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Blog: Energy
The two components offer predictable responses that support new robots and new energy-absorbing materials.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Which machinery requires constant monitoring? According to one industry expert, the answer boils down to “Criticality.”
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Blog: Data Acquisition
Data centers have found a more efficient way of handling power. So, what led to the better power path?
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Blog: Energy
Are we really ready for hydrogen fuel cell trucks? An industry expert from Toyota talks about how hydrogen power is already being used in Los Angeles.
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Blog: Energy
For hydrogen-powered engines to reach a mainstream adoption, there are questions about infrastructure and regulation that must be answered.
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Blog: Photonics/Optics
There are some things you just can't do at a virtual trade show. Editor Bruce A. Bennett walks the floor at SPIE Photonics West.
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Editor Bruce A. Bennett reports from SPIE Photonics West 2022 in San Francisco.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A combination of materials can morph into various shapes before hardening.
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Blog: Energy
An everyday material that we all know well may lead to safer, longer-lasting batteries for the electric vehicle.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
What's so tough about developing a car? A Tech Briefs reader wants to know the most challenging subsystem of the vehicle to build.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Have a look at the 'Best of Innovation' technologies at CES 2022, including a foldable EV, "see and spray" agriculture, ocean batteries, and more.
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Blog: Automotive
Panelists at CES 2022 spoke about the automotive industry's response to customers who have gotten used to life "on demand."
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Blog: Materials
Duke scientists have created a fabric that releases heat once you start sweating.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A reader asks our industry expert:""Do the materials of construction have a big effect on gear generated noise?"
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Blog: Materials
With some help from mussels and spider silk, a team of researchers has developed a strong, biocompatible adhesive that works well underwater.
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Blog: Materials
A team has created a new type of carbon fiber reinforced material that reverses any fatigue damage -- you just need a little heat.
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Blog: Transportation
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
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Blog: Aerospace
Prof. Jake J. Abbott is leading a team that has discovered a way to manipulate orbiting debris with spinning magnets.
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Blog: Propulsion
One EV design is bring power out toward the wheel. But is the design here to stay? A Tech Briefs reader asks an expert at SAE.
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Blog: Energy
Forget puzzles — In the early days of quarantine, Notre Dame professor and robotics engineer Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin used the time at home to put together robots.
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Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
A micron-thick coating, made largely from leftover eggs, can extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables in your refrigerator.
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Blog: Energy
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
Christopher Borroni-Bird and his team want to make an "e-kit" that provides a boost to wheelbarrows, bikes, and other non-motorized vehicles.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Long-haul trucking may be the best candidate for hydrogen power. An industry expert tells us when we can expect more hydrogen fuel cells on the highway.
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Blog: AR/AI
A deep-learning approach from Stanford University detects property damage caused by wildfires.
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Blog: Materials
The 2021 Create the Future Design Contest winner wants to build a truly recyclable bioplastic.
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Blog: Aerospace
A NASA expert answers your questions about the upcoming Artemis mission that will send astronauts back to the Moon.
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Blog: Materials
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips.
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Blog: Energy
A NASA expert explains why the Artemis mission will rely on a fascinating orbit known as the "Gateway."
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