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Researchers Demonstrate 40-Channel Optical Communication Link

It achieves 40 channels by combining a frequency comb light source based on a new photonic crystal resonator developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with an optimized mode-division multiplexer.

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What Do You Know About 5G Technology?

There is a huge amount of hype around 5G technology. So, how much do you really know about it?

New Products: August 2022 Motion Design

New Products from the August 2022 issue of Motion Design.

Powerful Micro-PLCs Enhance Equipment and Testing Systems

For many types of machinery and test equipment, there is a great need to perform basic automatic control functions, or even just sensor monitoring. Developing hardwired automation is...

New Products: May 2022 Battery & Electrification Technology

Battery Management Solution

InnovationLab (Heidelberg, Germany) has launched BaMoS, its battery monitoring solution for automotive applications. BaMoS uses ultra-thin printed...

'Floating Sensors' Spread Like Dandelion Seeds

Dropped by a drone, the battery-free devices hover 100 meters in the air.

Rethinking Industrial Ethernet

IE may not be the best solution in every situation, says an industry expert.

New Products: April 2022 Motion Design

Modular robot platforms, automated crane systems, motion smoothing, and more.

Secure to the Core

One major concern for manufacturers is how safe and secure it is to open the OT network’s doors to the internet.

CES 2022: A Demand for ‘On Demand’ Pushes The Connected Car

Panelists at CES 2022 spoke about the automotive industry's response to customers who have gotten used to life "on demand."

New on the Market: January 2022

Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.

Adapter Makes All Headphones Intelligent

“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.

Facility Focus: Purdue University College of Engineering

Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.

Method Recharges an Electric Car as it Drives

This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.

New Products: December 2021 Motion Design

Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.

Four-Legged Swarm Robots

The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.

Artificial Intelligence for Astronauts Monitors Patients at Home

Software that monitors astronaut health in space now monitors high-risk patients at home.

2021 Create the Future Design Contest: Consumer Product Design Category Winner — Aira FreePower

Learn about "FreePower" charging stations.

Directly into the Brain: A 3D Multifunctional and Flexible Neural Interface

Although measuring the electrical activity of neurons is useful in many disciplines, making durable neural interfacing brain chip implants with negligible...

New on the Market: October 2021

Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.

Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

Implantable chips visible only in a microscope point the way to developing chips that can be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions.

UpFront: September 2021 Tech Briefs

NASA Washing Machine Designs Go for a Spin

Right now, there is no laundry service in space.

Astronaut garments aren’t washed. They are put onto ships that burn up in the...