Materials & Manufacturing

Manufacturing & Prototyping

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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Videos of the Month: Medical
Watch the Videos of the Month, including one about a swimming robot, one about 3D printing a controllable replica of a patient’s heart, and two more.
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
There is extensive research on how a fixed-position flap affects lift in the realm of fluid-structure interaction. However, taking the conversation in a new direction, researchers at...
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Blog: Energy
The oxygen-ion battery can be extremely durable, does not require rare elements, and thwarts fire hazards.
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Technology & Society: Design
Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg has partnered with Alquist, a 3D printing home construction company, to 3D print homes in Williamsburg.
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NASA Spinoff: Design
Software for modeling metal parts before 3D printing provides significant savings in cost and time compared to conventional physical testing.
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5 Ws: Sensors/Data Acquisition
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Power Electronics - April 2023
This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology looks at the latest advances in power electronics and energy storage for applications ranging from drones...

Special Reports: Materials
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Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2023
NASA is applying sensor technologies to create a state-of-the-art dexterous humanoid robot, to monitor the structural health of inflatable habitats designed for Mars, and to test the first all-electric...

Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The piezoelectric “meta-bot” is capable of propulsion, movement, sensing, and decision-making.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
New research shows the glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print concert t-shirts.
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Briefs: Medical
Researchers have developed a highly specialized 3D-printing technique that allows microfluidic channels to be fabricated on chips at a precise microscale.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Purdue University researchers have developed a method to add particles to filament and disperse them evenly through a traditional fused deposition modeling 3D printer.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Building 3D-Printed Materials with Liquids
A research team has been tinkering with the use of 3D printing with liquids to create spongy materials for use in myriad industries.
Videos of the Month: Unmanned Systems
See the videos of the month for April 2023.
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Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
As battery manufacturers work to rapidly add new production capacity, they face a challenge in compressing the time it takes to build new production lines.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
As manufacturing automation rapidly advances, conveyors are not only being used for transportation but also accurate material (or product) placement.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Automation vendors are looking for the latest technology that will give them a competitive advantage.
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Blog: Design
The release of OpenAi's ChatGPT has unleashed a wave of renewed interest in AI. How will this language-based AI affect 3D CAD design and 3D printing?
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Application Briefs: Energy
Houston-based startup Downhole Emerging Technologies used direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) as the additive solution to 3D print durable materials necessary for geothermal energy applications.
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Blog: Unmanned Systems
The Yonder Deep team installed an entire suite of sensors in its AUV, versatile enough to withstand the frigid Arctic waters as well as the coastal waters of Southern California.
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - March 2023
The first 3D-printed nano-alloy...plasma treatment increases plastic part value 10x...light-powered catalysts aid drug manufacturing...how to build better "soft" robots. Those are just a few of...

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The product of the month for March 2023.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The system promotes myocardial regeneration after a cardiac event.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Traditional oxygen sensors have significant drawbacks and suffer from high power consumption.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
SAE's WCX World Congress Experience, will be held from April 18-20, in Detroit, MI.
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Articles: Energy
Cooling plates provide leak-free coolant flow that improves battery performance and extends battery life.
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Briefs: Energy
24M Technologies has simplified Li-ion battery production with a new design that requires fewer materials and steps to manufacture each cell.
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
The term artificial intelligence (AI) has become an everyday catch phrase. The way it’s used all over the media, however, is very different from the way I think about it.
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Technology & Society: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This is a new process for the 3D printing of complete one-piece structurally sound prosthetic limbs.
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