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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Learn the differences between bipolar and unipolar motors, their driving methods, and advantages and limitations.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
While soft robots hold promise in applications ranging from search-and-rescue efforts to wearable exoskeletons, the technologies are often held back by the electronics, says William Grover, a...
Question of the Week: Energy
Will ‘Sweat Power’ Make Wearables Mainstream?
Engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a thin, flexible strip that can be worn on a fingertip and generate small amounts of electricity when a person’s finger sweats or presses on it. (Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV.)
Question of the Week: Transportation
Will Interstate Power Coils Charge Electric Vehicles as They Drive?
Our “Q&A” article in the July issue of Tech Briefs highlighted the work of Dr. Burak Ozpineci from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Ozpineci and his team are building a wireless power-transmission system that charges an electric vehicle as it drives along the road.
Blog: Energy
A reader asks our expert how to contain a "thermal runaway" explosion in a lithium-ion battery.
Special Reports: Energy
Vehicle Electrification - July 2021
GM electrifies the new Corvette...a French nanomaterials company aims for a 5-minute EV recharge...Triumph unveils a radical new electric sportbike design. These are just a few of the innovations you'll read...Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Duke Engineering supports clinical ultrasound imaging, restoration of hearing by cochlear implant, megapixel photography, and metamaterials.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This system enhances processing via real-time, non-destructive defect tracking.
Products: Test & Measurement
Temperature transmitters, robotic tool changers, epoxy adhesives, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
New cell chemistry utilizes less costly and more abundant materials than lithium-ion batteries.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology harvests electrical energy from waste heat sources.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
A NASA-developed technology for testing heat shields transforms garbage into reusable chemicals.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This could make possible embedded devices like a spinal cord-stimulating unit with a battery-powered magnetic transmitter on a wearable belt.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Flywheels offer an environmentally and financially sound choice for protecting critical operations.
Blog: Materials
Could a tool from the dentist's office lead to better recycling of lithium-ion batteries?
Blog: Communications
A reader asks a Space Force expert about new markets, including data transport, traffic management, and advanced power.
INSIDER: Medical
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track blood pressure and heart...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the “astrocomb” to measure starlight and a radar-like comb system to detect...
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Atomically thin materials are a promising alternative to silicon-based transistors; now researchers can connect them more efficiently to other chip elements.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Physicists from the University of Sussex have developed an extremely thin, large-area semiconductor surface source of terahertz, composed of just a few...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A sustainable, powerful micro-supercapacitor may be on the horizon. Until now, these high-capacity, fast-charging energy storage devices have been limited by the...
INSIDER: Medical
North Carolina State University engineers continue to improve the efficiency of a flexible device worn on the wrist that harvests heat energy from the human body to monitor health.
INSIDER: Power
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA) have shown that low-cost organic compounds hold promise for...
INSIDER: Energy
A collaboration led by Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) used X-ray nanoimaging to gain an unprecedented view into solid-state electrolytes, revealing previously undetected crystal...
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Recyclable Electronics Catch On?
Our June issue of Tech Briefs features a completely recyclable transistor from Duke University. The fully functional semiconductor is made out of three carbon-based inks that can be easily printed onto paper or other flexible, environmentally friendly surfaces.
Blog: Energy
A "self-aware," self-powering material can be used in heart stents, bridges, and even space.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new power supply from Bicker Elektronik has a backup battery that bridges power failures, brownouts, and flicker.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Nearly 100% of all-carbon-based transistors are reclaimed while retaining future functionality of the materials.
Briefs: Transportation
The inexpensive cameras are easy to produce.
Top Stories
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Going for Gold in Winter Olympic Curling
Blog: Energy
Batteries that Can Withstand the Cold
INSIDER: Design
Advancing All-Solid-State Batteries
Blog: Design
Blog: Materials
Making Tungsten Carbide a More Viable Alternative
INSIDER: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Beyond AI-Copy-Paste Engineering: Advanced AI-Integration Success...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
Upcoming Webinars: Power
A FREE Two-Day Event Dedicated to Connected Mobility
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
Choosing the Right N-Port Strategy: Multiport VNAs vs. Switch...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
2026 Battery & Electrification Summit (Online)
Upcoming Webinars: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Over-Engineering Trap: Aligning Custom Equipment Specs with...
