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Blog: Propulsion
Sign up now to hear how NASA plans to get back to the Moon by 2024.
INSIDER: Motion Control
A new approach developed at MIT to building robots is based on a set of five millimeter-scale components, all of which can be attached to each other by a standard connector. Using this simple...
INSIDER: Motion Control
A high-sensitivity and low-noise MEMS accelerometer was developed using multi-layer metal structures composed of multiple metal layers. The accelerometer achieves 1 µG level...
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
A reader asks: What role will emulation play in the verification of modern automotive solutions?
Blog: Test & Measurement
Our readers ask: How do you know that you have the right anode? How can you inspect the electrolyte or electrode material?
Blog: Nanotechnology
A team from the University of Pittsburgh looked to the butterfly to create a glass that is self-healing, liquid-repellant, and anti-fogging.
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Did You Watch the Moon Landing?
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the Moon. Fifty years later, we celebrate their achievement, and we want to hear from you.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
MIT's new way of automatically creating actuators is a bit like solving a Rubik's Cube.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Jigang Wang patiently explained his latest discovery in quantum control that could lead to superfast computing based on quantum mechanics. He mentioned light-induced superconductivity...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
In free space, the light wave of a laser beam spreads on an exactly straight line. Under certain circumstances, however, a much more complicated behavior occurs. If the movement of the wave is...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have designed and tested a prototype...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will ‘4D Knitting’ Lead to Better Robots and Wearables?
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have demonstrated "4D knitting. The computationally-controlled machines are being used to make a variety of soft textile objects.
Blog: Aerospace
A reader asks our industry expert: Will air taxis be influenced by military UAV standards?
Blog: Materials
Many of the technologies we use today – space blankets, hearing aids, food packaging – began on the Apollo 11 mission.
Blog: Internet of Things
A new app opens up robotics to a large user base.
Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
At Sensors Expo in San Jose, Innovusion (Los Altos, CA) debuted the Cheetah high-resolution, image-grade LiDAR system with long-distance capability.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The key to IoT implementation: Democratizing big data, says SST's Christopher Chong.
News: Imaging
Editor Bruce A. Bennett takes us through the unusual — and completely unexpected —at this year's LASER World of Photonics.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
On a factory floor, robots are programmed to stop momentarily if a person passes by. The robot often freezes in place long before a person crosses its path. While robots can predict where a...
Blog: Photonics/Optics
Many vendors at this year's event made their presence known with mega-sized booths.
News: Photonics/Optics
The increased use of photonics has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions — by 3-billion tons.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Microbots Like HAMR-E Improve Search and Rescue?
Researchers from Harvard University's Wyss Institute created a 1.5-gram microbot called HAMR-E.
Blog: Test & Measurement
The bi-annual Laser World of Photonics exhibition begins today.
Blog: Energy
A new water purifier works better because it takes the shape of the rose.
News: Imaging
An industry expert tells a Tech Briefs reader what's over the next hill regarding military UAVs.
Question of the Week: Materials
Would You Use a Device That Bonds Metal and Plastic in Seconds?
The connection of plastics and metals poses a challenge due to the different physical properties of the two materials. A joining gun from Fraunhofer Institute bonds metal and plastic in seconds.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Wearable devices that harvest energy from movement are not a new idea, but a material created at Rice University may make them more practical.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Solar power researchers have traditionally only used the power measurements from single residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to estimate the power...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, according to researchers at 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
Webcasts
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