-1
1350
30
Articles: Motion Control
Many hydraulically operated machines perform adequately with on/off “bang-bang” valves, but some need special controls to avoid maintenance problems and deliver quality production output....
Articles: Photonics/Optics
While it may appear state-of-the-art on the surface, fiber optic technology is a fairly simple method of conducting light that has been around for some time. The principle of guiding...
Articles: Lighting Technology
Solid-state lighting (SSL) is rapidly emerging as a major segment of the lighting fixture industry. What was once a simple electrical device has now been...
Articles: Lighting
Solid-state lighting (SSL) has been identified as a technology innovation that can significantly impact the future of lighting solutions that will meet new U.S. energy efficiency standards for...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2010 Create the Future Design Contest Winners E-Book
The 2010 Create the Future Design Contest, sponsored by COMSOL, Inc., PTC, and Tech Briefs Media Group (publishers of NASA Tech Briefs), recognized innovation in product design in six categories: Consumer Products, Machinery & Equipment, Medical, Safety & Security, Sustainable Technologies, and...
Articles: Software
A Stagnant Market?
A number of the executives we polled indicated that the CAD market has become a “mature” market, meaning that the number of truly innovative improvements in the...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Titanium:Sapphire (Ti:S)-based laser systems have revolutionized ultrafast research from biological imaging to high energy physics. Ti:S has a very broad gain bandwidth (680-1080 nm) but many...
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
All major microprocessor vendors are introducing multicore architectures to deliver the latest installment of performance improvements and cost savings as required to remain competitive in the...
Articles: Imaging
As recent events in Haiti and Argentina have highlighted, many urban buildings in seismically active regions worldwide are in need of reinforcement to resist earthquake damage. One challenge...
Articles: Software
BU-67106K PCI-Express cardsData Device Corp.Bohemia, NY651-484-6544 www.ddc-web.com
To support the Ares-1, an in-line, two-stage rocket configuration topped by the Orion crew vehicle and its...
Articles: Software
SolidWorks 3D Design SoftwareDassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.Concord, MA800-693-9000www.solidworks.com
Software from Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. has been used by engineering service...
Articles: Aerospace
As the year comes to a close, we’re asking NASA Tech Briefs readers to cast their votes in the annual Readers’ Choice Product of the Year Awards.
Each month, the editors of...
Articles: Motion Control
Environmental friendliness, economy, and individuality are the fundamental ideas associated with the topic of eMobility (electromobility). The increasing scarcity of resources and constantly rising prices...
Articles: Software
In our annual poll of executives at leading analysis and simulation software companies, we asked about the economic situation’s effect on the market, the pros and cons of virtual prototyping,...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2010 Create the Future Design Contest
The 2010 Create the Future Design Contest, sponsored by COMSOL, Inc., PTC, and Tech Briefs Media Group (publishers of NASA Tech Briefs), recognized innovation in product design in six categories: Consumer Products, Machinery & Equipment, Medical, Safety & Security, Sustainable Technologies, and Transportation....
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2010 Create the Future Design Contest Meet the Judges
COMSOL, PTC, and Tech Briefs Media Group thank the following judges for their participation.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Many scientific, technical and engineering applications in finance, medical imaging, modeling, simulation, and...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
In the design process, after the first prototype returns from fabrication, engineers often use traditional test equipment to make low-level measurements such as digital rise times, voltage thresholds,...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Automated industrial control systems are an integral part of today’s manufacturing facilities. As these systems’ capabilities advance, the engineer shifts from someone who oversees...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Salim NasserMerritt Island, FL
There are approximately 1.8 million manual wheelchair users in the United States, and that number is expected to grow at a rate of 10% annually....
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
BreezeRite Air Filtration Module
Rob LuchsingerPipe Creek, TX
BreezeRite, an indoor air modular filtration system, attaches to new or existing ceiling fans, preventing...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
High-Flow Lift Pump
Eric Foy
Central Point, OR
Apump is often needed, particularly in the act of firefighting, to raise water to fill a...
Articles: Medical
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
IDEA Enhanced Pulse Oximetry
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
Digital Window Distributed Imaging Camera
Ellen Cargill, Peter Jones, and Dennis Purcell
Boston, MA
Scallop Imaging’s seven-megapixel...
Articles: Transportation
(Winner of an HP Workstation)
Regenerative Braking Bike Front Wheel
David Swain, Frank Maurer, Jason Moore, and Albert Shih
Ann Arbor, MI
With the push of a button and without...
Articles: Lighting
Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting is a mainstream technology now. LED flashlights, traffic signals, and vehicle lights are commonplace, and the push is on to replace incandescent and fluorescent lamps in...
Articles: Lighting
All LEDs, OLEDs, and AMOLEDs (light-emitting diodes, organic LEDs, and active-matrix OLED, respectively) are miniaturized solid-state technologies. Some are moving into...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Nowhere is the motivation to convert all light sources to light-emitting diodes (LEDs) more evident than at the local home improvement store. Even a cursory glance at the LED bulbs on the MR16...
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
