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Quiz: Electronics & Computers
The use of satellites for wireless and mobile communication applications has become a widespread practice across multiple industries. How much do you know about satellite communications? Test yourself with this quiz.
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Rugged Computing & Electronics - June 2023
From the battlefield to the extremes of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. Keep pace with the latest developments in this compendium of recent...INSIDER: Imaging
Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after a successful launch.
Articles: Unmanned Systems
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a drone that can find and rapidly locate damaged utility poles.
Special Reports: Communications
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2023
From the battlespace to outer space, RF electronics are at the heart of new advances in a variety of fields. Read about the latest innovations in this compendium of articles from the editors of Aerospace...INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A self-navigating, cargo-carrying sailboat designed by a team of Rice University engineering students could be a sustaining link for Marines hunkered down on shore during war. The...
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Optics & Photonics Innovations - April 2023
Demand for satellite communications bandwidth is quickly outstripping supply. The solution: optical, laser-based technologies. Read all about it – and other major photonics advances – in this...Special Reports: Aerospace
Power Electronics - April 2023
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for applications ranging from drones...Briefs: Communications
Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
Briefs: Communications
Scientists have developed a novel concept for a lunar navigation system based on the reverse-ephemeris technique.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT). ULTRASAT, an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of...
Quiz: Connectivity
Do you know some of the performance updates that have been added to Wi-Fi 6 since its introduction? Find out with this quiz.
INSIDER: RF & Microwave Electronics
Researchers in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a thin film device, fabricated by spray coating, that can block electromagnetic radiation with the flip...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at Arizona State University and Northrop Grumman are working on a new project to create power transistors from diamond. The results could yield efficiencies that significantly shrink the size of electrical...
INSIDER: Power
On January 3rd, the Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP) launched into orbit a prototype, dubbed the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which will test several key components of an...
Quiz: Manned Systems
The chances are very high that you're familiar with GPS. However, do you know how it came to be? Its trials and tribulations? Take this quiz to find out.
Blog: Design
The epsilon iron oxide nanoparticles could be continuously produced through a micrometer-sized powder manufacturing process.
Briefs: Communications
Innovators from the NASA Glenn Research Center developed a software-based automated RFI mitigation system to increase communication reliability.
Briefs: Communications
This device could pave the way to higher-bandwidth wireless communications.
Briefs: Communications
Digital data is subjected to errors when stored or transmitted due to the effects of noise on the medium or communication channel.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Researchers have developed a technique that will allow for faster communication systems and better energy-saving electronics.
Briefs: Transportation
Statistical Audibility Prediction Algorithm
Predicting the extent that one sound is heard over another is difficult, yet could help engineers to better design for sound management.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University believe they have developed the first AI pilot that enables autonomous aircraft to navigate a crowded airspace.
INSIDER: Energy
A group of scientists in Nagoya University, Japan, have developed a possible solution to one of the biggest problems of the Internet of Energy, energy efficiency. They did so by...
INSIDER: Materials
Until recently, it was widely believed among physicists that it was impossible to compress light below the so-called diffraction limit, except when using metal nanoparticles, which...
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2022
From battlespace communications to deep space missions, RF electronics are at the heart of new advances in a variety of fields. Read about the latest innovations in this compendium of articles from the...Briefs: Imaging
The new NIST instrument captures waves in action by relying on a device known as an optical interferometer.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
NASA technology is enabling airline flight managers to improve managing traffic on the ground and scheduling departures.
Top Stories
Blog: Design
Aerial Microrobots That Can Match a Bumblebee's Speed
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
Revolutionizing the Production of Semiconductor Chips
News: Power
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
On-Demand Webinars: Power
Powering America’s EV Future: Connect, Collaborate, Innovate
Upcoming Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Upcoming Webinars: Power
E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Upcoming Webinars: Semiconductors & ICs
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
