Features

Products: RF & Microwave Electronics

Product of the Month: September 2020 Tech Briefs

InnoSenT introduced the IMD-3000 radar system as an alternative to pushbutton switches.

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Products of Tomorrow: September 2020

An A/C alternative, AI that sharpens blurry images, and a NASA energy harvester.

Articles: Data Acquisition

Executive Forum: Machine Learning & AI

Tech Briefs posed questions to machine learning/AI industry execs to get their opinions on platform selection, data interpretation, and more.

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Cost-Effective Printed Sensors for the IoT/IIoT

With accelerated time from design to production, specialized foil sensor arrays will be expanding to many new areas.

Articles: IoMT

Long-life Batteries for the IIoT

Choosing the right battery will save trouble and expense in the long run.

Articles: Test & Measurement

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in Hyperspectral Imagers

Learn how to obtain large signals from hyperspectral imagers.

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Camera Trends: Where We Are Now and What to Expect in the Near Future

The COVID crisis is propelling the camera industry toward disruptive transformation.

Application Briefs: Communications

Force/Torque Sensor Helps Rover Sample Mars

See how one company reached out to NASA with an offer to develop a custom sensor for the Mars 2020 mission rover.

Application Briefs: Data Acquisition

Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance is poised to become much more widely adopted, and that will help to boost productivity in a time when we really need it.

Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Smart Sensors for Hazardous Areas

Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.

Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition

3D Ultrasonic Sensors Support New Industrial Applications

These sensors will improve autonomous technologies in the industrial environment, like AGVs or forklifts.

Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

USB and GigE Connectivity for Modern Machine Vision

Learn the USB3 and GigE vision standards, how they keep pace with imaging technologies, and how augmenting the cabling is critical for optimal performance.

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement

Measuring Surface Roughness with an Atomic Force Microscope

Thin films and engineered surfaces are used in a myriad of applications including semiconductor electronics, data storage, and precision optics. In many cases, surface roughness and...

NASA Spinoff: Aerospace

Printed Polymer Makes Integrated Airplane Parts

In 2019, NASA engineers test-fired a 3D-printed rocket engine combustion chamber.

5 Ws: Wearables

5 Ws of the Sign-to-Speech Translation Glove

People who use sign language could communicate directly with non-signers, without needing someone else to translate for them.

Q&A: Electronics & Computers

Q&A: Wireless Power for Neural Stimulation

Prof. Jacob Robinson developed an implantable neural stimulator the size of a grain of rice.

Facility Focus: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Facility Focus: NASA John C. Stennis Space Center

Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.

Products: Semiconductors & ICs

New Products: August 2020 Motion Design

Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New Products: August 2020 Battery Technology

Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...

Products: Internet of Things

New on the Market: August 2020

Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Product of the Month: August 2020 Tech Briefs

Altair released updates to all of its design, simulation, and data analytics software products.

Articles: Imaging

Man vs Machine: Who Reigns Supreme for Quality Inspection?

When inspecting products for instance, machine vision is not only faster but also far more accurate.

Articles: Motion Control

Wiegand Wire: Energy Harvesting and More

With the emergence of a new generation of ultra-efficient electronic chips, the Wiegand technology is showing significant promise, especially in the exciting area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Active Battery Cell Balancing

Active cell balancing redistributes charge between battery cells during the charge and discharge cycle

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Ultrasonic Metal Welding Enables Advances in Battery Technology

A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.

Articles: Test & Measurement

Venting for EV Battery Packs

Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.

Articles: Electronics & Computers

Using Multiphysics to Predict and Prevent EV Battery Fire

To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Products of Tomorrow: August 2020

A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.

Articles: Software

How Digitalization Reduces Program Risk in Platform Development

Digitalization gives product teams a new way of looking at familiar challenges.