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SpaceCube 2.0 Flight Card Mechanical System
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Programmable Balloons for Shape-Morphing Devices
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Modular, In-Air, Multi-UAV Docking
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Miniature Antenna Enables Robotic Teaming in Complex Environments
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2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Electronics/Sensors/IoT Category Winner – PrintIC Flexible Circuits
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Wave Energy Modeling for Safer Space Travel
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Question of the Week: Materials
Should We Use Chitin to Build on Mars?
In the latest episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here's an Idea™, researcher Javier Gomez Fernandez talks about his idea for making habitats on Mars. Fernandez envisions using chitin from insects – and combining the substance with the Martian soil – to create a kind of sustainable building...
White Papers: Design
Highly Engineered Optical Films for Mobile Electronics and Display Systems
This downloadable article from Boyd & 3M covers optical films that have been engineered to augment display performance and enable integrated displays for mobile...
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Comparison of Connector Performance for Automotive EMI Bundle Shielding Cables
This whitepaper will focus on a common disturbance point where EMI is generated: The Connector. Through a series of tests simulating ground vehicle performance...
On-Demand Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Machine Vision for Industrial Inspection
Machine vision removes the physical contact between a test system and the parts being tested, preventing part damage and offering safety and operational benefits by reducing human involvement in a manufacturing process. Machine vision systems also easily inspect object details too small to be seen...
White Papers: Software
The Product Innovation Imperative: A Leader’s Guide for Using Cloud-Based Product Development Tools to Drive Teamwork and Innovation
The Product Innovation Imperative is a practical guide for engineering and manufacturing leaders to...
Blog: Aerospace
Will Electric Aircraft Reach the Speeds of Commercial Jets?
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
With a 50-Million-Electron Jolt, Sensors Power Themselves
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Indoor Light Someday Power Our Smart Devices?
Our lead INSIDER story today looks at “perovskite-inspired” materials that can absorb indoor light at higher efficiencies than ever before.
INSIDER: Motion Control
Printing Paper Structures for Mechatronics
Natural motion in plants occurs because of cellulose fibers absorbing and releasing water. Scientists developed a simple method to produce self-folding origami structures based on this concept....
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotic “Snake” Grips and Picks Up Objects
An invention similar to an elephant’s trunk has potential benefits for many industries where handling delicate objects is essential. UNSW Sydney developed a soft fabric robotic gripper...
White Papers: Aerospace
AI for Embedded Defense is Here
An armed Humvee is moving at night thru a smoke-filled, urban battlefield. Using multiple displays, the crew has a 360˚ view that is daylight clear, delivered by an imaging system fusing data from several...
White Papers: Motion Control
When Should Designers Use Crossed Roller Bearings?
Crossed roller bearings provide more accuracy, rigidity, and weight-bearing capacity for linear motion than other commonly used friction-reducing devices such as ball bearings. And unlike...
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Achieving Dimensional Stability of Lightweight Thermoplastic Automotive Parts
Use of thermoplastics can contribute to weight savings for exterior components such as body panels, spoilers, and exterior trim. Some applications present...
Blog: Data Acquisition
Stanford Computer Model Predicts How COVID-19 Spreads in Cities
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
How VCONN, a USB-C Feature, Changes the Car-to-Passenger Experience
As the automotive market changes from traditional standard A receptacles to the newer USB Type-C™ receptacles, many questions arise regarding which features to...
Question of the Week: Software
Would You Use 'Tsugite' Software for Woodworking?
A recent INSIDER story highlighted a new tool for architects, furniture-makers, and woodworking beginners. The interactive software from the University of Tokyo, known as "Tsugite," provides milling machine instructions and on-screen design guidance so that users can piece an object together...
News: Electronics & Computers
Thin Layer Protects Battery and Allows Cold Charging
Researchers in the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Penn State University are searching for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles. They...
News: Automotive
New Composite Material Revs Up Pursuit of Advanced EVs
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a...
News: Energy
New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance of EVs
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Their electrolyte...
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Metal Printing Titanium Hardware for Boom Supersonic
Discover how Boom Supersonic and VELO3D demonstrate additive manufacturing (AM) power and mark a turning point for supersonic travel commercial viability.
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Zinc Die Casting Concepts to Achieve Precision, Performance, and...
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