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Electrical/​Electronics

New technologies in power supplies and management, board-level electronics, electronics and computers, and battery systems provide wide-ranging applications essential to military, aviation, medical, and automotive.

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INSIDER: Power
A simpler and more efficient way to predict performance will lead to better batteries, according to Rice University engineers. That their method is 100,000 times faster than existing modeling...
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INSIDER: Materials
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene’s thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print novel electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability...
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INSIDER: RF & Microwave Electronics
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature superconducting thermometer with big potential applications, such as monitoring the...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Field Effect Transistors (FET) are the core building blocks of modern electronics such as integrated circuits, computer CPUs, and display backplanes. Organic...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A new study has confirmed the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, which uses sensors and machine learning to...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include mechanical aerospace manufacturing and thermal structure manufacturing.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes. The technology can...
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These switches are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing, and heat management of buildings.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Jacobs' scientists are helping to make contract-tracing apps, emergency-use ventilators, and even squid-bots.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The thermal management technology could also be used for server farms and spacecraft.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This can be used in energy-recovery systems in industrial, space, automotive, and military applications.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
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Products: Imaging
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Method Tests Microscopic Aeronautical Materials
This process breaks the temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This lightweight, portable garment is designed for active shoulder and elbow positioning.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Automatic recirculation valves offer efficiency for critical pump protection in power or oil and gas applications.
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Articles: Motion Control
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Blog: Energy
A new material is especially effective at absorbing indoor light and converting it into usable energy.
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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Paper-Based Keypads Catch On?
The “5 Ws” feature of our November issue of Tech Briefs highlights a paper-based keypad being developed at Purdue University.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
The soil microbial fuel cells produce energy to filter enough water for a person’s daily needs, with potential to increase scale.
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Special Reports: Energy
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Medical Robotics - November 2020
From the operating room to the assembly line, robots are changing the medical industry. Check out the latest advances and amazing applications in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical...

Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Additive Manufacturing - November 2020
AM/3D Printing is fundamentally changing how products are prototyped and produced in aerospace, medical, electronics, and many other fields. To help you keep pace with the latest advances, we present this...

Products: Test & Measurement
The SHFQA Quantum Analyzer from Zurich Instruments operates at up to 8.5 GHz and can perform direct readout of superconducting and spin qubits.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Tests show magnetoelectric power is a viable option for clinical-grade implants.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This form of thermal management can help enable untethered, high-powered robots to operate for long periods of time without overheating.
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Briefs: Medical
VR/AR devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
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