Blog: Test & Measurement
A soccer-playing, full-sized humanoid robot — ARTEMIS — with first-of-its-kind technology.
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Q&A: IoMT
Professor Patrick Mercier and his team at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an RFID smart tag that uses the signals generated by a smartphone to both read and power it.
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Tech Talks: Materials
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Cold storage and transport are essential for the development and delivery of vaccines, treatment and mitigation drugs, and customized cell and gene...

Blog: Wearables
A Caltech-developed new kind of smart bandage aims to treat lingering wounds and help those who have trouble recuperating.
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Quiz: Electronics & Computers
Test your knowledge about the facts, history, and individual elements of computer processors.
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Blog: Design
Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a caterpillar-like soft robot that can move forward, backward, and dip under narrow spaces.
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White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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The Difference Between Disc Springs and Belleville Washers

While the terms Disc Springs and Belleville Washers are often used interchangeably, there are actually several important technical differences between the two. These distinctions can...

On-Demand Webinars: Photonics/Optics
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There are many factors to consider when specifying a laser diode module for your application, both technical and commercial. This 30-minute Webinar examines key criteria to...

Application Briefs: Design
Through the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, Boeing is partnering with NASA to develop and flight-test a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft.
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White Papers: Semiconductors & ICs
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The Inside Story on the Expanding Role of Semiconductors in Electric Mobility and Transportation Decarbonization

Transportation is evolving, but what would a rise in electric-vehicle adoption mean for the future of automotive dependability?...

Quiz: Electronics & Computers
How much do you know about cybersecurity? Take this quiz to find out.
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement

Researchers from TMOS, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, have developed a sensor made from an array of...

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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

Everyone is talking about the newest AI and the power of neural networks, forgetting that software is limited by the hardware on which it runs. But it is hardware, says USC...

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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

The molecules in our bodies are in constant communication. Some of these molecules provide a biochemical fingerprint that could indicate how a wound is healing, whether a cancer...

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Technology & Society: Design
Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg has partnered with Alquist, a 3D printing home construction company, to 3D print homes in Williamsburg.
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NASA Spinoff: Software
Software for modeling metal parts before 3D printing provides significant savings in cost and time compared to conventional physical testing.
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5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
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Podcasts: Energy
Amprius Technologies has achieved a new battery energy density breakthrough of 500 Wh/kg with its lithium-ion cell, the Silicon Anode Platform.
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Special Reports: Communications
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Optics & Photonics Innovations - April 2023

Demand for satellite communications bandwidth is quickly outstripping supply. The solution: optical, laser-based technologies. Read all about it – and other major photonics advances – in this...

Articles: Motion Control
Automation vendors are looking for the latest technology that will give them a competitive advantage.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As manufacturing automation rapidly advances, conveyors are not only being used for transportation but also accurate material (or product) placement.
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Articles: Software
Incorporating AI into a cobot-based application using a standard teach pendant or graphical user tool has been challenging and time-consuming, even for the most dedicated engineers.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
AV development will only become more important in the marketplace as the competition to produce new and advanced vehicle features continues to mount.
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Articles: AR/AI
This year's CES provided a glimpse at whiz-bang technology and gadgets, as well as what might be the first in a whole new generation of premium VR headsets.
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Products: Power
See what's new, including a new series of ultra-miniature isolated single and dual-output high voltage DC-DC converters and new line of industrial interconnects.
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Special Reports: Wearables
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2023

NASA is applying sensor technologies to create a state-of-the-art dexterous humanoid robot, to monitor the structural health of inflatable habitats designed for Mars, and to test the first...

Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Power Electronics - April 2023

This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for applications ranging from...

Videos of the Month: Wearables
See the videos of the month for April 2023.
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Briefs: Materials
Building 3D-Printed Materials with Liquids
A research team has been tinkering with the use of 3D printing with liquids to create spongy materials for use in myriad industries.

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