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Products: Imaging
Multi-sensor imaging systems, eyesafe laser finders, machine vision algorithms, and more.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See what kinds of applications are possible when you can literally see light propagating through space.
Application Briefs: Imaging
With Nikon's Layer Thickness software module, comprehensive information about a specimen is obtained more quickly than if an operator is making all the measurements by hand.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, the automated system “sees” around corners to spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The sensors can be built into the shells of aircraft, cars, or other machines.
Articles: Wearables
A smartwatch that tracks medication levels, a flexible LED, and NASA's "Micro-Organ" device platform.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
New collaborative robot-based vision systems are changing how manufacturers can inspect their parts.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
By consolidating tasks traditionally performed by multiple devices into a single, high-performing controller, manufacturers can improve operations.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
“EasyPass” would enable smart warehouses, automated factories, and more to operate without delays.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
The software assesses the quality of parts in real time, without the need for expensive characterization equipment.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This method could impact optical technologies such as smartphone cameras, biosensors, or autonomous vision for robots and self-driving cars.
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Medical Manufacturing and Outsourcing - October 2020
Discover how advances in factory automation, robotics, 3D printing and other fabrication technologies are shaping the future of medical device manufacturing in this Special Report – a...Special Reports: Semiconductors & ICs
Electronics Innovations - October 2020
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Tech Briefs magazine, discover how advances in electronic components are enabling game-changing applications in mobile healthcare/wearables, autonomous...INSIDER: Imaging
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world’s smallest ultrasound detector. Based on miniaturized...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Can Courtesy Be Programmed Into Self-Driving Cars?
During a recent webcast, a Tech Briefs reader raised an interesting question about self-driving cars:
Products: Materials
Foam gasket tapes, data analytics software, ceramic tape, and more.
Articles: AR/AI
Tech Briefs posed questions to machine learning/AI industry execs to get their opinions on platform selection, data interpretation, and more.
Articles: Materials
With accelerated time from design to production, specialized foil sensor arrays will be expanding to many new areas.
Application Briefs: Internet of Things
Smart sensors for hazardous areas monitor essential assets, such as motors and pumps.
Articles: IoMT
Choosing the right battery will save trouble and expense in the long run.
Application Briefs: Internet of Things
These sensors will improve autonomous technologies in the industrial environment, like AGVs or forklifts.
Articles: Imaging
The COVID crisis is propelling the camera industry toward disruptive transformation.
Application Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Thin films and engineered surfaces are used in a myriad of applications including semiconductor electronics, data storage, and precision optics. In many cases, surface roughness and...
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
See how one company reached out to NASA with an offer to develop a custom sensor for the Mars 2020 mission rover.
Articles: Internet of Things
With the emergence of a new generation of ultra-efficient electronic chips, the Wiegand technology is showing significant promise, especially in the exciting area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Special Reports: Connectivity
Smart Manufacturing - August 2020
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in connectivity, controls, sensors, and robotics. See the future of manufacturing in this compendium of recent articles from the...Briefs: Test & Measurement
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An ultrafast image sensor with a built-in neural network can be trained to recognize certain objects.
Top Stories
Blog: Energy
A Proof‑of‑Concept Quantum Battery
Blog: Design
Reciprocal Energy: A New Model for Grid-Friendly Data Centers
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions
Quiz: Manned Systems
How Much Do You Know About Aircraft Safety?
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
This New Quantum Sensor Measures 3D Direction of RF Electromagnetic Fields
Blog: Design
Brain-Inspired Memristors Could Slash AI Energy Use by 70 Percent
Webcasts
Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for Tight-Tolerance...
Editorial Webinars: Photonics/Optics
High-Speed Connectivity for Next Generation Aerospace & Defense...
Webinars: Software
Electronics Digital Twins: From Concept to Scalable Platform
Webinars: Software
Architecting the Future: Why Systems Engineering is the Backbone...
Webinars: Energy
Engineering Fluid Conveyance Systems for Alternative Fuel...
Editorial Webinars: Materials
Next-Generation Materials for Medical Devices: From Smart...
