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NASA Spinoff: Electronics & Computers
A long-time apparel insulator develops its own takes on popular NASA spinoff material.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This paves the way for innovative and more energy-efficient printed electronics.
Articles: Materials
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
Articles: Energy
The e-kit promises to be a low-cost solution in the developing world.
Briefs: Materials
Directly visualizing external stresses of plastics is useful in development of materials with improved mechanical properties.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Av four-legged soft robot walks, without requiring any electronics.
Briefs: Communications
The 2D materials boost device performance for electronic devices, solar cells, batteries, and medical equipment.
Articles: Materials
With Artemis II — the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion — four astronauts will travel to the lunar environment in 2024.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
Briefs: Materials
Applications include space structures, emergency shelters, backpack solar collectors, and inspection of hazardous environments.
Articles: Connectivity
Learn about "FreePower" charging stations.
Articles: Unmanned Systems
A vision-based control algorithm saves a quadrotor after the complete loss of a single motor.
Q&A: Nanotechnology
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: Materials
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
Question of the Week: Green Design & Manufacturing
Will Coatings Reduce Food Waste?
Today’s lead story highlighted an egg-based coating that extends the shelf life of fruits and vegetables.
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: Imaging
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: Green Design & Manufacturing
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: Semiconductors & ICs
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: Electronics & Computers
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: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
Briefs: Materials
The soft and stretchable device converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motors mimic how rock climbers navigate inclines.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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.
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
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Podcasts: Defense
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