Materials & Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Prototyping

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Explore innovations supporting advances in manufacturing and rapid prototyping. Access the developments and solutions that have an impact on applications in 3D printing and automation.

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Briefs: Imaging
3D micro-printing was used to develop this small, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The battery is smaller than a traditional lithium-ion battery due to the elimination of dendrites.
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Products: Test & Measurement
A new suite helps Ada developers build safe, secure software as well as meet internal security and quality procedures.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The material enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Self-healing materials, quick disconnects, and eco-friendly micro-supercapacitors.
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Blog: Design
1 Year? 5 years? 10? A reader wants an industry expert to predict when 3D printing will truly catch on in automotive manufacturing.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Rowheel, which was a winning technology at SAE’s Create the Future Design Contest in 2010, continues to roll forward.
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Blog: Data Acquisition
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.
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Blog: Design
You can design something special when you begin with a blank piece of paper on a wall. Editor Ed Brown shares a lesson learned from his early days as an engineer.
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NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
NASA’s grip-strengthening glove technology aims to reduce workplace stress injuries.
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Question of the Week: Software
Are You Taking a ‘Model-Based’ Design Approach?

A reader had the following question for an industry expert from the Germany-based simulation services provider Siemens:

Question of the Week: Energy
Can 'Charging Rooms' Catch On?

One of the Tech Briefs highlighted in the second section of today’s INSIDER is a “charging room” from the University of Michigan and University of Tokyo that provides electricity over the air. The aluminum test area uses magnetic fields to deliver 50 watts and power-up devices, no matter their location within...

Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
How CSEM and its partners are using magnetic levitation to counter unwanted vibrations from components aboard satellites.
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5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A newly designed wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI scans crisper, faster, and cheaper.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
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Articles: Wearables
A smart roof coating, a wearable RFID sensor tag, and a 3D-printed OLED display.
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Briefs: Medical
3D bioprinting using bioink from engineered stem cells enables treatment of myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This testing method ensures that an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The aerogels safely remove contaminants from water without releasing any problematic chemical residue.
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Briefs: Software
The technology is aimed at protecting physical targets, such as utilities and infrastructure.
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Products: Energy
Smart contactors, an industrial edge platform, tiny engines, and more.
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Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Do You See Valuable Applications for ‘Meta-Sense?’

A Tech Brief this month highlighted a manufacturing method from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that integrates sensing capabilities into 3D-printed objects.

Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The two components offer predictable responses that support new robots and new energy-absorbing materials.
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Articles: Automotive
SAE WCX 2022 will convene the engineering community to connect, learn, and collaborate on the biggest issues facing the mobility industry.
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Question of the Week: Design
Would You Luge?

Could You Go 90 Miles an Hour in a Luge?

Blog: Test & Measurement
Which machinery requires constant monitoring? According to one industry expert, the answer boils down to “Criticality.”
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new approach to designing luge sleds could help shave off those extra 1/1000 of a second that can be the difference between silver and gold at the Olympics.
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Webcasts

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Building an Automotive EMC Test Plan

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

The Moon and Beyond from a Thermal Perspective

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