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Blog: Materials
Researchers from the University of Illinois are looking at all the different ways to create a non-pneumatic automotive tire.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A team of engineers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has boosted the performance of its previously developed 3D inductor technology by adding as much as three orders...
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Nagoya University scientists have succeeded in designing a laser diode that emits deep-ultraviolet light. It emits the world's shortest lasing wavelength, at 271.8 nanometers, under pulsed electric current...
INSIDER: Power
Scientists at Linköping University (Linköping, Sweden) have described a method to manufacture transistors using gallium nitride and aluminum nitride that have the ability to withstand voltages as high...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
To further shrink electronic devices and to lower energy consumption, the semiconductor industry is interested in using 2D materials, but manufacturers need a quick...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Cornell researcher T.J. Wallin explains what's so cool about a robot that sweats.
INSIDER: Motion Control
An engineering model of the VIPER lunar rover is being tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. About the size of a golf cart, VIPER is a mobile robot that will roam around the Moon’s South Pole looking...
INSIDER: Motion Control
Cells are observed to “crawl” by attaching themselves to a surface and using these anchor points to push themselves forward (like crawling on the ground). Scientists have identified a different propulsion...
Question of the Week: Materials
Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
Our lead INSIDER story today demonstrated the potential of fungi as a building material. Aside from supporting theoretical space habitats, fungal mycelia have been used to create actual chairs and 2x4 structures. What do you think? Do you Like the Idea of Fungi-Inspired Design?
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
When astronauts arrive on the Moon, their habitat may be one made out of fungi.
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million miles from Earth, scanning the universe at warp...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Photovoltaics used in solar panels are sensitive to environmental factors and often suffer degradation over time. International Electrotechnical Commission standards for...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don’t normally support them. Using a...
Blog: Materials
"View it as an infrared privacy shield," says Professor Mikhail Kats.
Question of the Week: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Would You Cook with ‘Julia?’
Last week, we highlighted five CES 2020 technologies that are adding intelligence to everyday aspects of the home. One featured “Smart Home” technology included “Julia,” an all-in-one cooker that performs a variety of kitchen tasks: chopping, whisking, steaming, weighing ingredients, and even kneading...
Blog: Energy
To improve the aqueous lithium-ion battery, RPI researchers tried out niobium tungsten oxide.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Would You Ride in a Flying Car?
A flying car, also known as a rotable aircraft, is something that inventors have been dreaming about for a very long time. Stuck in traffic? Just take-off and get out of there.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA came to CES with a message: We're going back to the Moon, and we'll need help from industry to do it.
Blog: Transportation
Stuck in traffic? The Pegasus flying car can get you out of there.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Here are five technologies that aim to add intelligence to the most surprising household objects.
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Will We Use Satellites to Fix Satellites?
A recent INSIDER described one researcher’s idea to fix a broken satellite: Send up a repair satellite! Read the Tech Briefs Q&A for details.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A fun way to show the robustness of a soft robot? Swat it.
Blog: Test & Measurement
As additive manufacturing supports the creation of critical metal parts, designers need to know that the parts are high-quality.
Question of the Week: Materials
Can Gels Stop Wildfires?
A preventive treatment developed by Stanford researchers could greatly reduce the incidence and severity of wildfires. The cellulose-based, gel-like fluid protects against fires and stays on target vegetation through rain, wind, and other environmental exposure. Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
If a satellite breaks in orbit, there's not much that can be done. A professor envisions a new idea for refueling and repair.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.
INSIDER: Motion Control
Researchers developed a microrobot that measures a few micrometers across and resembles a paper bird made with origami. It flaps its wings or bends its neck and retracts its head via...
INSIDER: Materials
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized the...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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