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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
Blog: Energy
A reader asks how to check the longevity and capacity of vehicle batteries.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The largest ever simulation of its kind, modeled on the Texas power grid, concluded that consumers stand to save about 15 percent on their annual electric bills by partnering with...
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
A new, internet-connected lighting system for greenhouses could sharply reduce a farmer’s electrical bill, according to a study by University of Georgia researchers.
INSIDER: Information Technology
Renewable energy has an intermittency problem — the sun provides no power at night, while winds can stop suddenly.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
In a milestone for renewable energy integration, General Electric (GE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) operated a common class of wind turbines in grid-forming mode, which...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Makers of a brain-computer interface recall a memorable achievement in prosthetics: A presidential handshake.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Battery Recycling Efforts Take Off?
Have you listened to the latest episode of our podcast series Here’s an Idea?
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
An industry expert supports a “diesel engine without the diesel fuel.”
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known...
INSIDER: Research Lab
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and ELI-Beamlines in the Czech Republic have reached a major agreement that will build on the relationship between the two organizations and ramp...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Inside every cellphone is a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in cellphone communication. Buffeted by the...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Two-Axis Laser Scan Head
Aerotech Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) has released the AGV-XPO, a high-dynamic, two-axis laser scan head that combines low-inertia, high-efficiency motors with ultra-high resolution position feedback and...
Question of the Week: Imaging
Would You Use ‘PocketView?’
Ever need your phone but your hands are full? A new display being developed at the University of Waterloo uses LEDs to display phone messages through fabrics. The “PocketView” shows notifications for email or messages, time, weather, or other forms of basic information.
Blog: Materials
A plastic known as 2DPA-1 is super-strong and super-light.
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
This new advance could pave the way for smaller, lighter, and more effective micro flying robots for environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and deployment in hazardous...
INSIDER: AR/AI
Engineers at Caltech, ETH Zurich, and Harvard are developing artificial intelligence (AI) that will allow autonomous drones to use ocean currents to aid their navigation, rather than...
INSIDER: Aerospace
In the fifteenth century, artist and engineer Leonardo da Vinci envisioned a craft that flew using a single helix-shaped propeller — the aerial screw — viewed by many as...
Blog: Energy
A reader asks: Is the design approach for electric vehicles similar to a vehicle with an internal combustion engine?
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Do You See Valuable Applications for ‘Meta-Sense?’
A Tech Brief this month highlighted a manufacturing method from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that integrates sensing capabilities into 3D-printed objects.
Blog: Materials
The two components offer predictable responses that support new robots and new energy-absorbing materials.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Luge?
Could You Go 90 Miles an Hour in a Luge?
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Which machinery requires constant monitoring? According to one industry expert, the answer boils down to “Criticality.”
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Data centers have found a more efficient way of handling power. So, what led to the better power path?
Question of the Week: Manned Systems
Are Hydrogen Fuel Cells the Future?
In the summer of 2020, The Port of Los Angeles received 10 heavy-duty trucks, each having one defining component in common: a hydrogen fuel cell.
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.
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
In efforts to limit the spread of disease while preserving privacy, an interdisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has designed and...
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
The trade-off between carrier mobility and stability in amorphous oxide semiconductor-based thin film transistors (TFTs) has been finally overcome by...
INSIDER: Medical
Twisted nanoscale semiconductors manipulate light in a new way. This effect could be harnessed to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving medicines as well as photonic...
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Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
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Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
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How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
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