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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators have devised and tested a highly sensitive method of detecting and counting defects in transistors...
INSIDER: Medical
JILA scientists have boosted the sensitivity of their decade-old frequency comb breathalyzer a thousandfold, enabling it to detect additional biomarkers of disease —...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Boron is a versatile non-metal element, but until the last five years, chemists have only theorized about the useful properties and applications of two-dimensional (2D)...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists from NTU Singapore have created a new type of light sensor that is...
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Our Bodies Power Our Everyday Electronics?
One of the top INSIDER stories of 2021 included a “wearable microgrid” that harvests energy from motion and sweat to power electronics. (Read the 2021 INSIDER story.)
INSIDER: Research Lab
A team of materials scientists and chemists has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need to be subjected to...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
As we trend toward more renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs), the design of the electric distribution system itself imposes physical...
INSIDER: Energy
Safe, cheap, and sustainable technology for energy storage has been developed at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University (LiU). It is based on two major...
INSIDER: Power
Scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed battery-like electrochemical Nb2CTx MXene electrodes.
Question of the Week: Transportation
Will Automotive and Aerospace Industries Adopt Self-Healing Composites?
An INSIDER story this month highlighted how researchers from RPI and the University of Washington have created a composite that reverses fatigue damage — after applying some heat.
INSIDER: Motion Control
NASA Kennedy Space Center developed the Inductive Non-Contact Position Sensor for motion control applications. The sensor was designed to monitor the precise movements of an optical inspection system that...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
University of Cincinnati researchers developed an autonomous robot that can open a door for itself. It uses an appendage on a simple motorized lift the robot can raise and lower to reach a...
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A reader asks our industry expert:""Do the materials of construction have a big effect on gear generated noise?"
Blog: Materials
With some help from mussels and spider silk, a team of researchers has developed a strong, biocompatible adhesive that works well underwater.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A robotic hand system was developed at MIT that can reorient over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation. This...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers from Harvard University developed a new approach in which robotic exosuit assistance can be calibrated to an individual and adapt to a variety of real-world walking tasks in a...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
An autonomous robotic rover, Benthic Rover II, has provided new insight into life 13,100 feet beneath the surface of the ocean. The data collected are fundamental to understanding the...
Question of the Week: Materials
Will Mars Habitats Be Made from Blood?
Transporting a single brick to Mars is extremely expensive. The high cost presents a challenge for those planning the future construction of a Martian colony.
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.
Question of the Week: Aerospace
Will Spinning Magnets Clean Up Space Debris?
Our lead story today highlights an effort from the University of Utah to use spinning magnets – and robots – to someday retrieve scraps and bring them to a decaying orbit.
INSIDER: Lighting
Climate change and its consequences are becoming...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
On isolated mountaintops across the planet, scientists await word that tonight is the night. The complex coordination between dozens...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Time-of-Flight Camera
LUCID Vision Labs, Inc. (Richmond, BC, Canada) recently announced its new Helios™2+ 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera offering two new on-camera depth processing modes: High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR) and...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Infrared (IR) light is invisible to humans. However, some animals, such as rattlesnakes or bloodsucking bats, can perceive IR radiation and use it to find food. But even for humans, the ability to see...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
Blog: Materials
Prof. Jake J. Abbott is leading a team that has discovered a way to manipulate orbiting debris with spinning magnets.
Question of the Week: Materials
Can Borophane Beat Graphene?
A Tech Brief in our November issue highlights a new material that’s super-thin and super-strong. By combining hydrogen with an atom-thick sheet of boron known as borophane, researchers from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) have created a potential alternative to the breakthrough 2D material graphene. The Argonne...
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.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Energy
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Quiz: Automotive
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Podcasts: Design
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
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SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
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