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Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2022
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in avionics systems,...INSIDER: Medical
In a global first, scientists have demonstrated that molecular robots are able to accomplish cargo delivery by employing a strategy of swarming, achieving a transport efficiency five times...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Soft machines — a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links — are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g.,...
INSIDER: Physical Sciences
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
INSIDER: Medical
Findings by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Would You Wear a Microgrid?
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Are You Excited for the Next Moon Missions?
A recent episode of our Here’s an Idea podcast series highlighted the work of Lunar Station Corporation – a Massachusetts-based company that aims to provide the next generation of Moon explorers with the data they need for landing and resource detection.
Briefs: Materials
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
More “talking across industries” can drive growth in additive manufacturing, says an industry expert.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dropped by a drone, the battery-free devices hover 100 meters in the air.
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A platform makes space-bound systems quick, easy, and cost-effective to develop.
Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
A reader asks an expert how self-driving cars can operate without LiDAR.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See what Ed Brown’s early days as a high-voltage power supplies designer tell him about today’s efforts with A.I.
Videos: Wearables
A variety of electronics and sensors are being integrated into today’s materials to spot a variety of parameters: from damage to a product design to stress on your heart.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Do You See Valuable Uses for 'Floating Sensors?'
Researchers from the University of Washington want to send out sensors in the same way that a dandelion distributes seeds.
Blog: Materials
Tiny manufactured nanopillars slice and dice bacteria, cicada-style.
INSIDER: Medical
Engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a new technique for making sensors for wearable technology that enables medical researchers to prototype-test new designs much faster and at a...
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
The information age created over nearly 60 years has given the world the internet, smart phones, and lightning-fast computers. Making this possible has been the doubling of the number...
INSIDER: Materials
A Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) research team has improved the performance of a p-type semiconductor transistor using inorganic metal halide perovskite. One of...
5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Wireless sensors inspired by Dandelions could be used to monitor climate change.
INSIDER: Medical
A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers have developed a polymer with robust piezoelectric effectiveness, resulting in 60% more efficient electricity generation than previous iterations.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Is the Future of Computing in Fabrics?
Fabric-based computing is the future, according to a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA-derived air-quality technologies help curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Podcasts: Data Acquisition
The private sector is heading to the Moon – Blair DeWitt and his team at Lunar Station Corp. want to provide the next generation of explorers with answers to their biggest navigation questions.
Special Reports: Defense
Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2022
Designing the connected battlespace of the future...mobile robots that detect and alert soldiers to dangers in real time...'electronic skin' sensors capable of mimicking the dynamic process of human...Products: Test & Measurement
A new suite helps Ada developers build safe, secure software as well as meet internal security and quality procedures.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
