Explore the key advances impacting industrial controls and automation. Access technical briefs and developments in the applications that are essential to automation integration and design.
A New, Low-Cost Aluminum-Sulfur Battery
Plastic-Eating Enzymes Chomp into the Future
Thin Device Triggers One of Quantum Mechanics’ Strangest Phenomena
Highly Conductive Aluminum Can Equal Copper
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in AI, robotics, connectivity and sensors. In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Sensor...
Mimicking the human body, specifically the actuators that control muscle movement, is of immense interest around the globe. In recent years, it has led to many innovations to improve...
Until now, code development for industrial automation has not been able to take advantage of modern DevOps processes that have transformed traditional software development, due to the...
While the U.S. historically has had much lower energy costs than in other parts of the world, today’s volatile energy market combined with the initiatives of many corporations to reduce carbon...
The automation of additive manufacturing (AM) is limited and usually still requires human labor workflows, including the fundamental step of removing the finished object from the printer...
Soft machines — a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links — are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g., prosthetic limbs).
Engineering researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new type of flexible, robotic grippers that are able to lift delicate egg yolks without...
Inspired by the natural dexterity of the human hand, a team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has created a reconfigurable hybrid robotics system that is able...
Most optical networks have many fiber couplings and even minor losses at these junctions will produce significant signal losses that cause problems in data transmission. Precise fiber alignment at the optical...
Soft machines — a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links — are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g.,...
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...
Efficient Thermal Runaway Modeling for Sensitivity, Parametric, and Variability...
Full-Field Optical Strain Measurement Systems for Materials and...
Advances in Unmanned Aircraft: AI and Autonomy – Threats,...
When Milliseconds Count: The Impact of Adaptive Lidar on...
Sensors Rated for Cryogenic Measurements
Product Development Lifecycle Management: Optimizing Quality,...
A New, Low-Cost Aluminum-Sulfur Battery
Thin Device Triggers One of Quantum Mechanics’ Strangest Phenomena
Modular Artificial-Gravity Orbital Refinery Spacecraft
The 6 Most Important Parts of a Temperature Monitoring System
Robust Bus Systems for CubeSats
