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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
The trade-off between carrier mobility and stability in amorphous oxide semiconductor-based thin film transistors (TFTs) has been finally overcome by...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
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...
INSIDER: Medical
Demand for sensitive and selective electronic biosensors — analytical devices that monitor a target of interest in real time — is growing for a wide range of applications....
Products: Electronics & Computers
COMSOL announces version 6.0 of its Multiphysics® software.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible electrodes, NASA sensors, and anti-corrosion compounds.
Facility Focus: Manned Systems
Learn about the aviation, space, cybersecurity, and engineering achievements happening at Embry-Riddle.
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Liquid-cooled workstations, universal amplifiers, hydrogen sensors, and more.
Briefs: Wearables
The device is stretchy enough to wear like a ring, a bracelet, or any other accessory that touches the skin.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The biofuel cells can power wearable electronics purely by using human sweat.
Briefs: Energy
A machine learning method promises to predict battery health with 10 times higher accuracy than the current industry standard.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Mechanical control and modulation of light on a silicon chip could enhance LiDAR.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Applications include aircraft-mounted and space-based interferometers, electronics fabrication, and military optics.
Briefs: Materials
Textiles and items of clothing can be converted into e-textiles without affecting their original properties.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind.
Briefs: Materials
A new fabrication methodology addresses the need for a thin, double-sided circuitry board.
Q&A: Materials
Professor Jiwoong Park and his team have made a material that is crystalline in the X-Y direction, but amorphous in the Z direction.
5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
Imagine a tablet or Kindle that can display braille on command for the visually impaired.
Articles: Motion Control
The DPV concept matches the unique needs of electric vehicle cooling and energy management systems.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A new fabrication technique helps improve the performance of flying micro-robots.
Briefs: Energy
This technology has potential as a portable power supply in several applications, including electric vehicles, cellphones, and wearable technology.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
As light-duty and commercial-purpose battery electric vehicles (EVs) catch on, better, faster, and smarter battery recharging is on the way.
Technology Leaders: Power
To ensure the availability of a UPS system, proper consideration must be taken of each application and its requirements.
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will a Breath-Like Approach Cool Down Machinery?
University of Central Florida researchers are developing a human-like way for large machines to cool off: Letting the machines "breathe." (See our January issue of Tech Briefs to learn more.)
INSIDER: Energy
A newly completed solar microgrid system near Greensburg, Indiana, in Decatur County, is expected to generate enough emissions-free clean energy to offset nearly 4000 tons...
INSIDER: Energy
Every year, 50 percent of the energy produced worldwide from coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy sources is lost as heat. This untapped resource could...
INSIDER: Research Lab
Using ultrabright X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a team of researchers led by Rice University has determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D...
INSIDER: Energy
The aging energy grid is being pushed to the breaking point. Power outages from extreme weather alone cost anywhere from $2 billion to $77 billion per year. And some isolated communities still rely on...
Blog: Automotive
What's so tough about developing a car? A Tech Briefs reader wants to know the most challenging subsystem of the vehicle to build.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Power
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
Podcasts: Power
