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Blog: Electronics & Computers
Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Sensing technology will help to transform manufacturing floors into the connected factories of the future.
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
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: AR/AI
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
Briefs: Materials
RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.
Articles: IoMT
Battelle's simple, cost-effective sensor detects the onset of battery faults.
Briefs: Wearables
Wearable Motion Sensors Measure Fetal Heartbeat
A technique was developed that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device that is potentially more accurate than any fetal heartrate monitor currently available in the market.
Blog: Communications
Copper cables send data around today's vehicles. "Why not fiber optics?" asks a reader.
INSIDER: Internet of Things
Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an...
Technology Leaders: Communications
How can the automotive industry protect itself and its customers against digital attacks?
Briefs: Energy
Very thin nylon films were created that can be used in electronic memory components. The films are several hundreds of times thinner than a human hair and could be used in bendable electronic...
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A new wireless transceiver was developed that boosts radio frequencies into 100-gigahertz territory, which is quadruple the speed of the upcoming 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless communications...
Briefs: Transportation
A high-sensitivity and low-noise MEMS accelerometer was developed using multi-layer metal structures composed of multiple metal layers. The accelerometer achieves 1 μG level resolution that has...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
While most cars today run on 12-volt DC batteries, cars in the future will run on 48 volts. This increased voltage could affect ball bearing performance.
Briefs: Internet of Things
Soft robots have a distinct advantage over rigid robots: they can adapt to complex environments, handle fragile objects, and interact safely with humans. Made from silicone, rubber, or other stretchable polymers, they...
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Toposens, Sunnyvale, CA, released the TS3, a 3D ultrasonic sensor suitable for autonomous systems including robotics, autonomous vehicles, and other positioning applications that require reliable object detection and...
Blog: Communications
See what a vehicle can do as its data communication rates get faster and faster.
Articles: IoMT
No longer just a buzzword, the Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly taking hold in many different industries, from aerospace and automotive, to medical and manufacturing. The IoT ecosystem incorporates...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Each passing year, machine vision is finding its way into applications that were not commercially feasible — and in some cases, impossible.
Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Industries are constantly searching for new approaches to advance operational efficiency and product quality. With unplanned downtime estimated to cost...
Articles: Internet of Things
We interviewed an industry expert about the role of inductive position sensors in the IIoT.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The key to acceptance and adoption of a "smart home" will be enhancing total ease of ownership.
Articles: Materials
Semi-Liquid Metal Anode for Next-Generation Batteries
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a semi-liquid lithium metal-based anode. Lithium batteries made using this new electrode type could have a...
Briefs: Wearables
A soft and conformable health monitor can broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate, and motion activity data as much as 15 meters to a portable recording device...
5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Who
Ear infections are the most common reason that parents bring their children to a pediatrician, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new MIT-developed technique enables robots to quickly identify objects hidden in a three-dimensional cloud of data, reminiscent of how some people can make sense of a densely patterned “Magic Eye” image if...
Products: Test & Measurement
Watlow®, St. Louis, MO, introduced the PM PLUS™ version of the EZ-ZONE® PM temperature controller that features a full-color front-panel display with color coding, making the display visible from many angles. A touch...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Suppose you have 10 taxis in Manhattan. What portion of the borough’s streets do they cover in a typical day?
Top Stories
Blog: Imaging
Ultrasound Wristband Precisely Tracks Hand Movements in Real Time
Quiz: Aerospace
National Astronaut Day 2026: Astronauts and Space Missions Quiz
Podcasts: Electronics & Computers
Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers
Articles: Transportation
Redefining the Automotive Industry with Versatile Innovation
INSIDER: Lighting Technology
Groundbreaking Study in Light Control Opens Door to New Technological...
Blog: Manned Systems
Lincoln Laboratory Laser Communications Terminal Launches on Historic...
Webcasts
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Superior Environmental Protection with Ultra-Thin Parylene and Multilayer...
Summits: Software
Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
Webinars: Power
Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
Webinars: Software
Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Why Your Motor Behaves Badly: See BLDC Control Signals, Power, and EMI in One...
Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for Tight-Tolerance...
