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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can monitor regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.
Briefs: Materials
The flexible, self-healing coating protects buildings, bridges, and anything above or below the water made of steel.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An electrically driven soft valve paves the way for fully soft robots.
NASA Spinoff: RF & Microwave Electronics
Satellite scheduling software helps consolidate data acquisition and improve weather forecasting.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The fiber contains memory, temperature sensors, and a trained neural network program for inferring physical activity.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This robot can run, jump, carry heavy payloads, and turn on a dime.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SensiCut, a smart material-sensing platform for laser cutters, can differentiate among 30 materials commonly found in makerspaces.
Briefs: Materials
The device provides the first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors to detect diseases at the molecular level with near-perfect efficiency.
Products: Electronics & Computers
The PM-50 graphical panel meter is available as a 3.5" or 4.3" graphical touchscreen display.
Products: Software
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2020 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Briefs: Transportation
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
Briefs: Aerospace
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
UAVs can land on moving unmanned ground vehicles without GPS.
Articles: Software
Learn what to look for when selecting computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming software for the DED manufacturing process.
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A mobile robot will go to the South Pole of the Moon — with help from radiation-hardened avionics.
Briefs: Aerospace
The new algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue.
Articles: Data Acquisition
Semiconductor companies are looking for better tools and practices to maximize the efficiency of their design-validation processes.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The portable device can differentiate among bacteria, viruses, and other biothreats.
5 Ws: Energy
Fibers sewn into fabrics can turn heat from the Sun into energy that could power textile electronics.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
UpFront: RF & Microwave Electronics
NASA's satellite data reveals the pandemic's effect on our atmosphere, and a team of shoebox-sized rover scouts is prepped for the lunar surface.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The approach could advance the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
Briefs: Lighting
Polymer cores redirect light from any source to solar cells.
Articles: Software
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
Briefs: Energy
The windows reduce the need for air conditioning and simultaneously generate electricity.
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