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INSIDER: Propulsion
In a global first, scientists have demonstrated that molecular robots are able to accomplish cargo delivery by employing a strategy of swarming, achieving a transport efficiency five times...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Soft machines — a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links — are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g.,...
INSIDER: Design
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
INSIDER: Medical
Findings by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Would You Wear a Microgrid?
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
Question of the Week: Data Acquisition
Are You Excited for the Next Moon Missions?
A recent episode of our Here’s an Idea podcast series highlighted the work of Lunar Station Corporation – a Massachusetts-based company that aims to provide the next generation of Moon explorers with the data they need for landing and resource detection.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
More “talking across industries” can drive growth in additive manufacturing, says an industry expert.
Blog: Connectivity
Dropped by a drone, the battery-free devices hover 100 meters in the air.
Blog: Imaging
A reader asks an expert how self-driving cars can operate without LiDAR.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
See what Ed Brown’s early days as a high-voltage power supplies designer tell him about today’s efforts with A.I.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Do You See Valuable Uses for 'Floating Sensors?'
Researchers from the University of Washington want to send out sensors in the same way that a dandelion distributes seeds.
Blog: Packaging & Sterilization
Tiny manufactured nanopillars slice and dice bacteria, cicada-style.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a new technique for making sensors for wearable technology that enables medical researchers to prototype-test new designs much faster and at a...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
The information age created over nearly 60 years has given the world the internet, smart phones, and lightning-fast computers. Making this possible has been the doubling of the number...
INSIDER: Materials
A Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) research team has improved the performance of a p-type semiconductor transistor using inorganic metal halide perovskite. One of...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers have developed a polymer with robust piezoelectric effectiveness, resulting in 60% more efficient electricity generation than previous iterations.
Question of the Week: Materials
Is the Future of Computing in Fabrics?
Fabric-based computing is the future, according to a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
1 Year? 5 years? 10? A reader wants an industry expert to predict when 3D printing will truly catch on in automotive manufacturing.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.
INSIDER: Motion Control
The first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell-derived cardiac muscle cells has been developed by Harvard University researchers in collaboration with colleagues from Emory...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
High-resolution solid-state lidar using an array of MEMS switches will reduce its cost to match that of inexpensive, chip-based cameras and radar systems — removing a major barrier to...
INSIDER: Green Design & Manufacturing
Carnegie Mellon University's Corey Harper, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Heinz School of Public Policy, led a study that...
INSIDER: Manned Systems
Crane operators at a construction site can be guided to safely and quickly transport heavy loads using an equation derived from studying the motion of a tortional pendulum.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
The wire harness is changing as vehicles become “computers on wheels.” A reader asks how electrification impacts the wiring harness.
Blog: Design
You can design something special when you begin with a blank piece of paper on a wall. Editor Ed Brown shares a lesson learned from his early days as an engineer.
Question of the Week: Software
Are You Taking a ‘Model-Based’ Design Approach?
A reader had the following question for an industry expert from the Germany-based simulation services provider Siemens:
Blog: Software
A reader asks about the role of simulation when automakers like Toyota have a more “model-based” design approach.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
An MIT team has a water-free way to charge up dust on solar panels and repel it away.
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Can 'Charging Rooms' Catch On?
One of the Tech Briefs highlighted in the second section of today’s INSIDER is a “charging room” from the University of Michigan and University of Tokyo that provides electricity over the air. The aluminum test area uses magnetic fields to deliver 50 watts and power-up devices, no matter their location within...
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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
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...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Power
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
Podcasts: Power
