Keyword: Aerospace

Quiz: Aerospace
As the future of jet engine technology continues to take shape, test your knowledge about how jet engines work with this quiz.
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
NeuroPair’s Fibermag treatment — which aims to help patients of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) recover — took home the distinguished honor on Friday, November 10 in the heart of New York City.
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Podcasts: Data Acquisition
David Mazar, Vice President of Strategy and Growth, Spark Cognition Government Systems, is the guest on this episode of Here’s an Idea. He explains how his company’s AI-enabled digital maintenance tool is changing the way military aircraft are serviced.
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White Papers: Aerospace
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Your Key to Battlefield Dominance

Get the edge you need on the battlefield with Emerging Radar! Our comprehensive approach integrates advanced tools and software with high-performance instruments to give you the flexibility, speed, and...

NASA Spinoff: Materials
A coating material developed by NASA for protecting spaceplanes’ heat shields is now being used in high-tech fibers and fabrics.
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Articles: Automotive
The Create the Future Design Contest, launched in 2002 by SAE Media Group, recognizes and rewards engineering innovations that benefit humanity, the environment, and the economy. The annual contest draws product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Special Reports: Power
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Power Electronics - November 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...

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest's Aerospace & Defense Finalist: Zulu Pods, self-contained, sealed, oil tanks and pumps that can be installed into existing low-cost expendable jet engines.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest's Manufacturing & Materials Finalist: TenseFlatables, 3D-printed tensegrity-assisted inflatable structures.
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INSIDER: Data Acquisition

NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions – showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting...

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense
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Digital engineering is revolutionizing the way aerospace and defense systems are being designed, developed, and maintained. Enabling digital knowledge workers is crucial for its...

Podcasts: Manned Systems
Dr. Brendan Mulvaney, Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute, is the guest on this episode of the Here’s an Idea Podcast.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control
As part of the NASA’s Perseverance rover, MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment), has generated oxygen for the 16th and final time, successfully completing its mission goal.
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Quiz: Weapons Systems
The DoD has been pursuing the development of hypersonic weapons since the early 2000s, although such research programs date back even further. How much do you know about hypersonic weapon technology? Test your knowledge in this quiz.
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On-Demand Webinars: Aerospace
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In extreme environments, materials tend to break down or crack from long-term heat exposure or become brittle when exposed to extremely low temperatures. For satellites...

NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
NASA engineers have been trying to improve data visualization for decades. Their research, experience, and patents lead to a new method of exploring and visualizing data in VR.
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5 Ws: Aerospace
A two-passenger hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) passenger multicopter aircraft with NASA-proven thrusters for advanced air mobility.
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Special Reports: Design
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Aerospace Manufacturing - October 2023

Discover how a unique surface coating technology is enabling lightweighting of aerospace designs, how 3D printing of metal alloys is answering a critical need in the turbomachinery industry, how...

Special Reports: Motion Control
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Robotics - October 2023

Read about the latest advances in robots for space exploration, healthcare, manufacturing, and more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs, Medical Design Briefs, and Aerospace &...

Briefs: Aerospace
In 1978, NASA scientist Donald J. Kessler theorized that an increasing amount of space pollution would lead to more collisions between objects in orbit, and thus more debris — the Kessler Syndrome. Multiple teams of researchers are working on solutions.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A team has introduced a new method for taking high-res images of fast-moving and rotating objects in space, such as satellites or debris in low-Earth orbit.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will usher in a new era of laser communications.
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Special Reports: Aerospace
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RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2023

From the battlespace to outer space, RF electronics are at the heart of new mil/aero solutions. Read about the latest innovations in this compendium of articles from the editors of Aerospace &...

Podcasts: Power
Frank Puglia, EaglePicher's Director of Research and Development, is the guest on this episode of the Here's an Idea podcast to discuss the Gripen E jet’s new Li-ion battery.
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Blog: Medical
A new material uses Joule heating to decontaminate its surface of coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 in under 5 seconds, effectively killing at least 99.9 percent of viruses.
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White Papers: Aerospace
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Using HIL Simulation for Battery Management System (BMS) Testing in Electric Vehicles

As the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry and Battery Management Systems (BMS) continue to innovate, demand for solutions to validate critical components under...

White Papers: Automotive
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Enhance Corrosion Resistance of Metal Parts with Electropolishing

One of the most common applications for electropolishing is to enhance corrosion resistance in parts made from a wide variety of metal alloys, especially stainless steel. Over...

Q&A: Aerospace
Professor Stephen Lynch, of Penn State’s College of Engineering, along with colleagues at Michigan State University and the University of Wyoming, have developed a process for 3D printing a high-temperature ceramic gas turbine part.
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