Podcasts: Data Acquisition
Here's an Idea: A.I. in the Air
White Papers: Packaging & Sterilization
Current Trends in Medical Kit Packaging
In days of yore, when house calls were common, physicians used black leather bags to tote instruments from appointment to appointment. Those medical bags are long gone, but the logic behind them - a...
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Analyzing Li-ion Battery Components
The global lithium-ion battery market is expected to reach 93.1 billion USD by 2025. This is largely driven by increased usage in electric vehicles, grid storage, and portable consumer electronics where...
Blog: Materials
Answering Your Questions: What's Better for Extrusion? Aluminum 6000 or 7000 Series?
INSIDER: Government
NASA Program Opens “Pathways” to Careers
NASA Pathways Programs provide opportunities for students and recent graduates to be considered for federal employment. The NASA Pathways Intern Employment Program (IEP) is open to current...
INSIDER: Materials
Double-Sided Tape Rapidly Seals Tissues Together
Inspired by a sticky substance that spiders use to catch their prey, a double-sided tape was developed that can rapidly seal tissues together within five seconds. The tape works much...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensor Saves Children and Pets Left in Cars
A device, developed by grad students at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect unattended children or animals left in cars. Small...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Would You Own a Robot Pet?
At the CES Unveiled kickoff event last week, Sony demonstrated Aibo, a social robotic pet. The technology, which will make the trip to CES 2020 in Las Vegas, makes dog noises, responds to commands, and uses cameras to recognize specific owners and their patterns. Take a look at Aibo on our Tech Briefs Instagram.
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As...
INSIDER Product: Photonics/Optics
New Products: November 2019 Photonics & Imaging Insider
The LDTC LAB series instruments from Wavelength Electronics (Bozeman, MT) combine low noise, high-end digital control laser diode driver technology with an...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new mechanism to speed up the charging of lithium-ion batteries...
INSIDER: Imaging
DESI Points 5,000 Robotic ‘Eyes’ at the Sky to Explore Dark Energy
A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first images...
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Creating the Future: New Take on Welding Gun Bonds Plastic and Metal — In Seconds
White Papers: Test & Measurement
Confocal Sensor Systems for Displacement, Distance, Position and Thickness
Confocal chromatic sensors provide the latest modern technology for displacement, distance, position and thickness measurements combined with maximum precision and...
White Papers: Software
Urban Air Mobility Industry Study
Ensuring the safety of people on the ground and in the aircraft is the top concern for urban air mobility manufacturers and operators, a new industry study shows. But choosing the right standards and...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Entire Planes Be Built By 'Assembler Robots?'
Commercial aircraft are typically manufactured in sections, often in different locations, and then flown to a central plant for final assembly. Researchers at MIT are hoping to change that.
White Papers: Motion Control
White Paper: Why Electromechanical Actuators are Increasingly Replacing Hydraulic Actuators
Hydraulic actuation has traditionally provided much of the muscle for the industrial revolution, but that functionality has come with a cost....
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotics & Machine Vision - November 2019
Advances in robotics and machine vision are transforming the factory floor. To help you keep pace with the latest developments in industrial automation, we present this compendium of recent articles...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Robots Can Pick Up Any Object After Inspecting It
For decades, robots in controlled environments like assembly lines have been able to pick up the same object over and over again. More recently, breakthroughs in computer vision have enabled...
Articles: Aerospace
2019 'Create the Future' Aerospace & Defense Category Winner: A Morphing, Foldable Drone
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Undercooled Metal Technology for Flexible Electronics
Undercooled metal technology was developed that features liquid metal (in this case, Field's metal, an alloy of bismuth, indium, and tin) trapped below its melting point in polished,...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
New Class of Two-Dimensional Materials
A process was developed for producing oxide perovskite crystals in flexible, free-standing layers. A two-dimensional rendition of this substance is intriguing because 2D materials have been shown to...
Briefs: Imaging
Camera Enables Surgeons to More Easily Identify Cancerous Tissue
Many surgeons rely on sight and touch to find cancerous tissue during surgery. Large hospitals or cancer treatment centers may also use experimental near-infrared fluorescent agents that bind to tumors so surgeons can see them on specialized displays. These machines are costly,...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Method Enables Robots to Exchange Directed Messages
A novel approach was developed to improve communications range and allow for covert behavior using a team of robots for future multi-domain operations. Specifically, researchers...
Briefs: Materials
Motion-Powered, Fireproof Sensor
Researchers have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners, and others who work in high-risk environments where they cannot always be seen....
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Robotics Perception System
A perception system for soft robots was developed that is inspired by the way humans process information about their own bodies in space and in relation to other objects and people. The system includes a...
Briefs: Aerospace
Flying Robot Mimics Rapid Insect Flight
Flying animals both power and control flight by flapping their wings. This enables small natural flyers such as insects to hover close to a flower but also to rapidly escape danger. Animal flight has...
5 Ws: Wearables
5 Ws of the E-Tattoo for Heart Monitoring
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Diamond Technology Enables Low-Cost Medical Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines are employed to locate cancerous tumors and aid in the development of treatment plans, while nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) machines are used to...
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Articles: Internet of Things
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Blog: Test & Measurement
Readers Select 2020 Products of the Year
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Transistors Built from Ultra-Thin 2D Materials Take a Step Forward
Question of the Week
Will Underwater Exploration Go Battery-Free?
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Future of Military Embedded Systems with an Open Standards-based...
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