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INSIDER: Nanotechnology
A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...
INSIDER: Green Design & Manufacturing
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The...
Question of the Week: Transportation
Will ‘Unbreakable Batteries’ Find a Place in Electronics and Vehicles?
Increasingly, lithium-ion batteries are supporting portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.
Blog: Medical
Parylene coatings are being used in the medical industry and even space. Our expert explains why.
News: Energy
A unique new flexible and stretchable device, worn against the skin and capable of producing electrical energy by transforming the compounds present in sweat, has been developed and patented...
News: Medical
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies, and small children without concern for skin...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
New ceramics expand on ways to more efficiently use heat radiation.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
At any moment in Delhi, India, a resident might start their car, releasing exhaust that floats into the atmosphere. In northwest India, a...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
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
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new method for producing atomically thin semiconducting crystals that could one day enable more powerful and...
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.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
“Cobots” allow companies of almost any size to automate processes that were previously out of reach.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Sensing technology will help to transform manufacturing floors into the connected factories of the future.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A synthetic skin enables robots to sense their own bodies and surroundings
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
Briefs: Motion Control
The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The ESA has commissioned its industry partners to design a new docking system called the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM).
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.
Briefs: Internet of Things
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Salty air the Dutch city of Harlingen causes exposed metal parts to corrode.
Special Reports: Automotive
ADAS/Connected Car - December 2019
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...Briefs: Test & Measurement
This system uses fiber optic strain sensing to detect and locate micrometeoroid/orbital debris.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Adhesives, flame-retardant compounds, vision measurement, and more...
Articles: Power
With the rise in electrification and design complexity, aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to look for new methodologies to mitigate compliance risk.
Briefs: Propulsion
Made with “Jenga chemistry,” the material could help in understanding how high-temperature superconductors work.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
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, and geological terrain. Until now, scientists believed that radar accuracy and resolution are related to the...
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
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