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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of “smart” materials being formed at the nanoscale.
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
What you need to know before you incorporate large diameter aspheres into your optical systems.
Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber coatings measurement, single-frequency laser, optical filters, and more.
Articles: Materials
Learn about the benefits of SWIR imaging, from food inspection to surveillance.
Blog: Materials
Tech Briefs readers ask a series of questions about the future of plastics in battery electric vehicles.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Researchers from RMIT have introduced an ultra-thin material for semiconductors that could lead to transparent electronics.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a huge potential for providing devices with much smaller size and extended functionalities with respect to what can be achieved with...
INSIDER: Power
In collaboration with groups from China and the United States, a research team from TU Wien set out to find the optimal heat conductor. They finally found what they were...
Blog: Materials
Researchers from Cornell University have redesigned the battery so that aluminum more easily integrates into a battery's electrodes.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
A chip-based technology generates sound profiles with high resolution and intensity to make ultrasound therapy more effective and easier.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These glass substrates can be used for displays on smartphones and tablets and for other durable, impact-resistant applications.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This composite can be used in lithium metal batteries.
Briefs: Materials
This invention holds potential for a range of biomedical applications, from controlled-release drug delivery to tissue engineering.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA's graphene composites, textile pressure sensors, and a better kind of glass.
Briefs: AR/AI
The single piece of glass produces crisp panoramic images.
Briefs: Medical
This nanoparticle-based adhesive is visible in common imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT).
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The inserts use a material that NASA has considered for spacecraft filters.
Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
See the advanced materials, complex systems, and bioengineering technologies being created at Cornell.
Articles: Aerospace
Highly purified, low-outgassing silicones prevent material degradation in satellites and space vehicles.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Inspired by camel fur, a two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.
5 Ws: Wearables
A medical patch can be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines, and other narrow spaces.
Briefs: Energy
The energy storage device can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors.
Briefs: Materials
A combination of polymers and oligomers, when combined with UV light, almost completely kills the coronavirus.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The alloy has applications in jet turbine disks and other high-stress and/or high-temperature environments.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Displacement sensors, metal 3D printers, shielding materials, and more.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A new type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Briefs: Motion Control
These actuators can compete with electrical and pneumatic systems.
Briefs: Energy
Shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or hands.
Podcasts: Wearables
In this episode of our Here's an Idea podcast, we speak to engineers who are building a variety of wearables. And some sensors blend in more than others.
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
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
