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NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Life support research for astronauts enabled a solution to one aspect of climate change.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the eight winners of the 2019 "Create the Future" Design Contest
Articles: Software
Through Livox, non-verbal people can speak, learn how to read and write, and understand abstract concepts.
Briefs: Materials
3D printers that build small parts layer by layer from melted plastic can take up to an hour to produce a pocket-sized piece. This process is far too slow for the mass-production of components...
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
The key to acceptance and adoption of a "smart home" will be enhancing total ease of ownership.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A soft and conformable health monitor can broadcast electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, respiratory rate, and motion activity data as much as 15 meters to a portable recording device...
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Although smartphones and other consumer cameras are increasingly used for scientific applications, it's difficult to compare and combine data from different...
Briefs: Energy
Researchers have created wearable technology to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. It presents a step toward the practical realization of self-powered, human-integrated technologies.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
nTopology, New York, NY, offers the nTop Platform, a unifying technique for design, simulation, and manufacturing data to be intelligently embedded directly into a part. The approach removes geometry bottlenecks in design...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will ‘4D Knitting’ Lead to Better Robots and Wearables?
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have demonstrated "4D knitting. The computationally-controlled machines are being used to make a variety of soft textile objects.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers at University of British Columbia Okanagan’s School of Engineering have developed a low-cost sensor that can be interlaced into textiles and composite materials. While the research...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In recent years, the emergence of Industry 4.0 has been steadily transforming the manufacturing sector into an ultra-high-tech industry. Innovative smart technologies such as robotics,...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Algorithm Predicts How Electromagnetic Waves Interact with Materials at the Smallest Scales
Magnetic materials can attract or repel each other based on their polar orientation — positive and negative ends attract each other, while two positives or two negatives repel. When an electromagnetic signal like a radio wave passes through such materials,...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Lithium-ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged or improperly packaged. Inspired by the unusual behavior of some liquids...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous drive technologies increase the complexity of automotive integrated circuits (ICs), making it harder to ensure that ICs...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What Does It Takes to Change the Game?
Industrial lasers are integrated into manufacturing and fabrication facilities around the world. Every moment, there is an industrial laser somewhere that is cutting, etching, or...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Some parts should be CNC machined, and some parts should be 3D printed. Our expert compares the two manufacturing processes.
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In this episode, we explore how sensors are being used to detect concussions, track player performance, and even provide new opportunities to bet.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What's the most interesting or spontaneous prototype you've ever made?
It took two and a half years, 60 prototypes, and even some of his children's craft foam, but former designer and sensor pro Curtis Ray found a way to stop his snoring. He built a "smart" sleep mask equipped with an accelerometer, a microprocessor, a Bluetooth connection, a...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Wearable biosensors for health monitoring lack a lightweight, long-lasting power supply. A new method was developed for making a charge-storing system that is easily integrated into clothing...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Answering Your Questions: Can Collaborative Robots Help Manufacturers Looking to Scale Their Business?
Cobots can help manufacturers automate tasks both known or unknown, says engineer Israel Nunez.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
It took two and a half years, 60 prototypes, and even some of his children’s craft foam, but Curtis Ray turned his idea into invention.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Your design idea could win you $20,000.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
The Create the Future Design Contest, launched in 2002 by the publishers of Tech Briefs magazine, helps stimulate and reward engineering innovation. The annual event has attracted...
5 Ws: Electronics & Computers
Who
Piezoelectric materials are used in everything from cellphones and wearables, to robotics, energy harvesting, and tactile sensors.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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 identifies opportunities for...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As ubiquitous as electronics are today, they are finding even more uses as Internet of Things (IoT) applications expand. Tech Briefs posed questions to electronics industry executives to get their views on...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
When a coffee mug leaves a ring, the outer edges of that ring are darker than the inside of the ring. That's because the solute is separated from the liquid during the...
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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, precision PVA...
Top Stories
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
Blog: Design
Machine Learning Leads to Stronger 3D-Printed Alloy
Blog: Photonics/Optics
A High-Performance Mid-Infrared Imaging System Without Lenses
Blog: Energy
My Opinion: What’s AI Good For?
Blog: Design
Showcasing Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs: Innovations at the 2025 Create the...
INSIDER: Government
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
EV and Battery Thermal Management Strategies
Upcoming Webinars: Software
Optimizing Production Processes with the Virtual Twin
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and...
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Advancements in Zinc Die Casting Technology & Alloys for Next-Generation...
On-Demand Webinars: Energy
Vehicle Test with R-444A: Better-Performing R-1234yf Direct Replacement for...
On-Demand Webinars: Test & Measurement
Vibroacoustic and Shock Analysis for Aerospace and Defense Applications
