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Blog: Photonics/OpticsWoven into Clothing, 'Smart' Threads Sense Gases
Articles: Electronics & ComputersElectric Vehicle Fast Chargers Present Some Overlooked Circuit Protection...
Blog: Data AcquisitionHow Fitness Wearables Began – With a Plug-In Sneaker
Videos: MedicalIngestible Device Delivers Insulin Directly to Stomach
INSIDER: CommunicationsMiniature, High-Performance, Low-Cost 5G Transceiver Design
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping4D-Printed Materials Morph from Stiff to Soft and Change Shape
Future Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and air taxis will require advanced onboard autonomy to operate safely within complex and dynamic urban environments. Urban landscapes...
Watlow, St. Louis, MO, introduced a batch processing feature for the F4T temperature and process controller and D4T datalogger. The new feature helps collect manufacturing part...
Distributed systems have become an integral part of safety-critical computing applications, necessitating system designs that incorporate complex fault-tolerant resource management functions to provide globally coordinated operations with ultra-reliability. As a result,...
Soft landing using rockets requires a trajectory to be planned for the lander from rocket ignition — typically several kilometers in altitude and moving at up to 200 m/s — to the point near the surface with near-zero velocity. The exact...
The technological ramp to fully autonomous vehicles presents significant challenges for companies developing autonomous vehicle programs. Advanced sensor technology, high-speed and...
The Small-Body Dynamics Toolkit (SBDT) v5.0 is a collection of primitive-body-specific trajectory design and analysis tools written in MATLAB®. The SBDT gives the user the capabilities to propagate, analyze, and visualize spacecraft trajectories and the dynamical environment near realistic asteroid,...
NASA Marshall has developed a system for generating iodine vapor from solid iodine for use as a propellant in a Hall or ion thruster propulsion system. Xenon has generally been the preferred propellant for these spacecraft ion propulsion systems but more recently, iodine-based...
Rockets/landers arrive on the Moon with supersonic speed and impact lunar regolith. There is no reliable software to computationally simulate in an effective way the supersonic plumes escaping from these rockets/devices. A Large Eddy Simulation (LES) model and...
Since 1967, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) has been the United States’ premier particle physics laboratory, working on the world's most advanced particle accelerators...
Boothroyd Dewhurst, Wakefield, RI, announced Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA®) 2019 software for analyzing parts and assemblies. DFMA utilizes a question-and-answer interface that...
A novel foot-pedal-operated system and device were developed to control translational and rotational movement of an object in three-dimensional (3D) space. The Foot Pedal Controller system enables operators to control...
MakerBot, Brooklyn, NY, introduced the Method 3D printer that bridges the gap between desktop and industrial 3D printing. The printer includes a circulating heated chamber, dual performance extruders,...
Exhaust plumes emanating from smoke stacks at power plants or other industrial facilities can have adverse impacts on local aviation during periods of calm winds. Adverse impacts can be exacerbated if the temperature is low or the atmosphere is unstable. While low oxygen concentrations and elevated temperatures inside the...
The demand for innovation is universal across industries, as new products are required to meet higher performance standards without...
Each December, we ask our readers to cast their votes in the annual Tech Briefs’ Readers’ Choice Product of the Year Awards. Each month, our editors choose a Product of...
Ames Laboratory is a government-owned, contractor-operated national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), operated by and located on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, IA. For more than...
The engineering and manufacturing world is rapidly changing — are you changing with it? The claim of “reinventing” the fundamental tools of an industry is a bold one,...
With the computational power and software available today, numerical simulation is a real option to quickly get answers to complicated technical, scientific, and engineering questions. Not only has the hardware...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL, Liver-more, CA) was established in 1952 at the height of the Cold War to meet urgent national security needs by advancing nuclear weapons...
COMSOL, Burlington, MA, introduced COMSOL Multiphysics® version 5.4 that features the new COMSOL Compiler™ for creating standalone simulation applications and digital twins for the...
How to Avoid PCB Re-spins when IC’s Change or are Obsoleted
Transitioning from Physical to Virtual Automotive Testing Using...
OpenVPX Technology: Roadmap to the Future
How to Choose the Right Adhesive for Your Medical Device...
How Robotics Are Redefining the Surgical Suite
Articles: Electronics & ComputersCircuit Protection Challenges for Battery Management Systems
Blog: Sensors/Data AcquisitionHow Fitness Wearables Began – With a Plug-In Sneaker
Articles: Electronics & ComputersElectric Vehicle Fast Chargers Present Some Overlooked Circuit Protection...
Articles: MaterialsThe Heat Is On: A Guide to Specifying Insulation Materials
Robots Quickly Track Moving Objects with Precision
Blog: EnergyAn Alternative to Air Conditioning: A Paint-On Polymer That Cools Down Your...
