidisciplinary, Collaborative, Concurrent...
Upcoming Webinars: Materials
Ultra-High Purity Silicone in Aerospace and Defense Product Design
Trending Stories
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Modeling & Simulation for Battery Development
Briefs: Test & Measurement

Wearable Device Measures Cortisol in Sweat
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Producing Hydrogen by Plasma Pyrolysis of Methane
Briefs: Physical Sciences

Articles: Automotive
