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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: 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...
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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.)
Briefs: Communications
This technology improves the detection of low-power far-infrared (FIR) signals.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
A mobile robot will go to the South Pole of the Moon — with help from radiation-hardened avionics.
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Facility Focus: Energy
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
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Briefs: Communications
The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.
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Articles: Energy
NASA-developed fire protection, implantable stimulators, and more.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
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INSIDER: Energy
A team of materials scientists and chemists has determined the proper stack pressure that lithium metal batteries, or LMBs, need to be subjected to...
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INSIDER: Energy
As we trend toward more renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs), the design of the electric distribution system itself imposes physical...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
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...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed battery-like electrochemical Nb2CTx MXene electrodes.
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Special Reports: Design
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2021
In this new report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs and Tech Briefs magazines, discover how the latest advances in 3D printing, machining, molding and more are changing the way...

Articles: Electronics & Computers
Thanos Yiagopoulos, Chief Technology Officer of Momentive Performance Materials, discusses how engineers can determine the best product for their application.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Dinkle International offers universal interface modules for connecting equipment signals to I/O modules.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
Silicon Carbide (SiC) optics are becoming more and more prevalent in high-energy laser (HEL) designs, and manufacturers must be aware of the potential risks
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Briefs: Materials
The optically powered machines self-assemble and could be used for nanoscale manipulation of tiny cargo.
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Articles: Energy
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
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Products: Energy
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
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NASA Spinoff: Materials
A long-time apparel insulator develops its own takes on popular NASA spinoff material.
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Briefs: Energy
This paves the way for innovative and more energy-efficient printed electronics.
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5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors.
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Briefs: Communications
The 2D materials boost device performance for electronic devices, solar cells, batteries, and medical equipment.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
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Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
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