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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
Articles: Motion Control
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Directly visualizing external stresses of plastics is useful in development of materials with improved mechanical properties.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Av four-legged soft robot walks, without requiring any electronics.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The 2D materials boost device performance for electronic devices, solar cells, batteries, and medical equipment.
Articles: Aerospace
With Artemis II — the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion — four astronauts will travel to the lunar environment in 2024.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include space structures, emergency shelters, backpack solar collectors, and inspection of hazardous environments.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn about "FreePower" charging stations.
Articles: Motion Control
A vision-based control algorithm saves a quadrotor after the complete loss of a single motor.
Q&A: Materials
Jingcheng Ma, along with a team of researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, found a way to make ultra-thin water-resistant surface coatings robust enough to survive...
Briefs: Lighting
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
Blog: Materials
A micron-thick coating, made largely from leftover eggs, can extend the shelf life of the fruits and vegetables in your refrigerator.
Blog: Test & Measurement
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
Question of the Week: Materials
Will Technology Help to Reduce Plastic Pollution?
Our October Q&A in Tech Briefs highlighted an achievement from Professor Aaron Sadow of Ames Laboratory in Iowa. Sadow’s chemical process produces valuable biodegradable chemicals from discarded plastics, which are then used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications.
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Stacking extremely thin films of material on top of each other can create new materials with exciting new properties. But the most successful processes for building those...
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
The 2021 Create the Future Design Contest winner wants to build a truly recyclable bioplastic.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips.
Special Reports: Aerospace
Space Technology - October 2021
A new era of space exploration is set to begin with Artemis 1, the first in a series of increasingly complex NASA missions that will take humans back to the moon and then on to Mars. Read all about it in this...Articles: Electronics & Computers
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
Briefs: Motion Control
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
Briefs: Motion Control
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
Briefs: Materials
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
Briefs: Motion Control
Vibration-absorbing resonators could better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ewellix (Gothenburg, Sweden) has developed a planetary roller screw that's now on Mars.
Products: Communications
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Pellistor/Catalytic Bead (CB) sensors can respond to flammable gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, methane, butane, propane, and carbon monoxide.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
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...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
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