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Learn what’s trending in the engineering metals used in 3D printing, military, medical devices, automotive, and manufacturing. Find the latest applications that design engineers are using to meet their design challenges.

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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Prof. Jake J. Abbott is leading a team that has discovered a way to manipulate orbiting debris with spinning magnets.
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Products: Imaging
Infrared lens testers, fiber optic transceivers, spectral radiometers, and more.
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Articles: Energy
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
Nanotube fibers that turn heat to power; a NASA antenna system; and an antimicrobial coating.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
The optically powered machines self-assemble and could be used for nanoscale manipulation of tiny cargo.
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Blog: Energy
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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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...

Products: Motion Control
Battery-pack test systems, data management, connector clips, and more.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
These technologies provide a tantalizing glimpse into the future of manufacturing automation.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
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Products: Materials
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
With this advance, so-called “flextronics” move closer to reality.
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Briefs: Energy
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control
Ewellix (Gothenburg, Sweden) has developed a planetary roller screw that's now on Mars.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
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Technology Leaders: Aerospace
Learn different strategies for addressing outdated avionics, like adding in commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
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Products: Software
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
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Articles: Materials
A new high-speed sensor pushes the boundaries in light-starved conditions.
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Briefs: Materials
Applications include manufacturing structural components for aerospace vehicles, cars, trucks, trains, ships, and submarines.
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5 Ws: Materials
The durable soft electronics could be used in wearable electronics and soft robotics and could someday be part of a stretchable smartphone.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Synthesis of fiber-metal laminates is performed using RF plasma spray deposition.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A folded plastic bladder could store and pump the fuel.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
High-yield synthesis of carbon nanotubes is enabled via free electron laser ablation.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
An alternative, environmentally friendly production method creates permanent magnets.
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Briefs: Energy
The new battery is degradable, recyclable, non-toxic, and safer than lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The membrane prevents dendrite formation, at least doubling the lifetime of a lithium-metal battery.
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