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NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The NASA-funded nanoparticle lubricant also works in satellites and space vehicles.
Podcasts: Aerospace
Ben Jennet is a PhD student at MIT and a former space research fellow at NASA. He is working with NASA to develop a new kind of aircraft wing that's flexible and changes mid-flight.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
You can design the best product in the world but what if the parts, assemblies, and sub-components for your idea aren’t there?
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Do You See Yourself Someday Printing in 4D?
You’ve heard about 3D printing, but what about 4D?
A Tech Briefs TV video this week showcased how Rice University researchers’ new way of making shape-shifting materials. The “4D-printed” objects can be manipulated to take on alternate forms when exposed to changes in temperature, stress, or...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See how NASA engineer Mike Buttigieg is creating a device that will free up ventilators for patients with COVID-19
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tech Briefs posed questions to 3D printing/AM industry execs, to get their views on issues like metal printing, new materials, and environmental sustainability.
Briefs: AR/AI
Manufacturers, medical device companies, and others can use this 3D printing software driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See how Prof. Olaf Diegel built a hands-free door opener.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tech Briefs checks back in with CEO Jon Sumroy about his award-winning product: the mifold grab-and-go car seat.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
How does testing a metal 3D-printed part compare to testing a casted one? That's the elephant in the room, says industry pro Kevin Brigden.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here are five technologies that aim to add intelligence to the most surprising household objects.
Application Briefs: Communications
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.
Articles: Aerospace
Top prizes in the 2019 contest were awarded on November 8 in New York City.
5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The biometric tool uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users
NASA Spinoff: Energy
Life support research for astronauts enabled a solution to one aspect of climate change.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Our expert examines the pros and cons of welding, adhesives, and other metal joining methods.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What's the best aluminum for extrusion? A Tech Briefs reader asks our expert.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
An advanced manufacturing process was developed to produce nano-structured rods and tubes directly from high-performance aluminum alloy powder in a single step. Using a Solid Phase Processing approach,...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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...
Blog: Aerospace
A new NASA challenge asks university teams to find new ways to drill down to the ice on the Moon and Mars.
Products: Motion Control
Miniature Linear Translation Stages
PI, L.P. (Auburn, MA) offers the L-505 miniature linear translation stages for precision motion, alignment, and positioning applications where space is limited. They are available with...
Products: Software
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.
Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Sensor Controller
The induSENSOR MSC7401 sensor controller from Micro-Epsilon, Ortenburg, Germany, is used for displacement and distance measurements and is operated with LVDT and LDR measuring gauges and...
Articles: Communications
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: 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...
Top Stories
Blog: Imaging
Ultrasound Wristband Precisely Tracks Hand Movements in Real Time
Podcasts: Information Technology
Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers
Quiz: Manned Systems
National Astronaut Day 2026: Astronauts and Space Missions Quiz
Articles: Design
Redefining the Automotive Industry with Versatile Innovation
Blog: Aerospace
Lincoln Laboratory Laser Communications Terminal Launches on Historic...
Application Briefs: Connectivity
Webcasts
Webinars: Test & Measurement
Hidden Measurement Errors in AI Data Center Power Integrity
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Superior Environmental Protection with Ultra-Thin Parylene and Multilayer...
Summits: Automotive
Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
Webinars: Energy
Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
Webinars: Software
Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
Webinars: Motion Control
Why Your Motor Behaves Badly: See BLDC Control Signals, Power, and EMI in One...
