Electrical/Electronics

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Products: Test & Measurement

New on the Market: October 2020

Tubing plugs, displacement measurements, CAM software, and more.

Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Algorithm Defends Against Side-Channel Attacks on Hardware

The algorithm provides an extra layer of safety and security against hackers of electronic devices.

Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs

Electronics Mimic the Human Brain in Biological Learning

Neuromorphic computing uses memristors that could function and operate like real brain synapses.

INSIDER: Internet of Things

2D Materials for Extra Thin Computer Chips

For a long time, something important has been regularly neglected in electronics. If you want to make electronic components smaller and smaller, you also need the right insulator materials. This is...

INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

Controller Helps Robots Avoid Collisions

MIT startup Realtime Robotics invented a solution that gives robots the ability to quickly adjust their path to avoid objects as they move to a target. The Realtime controller can be connected to a...

INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Precision Landing Without a Pilot

For planned robotic and crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA is developing and testing precise landing and hazard-avoidance technologies. A combination of laser sensors, a camera, a high-speed...

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Executive Forum: Machine Learning & AI

Tech Briefs posed questions to machine learning/AI industry execs to get their opinions on platform selection, data interpretation, and more.

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement

Smart Sensors for Hazardous Areas

Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.

Briefs: Materials

Graphene-Reinforced Carbon Fiber

This high-strength material could be used to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Quantum Error Correction Method

This method provides a key step toward quantum computers, sensors, and distributed quantum information.

Blog: Automotive

Answering Your Questions: Edge Computing vs. Cloud Computing in the Vehicle

Deciding between edge computing and cloud computing? Make sure to consider these four major factors, says our industry expert.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New on the Market: August 2020

Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

“Racetrack Memory” Digital Data Storage

This technology offers the possibility to both bolster computer power and create smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient computer memory technologies.