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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA and universities from across the country are teaming up to support a continued human presence on the Moon and ultimately Mars.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Chromium Removal from PVC Filters
The process does not cause any structural changes to the PVC filter membrane.
Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
AM is an especially good fit for products that require a high level of customization.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tech Briefs in 2019 celebrated historic NASA anniversaries, new ways to power electronics, and innovative hacks of our “smartest” technologies.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. Scientists and politicians have recognized the...
INSIDER: Power
A highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode can convert low-power 100 nanowatt microwaves into usable electricity. The newly developed...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small...
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will Self-Assembling 'M-Blocks' Catch On?
A team at MIT created self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb and roll over each other into set formations.
Briefs: Energy
Washable Sensor Can Be Woven Into Materials
The device could impact composites manufacturing and health monitoring.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Top prizes in the 2019 contest were awarded on November 8 in New York City.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The method could impact optical imaging, vision correction, and disease diagnosis.
Briefs: Energy
The nanogenerator also acts as a weather station.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Technique Uses X-Rays to Detect Defective Computer Chips
This method also reverse-engineers computer chips to detect the chip’s purpose.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This optical switch controls the direction of light passing through optical fibers faster and more efficiently.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This technology provides simultaneous ohmic contacts and the process to make them.
NASA Spinoff: Energy
Life support research for astronauts enabled a solution to one aspect of climate change.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.
Briefs: Aerospace
This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.
5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The biometric tool uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users
Products: Imaging
Adhesives, flame-retardant compounds, vision measurement, and more...
Briefs: Motion Control
The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
Briefs: Communications
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
Articles: Internet of Things
Sensing technology will help to transform manufacturing floors into the connected factories of the future.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
“Cobots” allow companies of almost any size to automate processes that were previously out of reach.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will the Ability to Manipulate Virtual Objects in Real-World Scenes Help Your Design and Manufacturing Efforts?
A Tech Briefs TV video this week demonstrated a Brown University system called Portal-ble. The augmented-reality technology allows you to place virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on smartphone screens. Users can then interact...
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Our expert examines the pros and cons of welding, adhesives, and other metal joining methods.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Power
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
Podcasts: Power
