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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Nature-Inspired Energy Tech, Superelastic Tires, Wearable Supercapacitors, and more...
Facility Focus: Aerospace
Rensselaer Engineering focuses on solving the “grand challenges” facing humanity.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Combined muscles and sensors made from soft materials allow for adaptable robots.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Taking a holistic approach to sealing systems in hydraulic systems using chrome alternatives helps engineers achieve optimum function.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New measurement methodologies can save you time that would otherwise be wasted on returning and reordering bearing.
Blog: Energy
The Los Angeles, CA-based company Nanotech Energy is using graphene to prevent thermal runaway and create a non-flammable battery.
Blog: Materials
A team at Georgia Tech has discovered a Velcro-like way of mass-producing gecko-inspired adhesives.
Blog: Materials
A proof-of-concept soft robot has a cheetah-like gait that avoids the usual crawl.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will ‘Flexoskeletons’ Catch On?
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have found a new way to make soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The “flexoskeletons” are both made of a rigid material and a thin sheet of polycarbonate that acts as a flexible base. Watch the demo on Tech Briefs TV.
What do you think? Will...
INSIDER: Imaging
The future’s getting brighter for solar power. Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date...
Application Briefs: Materials
With the recent boom in touch-based, polymer display substrates must be fingerprint-resistant.
Q&A: Materials
A new process will reduce the cost of manufacturing graphene by a factor of more than 100.
Facility Focus: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This NASA center hosts the world’s greatest collection of wind tunnels and flight simulation facilities
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Next-generation devices made with a “peel and stack” method could include electronic chips worn on the skin.
Briefs: Imaging
A new method could enable vehicles and equipment to better withstand high temperatures, loads, and speeds.
Articles: Communications
A cryptographic ID tag, a high-reliability NASA switch, and a stretchable thermoelectric generator...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
Briefs: Materials
It can be used both in small, portable devices for field inspections and in very large detectors that use arrays of crystals.
Briefs: Aerospace
This new design could conserve energy used for defrosting airplanes, appliances, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
5 Ws: Wearables
A smart jumpsuit accurately measures the spontaneous and voluntary movement of infants
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The material could enable applications such as antennas that change frequencies on the fly or gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The material combines two polymers with different properties.
Briefs: Materials
This on-skin electronic device provides a personal air conditioner without electricity.
Articles: Materials
Tech Briefs posed questions to 3D printing/AM industry execs, to get their views on issues like metal printing, new materials, and environmental sustainability.
Briefs: Energy
The AI system can help shorten the time required for 2D material-based electronics to be ready for consumer devices.
Briefs: Materials
A ceramic sensor could be embedded into structures such as bridges and aircraft to monitor their health.
Top Stories
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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News: Energy
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
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E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable Vehicles
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
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Upcoming Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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