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Podcasts: Electronics & Computers
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we continue our Season 14 focus on military embedded computing and networking, featuring keynote remarks from the 2026 AUSA Global Force Symposium and an interview with Jeff Baldwin, Director of Engineering at Sealevel. Listen now!
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5 Ws: Software
Buildings researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have released Building Energy Model AI (BEM-AI) is an open-source bot that can help energy modelers save time and money.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Digital innovations in hydraulic components, such as digitally enhanced high-response directional valves, are moving the needle for machine builders and raising performance standards for machine builders. As hydraulic systems evolve, smart technology is enabling deeper connectivity for more productive machines. Read on to learn more.
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Products: Software
See what's new on the market, including Nikon Corporation's newest version of NEXIV software, “AutoMeasure”; the ImageIR® 6300 Z, from InfraTec; PI's new technology platform for electro-optical wafer-level testing; HORIBA's release of EzSpec-SDK, a flexible and robust software development kit; and more.
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Briefs: Imaging
By folding AI algorithms into a camera’s sensor itself, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have now eliminated a data-processing bottleneck that has long plagued the performance of spectral imaging technology. The result is an intelligent sensor capable of identifying chemicals and characterizing materials quickly and efficiently. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Software
In a milestone for scalable quantum technologies, scientists from Boston University, UC Berkeley, and Northwestern University have reported the world’s first electronic–photonic–quantum system on a chip, according to a study published in Nature Electronics. Read on to learn more about it.
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Articles: AR/AI
In this special feature, we asked three industry experts — Eric Carey, CTO, Teledyne DALSA, Brian Benoit, Director of Advanced Vision Products at Cognex, and Ron Jubis, President of Sales, North America and Managing Director of SICK, Inc.— to share their thoughts on the impact of AI on machine vision, emerging challenges and best practices, as well as the trustworthiness of AI-driven visual inspection.
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Briefs: Software
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed an Earthbound robotic training system called “ARGOS” for short. It can actively simulate an astronaut’s weightlessness in space by using an overhead runway and bridge drive system to partially or fully offload their weight using attached cables, effectively suspending them off the ground. Read on to learn more.
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Articles: Manned Systems
The year 2025, the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology, according to the United Nations, saw major advances in quantum computing and in the development of specialized technologies required to scale those systems. And there is now a consensus that cryogenic CMOS technology is one such tool that can have a significant positive impact on the quantum industry. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Software
LEGO-Inspired Quantum Computers
Recognizing the potential of modular systems, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have presented an enhanced approach to scalable quantum computing by demonstrating a viable and high-performance modular architecture for superconducting quantum processors. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles: Software
Physical AI may have been the dominant keyword at CES 2026, but behind all the hype around that, there were still plenty of companies on hand in Las Vegas focused on less flashy headlines. Read on for some examples of companies working on the power electronics required behind the scenes to make our potential artificial intelligence future possible.
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Articles: Software
This article presents an impedance-native, software-defined diagnostic framework developed at Energsoft that shifts the focus from impedance measurement to impedance interpretation. Read on to learn more.
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Podcasts: Software
We talk to Honda and Miovision about their V2X communication strategies and products.
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Podcasts: Aerospace
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, CEO of Defense Unicorns Rob Slaughter explains how their secure software delivery technology enables faster, repeatable updates to flight‑critical systems without changing the aircraft’s underlying hardware. Listen now!
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Special Reports: Defense
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Military & Maritime Uncrewed/Autonomous Systems - March 2026
Keep up with the rapid development of autonomous systems impacting warfare, homeland security, naval operations and more in this collection of articles from the editors of Aerospace...

Webinars: Test & Measurement
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Most engineers have experimented with AI by asking for code snippets and pasting them into their workflow. While this approach is useful, it barely scratches...
Application Briefs: Aerospace
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has completed the first drives on another world that were planned by artificial intelligence.
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INSIDER: Motion Control
Bipedal — two-legged — autonomous robots can be quite agile. This makes them useful for performing tasks on uneven terrain, such as carrying equipment through outdoor...
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
How a purpose-built curling training brush unlocked meaningful performance data and improved Olympic curlers’ performance.
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Products: Data Acquisition
Last December, Tech Briefs readers were asked to select one product from our 2025 Products of the Month to be named Readers’ Choice Product of the Year. Thanks to all of our readers who cast their votes. Read on for the three 2025 winners.
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Briefs: Information Technology
University of Washington researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to control smart devices by aiming the ring’s small camera at the device and clicking a built-in button. The prototype Bluetooth ring sends an image of the selected device to the user’s phone, which controls the device. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Space is becoming increasingly congested due to rising numbers of on-orbit satellites and debris objects. Uncontrolled growth will severely affect future space operations. NASA Ames has developed a novel patent-pending technology known as Space Traffic Management (STM) which provides a robust framework for on-orbit coordination of activities to enhance the safety, stability, and sustainability of operations in the space environment. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Transportation
Imagine simply telling your vehicle, “I’m in a hurry,” and it automatically takes you on the most efficient route to where you need to be. Purdue University engineers have found that an autonomous vehicle (AV) can do this with the help of ChatGPT or other chatbots made possible by artificial intelligence algorithms called large language models. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Power
In a new collaboration, the Argonne National Laboratory and National Energy Technology Laboratory are leveraging their expertise in RDEs to develop advanced computational fluid dynamics tools that can give scientists a deeper understanding of the combustion process to unlock more of the engine's potential. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The technique promises immediate impact not only on high-capacity optical communications but also on real-time endoscopic imaging, vibration-tolerant fiber sensors, and any application that demands fast, energyefficient phase retrieval. Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
A research team has designed a passive metasurface-based filtering system that breaks free from LTI constraints through an innovative time-varying interlocking mechanism. The design incorporates metasurface panels with internally coupled circuit elements, including metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). Read on to learn more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Using computer simulations, University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have uncovered a flaw in how rovers are tested on Earth. That error leads to overly optimistic conclusions about how rovers will behave once they’re deployed on extraterrestrial missions. Read on to learn more.
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Articles: AR/AI
By leveraging rich simulation data to train AI models, which can then be used to quickly explore a design space and guide further simulations, the existing product design process can be enhanced to become faster and more flexible. Read on to learn more.
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Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Robotics & Motion Control - February 2026
Engineering the next generation of surgical robots...conductive skin gives robots the human touch...how vision integration is transforming collaborative robotics. Read about these innovations and more...

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