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5 Ws: Motion Control
A team of researchers at Cornell Engineering has developed a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged — and then heal itself on the spot.
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Special Reports: Energy
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2023
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...

Special Reports: Physical Sciences
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Space Technology - January 2023
Read about robot construction workers on the moon, the first commercial space station, what's next for the James Webb Space Telescope, and much more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech...

Articles: Connectivity
Organizations in both the public and private sectors are currently racing to launch large numbers of satellites into low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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Articles: Information Technology
To ensure networks are prepared for the next wave of transmission, operators need to build wave multiplexing systems that will allow connections to migrate to 100 Gb/s.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Discussing the basic design concepts of a UV-visible-NIR range microscope-spectrometer in several different configurations.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This measurement technique is particularly useful for, but not limited to, samples containing organic compounds.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
When measuring with light, the lateral extent of the structures that can be resolved by an optical imaging system is fundamentally diffraction limited.
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Briefs: Design
This technology will pave the way for new applications of integrated semiconductor lasers in LiDAR.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers report that automated high-resolution electron imaging can capture the nanoscale deformation events that lead to metal failure and breakage.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device is 100 percent electrically controllable regarding the colors of light it absorbs, which gives it massive potential for widespread usability.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The conference will showcase the latest innovations in lasers, photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics, biomedical optics, 3D printing, and more.
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Products: Imaging
See the new products for January 2023, including a chip-on-tip video borescope camera, a line scan imaging system, and more.
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Articles: Data Acquisition
It began full scientific operations July 11, following six months of instrumentation cool-down, calibration, and other commissioning activities.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Over the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of satellites in orbit. A significant portion of this increase is thanks to the smaller size of newer satellites.
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Articles: Data Acquisition
Unprecedented and unrelenting market turbulence has shown that the old ways of supply chain planning and manufacturing production are outdated and vulnerable to disruption.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
In-space and planetary surface assembly for human exploration is a challenging domain that encompasses various technological thrusts to support human missions.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The robots will be challenged to carry out work too dangerous for humans.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have been able to successfully teach micro-robots how to swim via deep reinforcement learning, marking a substantial leap in the progression of micro-swimming capability.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This mechanism improves rotordynamic stability in turbomachinery.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The technology was developed as an alternative to existing options for in-space aeroponic food production applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Users can download the design files to 3D print and assemble a customizable peristaltic pump.
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Briefs: Design
The tool straightens thin, malleable 4-mm metal tubes like those used for fuel, pneumatic, or hydraulic pressurized lines.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
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Briefs: Energy
The invention consists of several NTAC layers arranged in a radially concentric series separated by a vacuum gap space.
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