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Thermal/​IR Testers

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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have designed a pneumatic nail penetration trigger system that drives a Li-ion battery cell into thermal runaway using a tungsten nail. Read on to learn more.
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2024
The world's first long‐range radio communications with an atomic quantum sensor…a sensor material 10x stronger than Kevlar…a microchip combining two Nobel Prize‐winning techniques to monitor the...

INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Extreme miniaturization of infrared (IR) detectors is critical for their integration into next-generation consumer electronics, wearables and ultra-small satellites. Thus far, however, IR detectors have...
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The 3D printing industry has grown quickly over the last decade with average compound annual growth rates of around 27 percent leading to a market size of $17.7 billion in 2022.
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Researchers at Oxford University have used a sapphire optical fiber – a thread of industrially grown sapphire less than half a millimeter thick – that can withstand temperatures...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have remotely determined the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique called depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where...
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INSIDER: Transportation
Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future...
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Products: Materials
Infrared lens testers, fiber optic transceivers, spectral radiometers, and more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The instrument identifies, quantifies, and characterizes contamination, even on irregularly shaped surfaces.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The compact instrument measures thermal conductivity of materials at below ambient temperatures.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
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Articles: Software
An R&D project indirectly leads to potentially greater power density, EV range, and battery life.
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Products: Data Acquisition
A smart temperature transmitter delivers measurements via Bluetooth.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2021
A microwave radiation sensor offers 100,000 times greater sensitivity...Nature-inspired sensors help autonomous machines to see better...New accelerometers aid the development of Electric Vertical...

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
With new vehicles, automotive manufacturers will need to closely monitor the current flowing to the motor.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which must stay cold to work properly.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The response time of kinetic inductance bolometers can be greatly enhanced by electrothermal feedback for devices that are both sensitive and speedy.
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Articles: Imaging
Learn how to obtain large signals from hyperspectral imagers.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Test & Measurement - September 2020
See how the latest test tools and methodologies are enabling new applications in aerospace, electronics, robotics, healthcare, and other key industries. This compendium of recent articles is presented by the...

INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth...
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Articles: Transportation
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
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Briefs: Aerospace
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
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Briefs: Software
This method provides a fast way to assess rocket engine performance in a variety of operating conditions.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Small Accurate Temperature Sensor Würth Elektronik (Waldenburg, Germany) is introducing a 2.0 × 2.0 × 0.5 mm temperature sensor. Its accuracy in the measuring range of -40 to 125°C is ±0.5°C, while in the range of -10 to...
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