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Briefs: Software

Using Computer Tomography Images to Simulate Heart Function

Rather than using supecomputers, heart function simulation can be performed at the CT scanner.

Products: Data Acquisition

New on the Market: December 2020

Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.

Blog: Software

Stanford Computer Model Predicts How COVID-19 Spreads in Cities

The model analyzes three factors that drive infection risk: where people go in the course of a day; how long they linger; and how many other people are visiting the same place at the same time.

Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Would You Use 'Tsugite' Software for Woodworking?

A recent INSIDER story highlighted a new tool for architects, furniture-makers, and woodworking beginners. The interactive software from the University of Tokyo, known as "Tsugite," provides milling machine instructions and on-screen design guidance so that users can piece an object together without...

Briefs: AR/AI

Virtual and Augmented Reality Device Simulates Vision Loss

VR/AR devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma.

Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control

Algorithm Improves Navigation of Autonomous Driving Robots

Future robots could be taught how to outperform humans.

Products: Software

New on the Market: November 2020

VOC sensors, panel-mount connectors, 3D printing cloud software, and more.

Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Woodworking, Simplified: New Software Aids in Design

An interactive software being developed at the University of Tokyo allows architects and furniture makers with little experience in woodworking to to design and build structurally sound wood joints.

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Product of the Month

Users can edit the shape of a model while viewing results and watch the simulation update immediately.

Articles: Software

Rapid Prototyping of Cable and Connectors for Unique Applications

Standard commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) connectors continue to be a great resource for quick prototypes and reference designs.

Briefs: Software

Industrial-Grade Open Source

Open source microcontroller technologies in industrially hardened form factors address critical applications.

Briefs: Software

Algorithm Defends Against Side-Channel Attacks on Hardware

The algorithm provides an extra layer of safety and security against hackers of electronic devices.

Briefs: Software

AI Software Enables Real-Time 3D Printing Quality Assessment

The software assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterization equipment.

Briefs: Data Acquisition

Algorithm Protects Networks by Detecting Adversarial Actions

A higher-order network could be built that looks for subtle changes in data that point to suspicious activity.

Briefs: Photonics/Optics

Optical Neural Network Recognizes Objects Instantly

This technology can work with multiple wavelengths of light simultaneously.

Products: Electronics & Computers

New on the Market: October 2020

Tubing plugs, displacement measurements, CAM software, and more.

Question of the Week: Transportation

Do Software Advancements Make You Feel Safe in an Autonomous Vehicle?

Our lead story today features self-driving car software that prevents accidents by understanding and anticipating safe traffic behaviors.

Blog: Automotive

Breakthrough Model Offers Better Look Inside Rechargeable Batteries

The new approach could help pave the way for smaller battery packs and greater driving range in electric vehicles.

Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control

An ‘Aerodrome’ Testing Ground for Unmanned Aircraft

Before delivery drones start carrying packages (and passenger drones start delivering ourselves), engineers will need to keep refining an unmanned aircraft's ability to navigate and...

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement

Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance is poised to become much more widely adopted, and that will help to boost productivity in a time when we really need it.

Articles: Data Acquisition

Executive Forum: Machine Learning & AI

Tech Briefs posed questions to machine learning/AI industry execs to get their opinions on platform selection, data interpretation, and more.

Briefs: Software

Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of Eye Disorders in Children

The CRADLE app allows parents to screen their children for eye disorders more often throughout their development.

Briefs: Electronics & Computers

Graphene-Reinforced Carbon Fiber

This high-strength material could be used to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars.

INSIDER: Software

“Drive-By Science” Helps Rovers Go Farther, Faster

A NASA team is working on Mars robot autonomy to make future rovers more intelligent, to enhance safety, to improve productivity, and to drive faster and farther. Two novel capabilities...