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Articles: Energy
It’s important to note that skepticism toward AI is reminiscent of past attitudes toward now-standard technologies. Thirty years ago, tools such as CFD were met with trepidation — an attitude defined by limited understanding. Today, engineers see them as indispensable. Similarly, adopting AI requires a shift in perspective and embracing its potential.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Whatever technology is employed in the future, it is clear that battery test systems will continue to adapt to keep pace with changes in EV battery technology and production. Ensuring that you choose a future proof, scalable, and capable bi-directional DC source is critical in planning for testing success today and tomorrow. Read on to learn more.
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Articles: Automotive
Today, electrically actuated (servo-electric) test systems have emerged as a preferred alternative to servo-hydraulics that have traditionally been used. Michigan-based eMpulse Test Systems is a supplier of these advanced testing systems. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia National Laboratories is working to detect these failures early and provide sufficient warning time to vehicle occupants. Read on to learn more about it.
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Quiz: Test & Measurement
If we can remove clear indications that someone is being monitored, we are far more likely to get the information we seek. This is the basis for unattended testing, which is about as common as laboratory testing itself. So, how much do you know about unattended testing? Find out with this quiz.
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Special Reports: Imaging
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Robotics & Motion Control - March 2025
From the operating room to the family farm to your next hotel stay, advances in robotics and automation are impacting a wide range of industries. Read all about it in this compendium of articles from the...

Special Reports: Energy
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Test & Measurement - March 2025
Testing the “eyes” of NASA's next space telescope…mass‐manufacturing photonic sensors at the quantum limit…driving zero defects in today's intelligent vehicles. Read about these and other applications...

INSIDER: Energy
As population growth and extreme temperatures strain the United States power grid, utilities and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to increase the amount of...
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Test & Measurement - December 2024
From space satellites to the factory floor to medical labs, innovative test technologies are enabling major performance, quality, and cost improvements. Read about these and other applications in a new report...

Special Reports: Green Design & Manufacturing
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Automotive & Battery Testing - December 2024
Overcoming EV drivetrain challenges…leveraging AI to boost EV performance…best practices for battery design and testing. Read these articles and more in this compendium from the editors of...

News: Materials
A video explaining how the U.S. Navy detoxifies non-metallic materials used in equipment and devices that are operated underwater.
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Special Reports: Software
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2024
Unlocking the power of data for pharma manufacturing…solving testing challenges in medical device packaging…personalizing medications on a 3D printer. Read about these and other advances...

INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
Dangling from a weather balloon 80,000 feet above New Mexico, a pair of antennas sticks out from a Styrofoam cooler. The antennas are listening for signals...
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Articles: Materials
To meet the ever increasing demand for silicon carbide (SiC) crystals, the world needs much higher yields without sacrificing quality. However, without advanced metrology tools capable of promptly detecting minor flaws, the SiC crystal growing sector essentially operates blindly, resulting in unacceptable defects and costly product losses. Read on to learn more.
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Accurately diagnosing the state of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is essential for their efficient management and safe use. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and...
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Capacitive Microgravity Fluid Mass Gauge
Measuring fluid mass in microgravity, where fluid behavior is dominated by fluid properties, is a challenging problem. To address this problem, engineers at NASA are developing a capacitance-based, mass-fraction gauge for vessels containing two-phase fluids. Read on to learn more.
Articles: Power
This article explores how advanced testing using end-to-end EV battery test systems can improve the quality and performance of EV battery designs. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new algorithm may make robots safer by making them more aware of human inattentiveness. In simulations, it improved safety by about a maximum of 80 percent and efficiency by about a maximum of 38 percent compared to existing methods. Read on to learn more about it.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Test & Measurement - August 2024
From fighter jets to NASA moon missions to next‐gen electric vehicles, innovative test technologies are enabling major performance, quality, and cost improvements. Read about these and other applications in a...

Articles: Test & Measurement
NASA’s Artemis program consists of a series of missions designed to land humans on the Moon and establish a sustainable, continuing presence. A long-term foothold on the Moon’s surface enables invaluable research and testing opportunities that will set the stage for future groundbreaking missions, including the first human mission to Mars.
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INSIDER: Medical
MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart’s right ventricle, which mimics the beating and blood-pumping action of live hearts.
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Understanding how energy moves in materials is fundamental to the study of quantum phenomena, catalytic reactions, and complex proteins. Measuring how energy...
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Articles: Test & Measurement
It’s not easy to configure a battery cycle test system for EV batteries and similar high-power batteries. This article covers the mistakes that engineers sometimes make when integrating a battery test system.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
When multiple drones are working together in the same airspace, perhaps spraying pesticide over a field of corn, there’s a risk they might crash into each other. To help avoid these costly crashes, MIT researchers developed a system called MADER in 2020.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Enhancing At-Home COVID Tests with Glow-in-The-Dark Materials
Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Researchers from Northwestern University have collaborated on the implementation of an accurate, low-cost, and easy-to-use test for detecting toxic levels of fluoride in water. The new biosensor device has been field tested in Kenya.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A joint research team of Dr. Namgoo Kang from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Dr. Minseok Kang from the...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) intern Jake Guidry has developed a cybersecurity research tool that could improve the security of electric vehicle charging. The AcCCS tool provides access...
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Briefs: Regulations/Standards
The work shows the real-world viability of their easy-to-use and inexpensive methods of testing.
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