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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.
Q&A: Energy
Changing directions of twist and coiling changes whether a material cools or heats.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This invention is a highly stable, heat-treatable, and tunable material.
Briefs: Materials
This multifunctional hybrid laminate composite can be used for residential and commercial construction.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Products include an aerosol scattering sensor; metal foam; and a new coated drug capsule.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This optical switch controls the direction of light passing through optical fibers faster and more efficiently.
Briefs: Materials
This technology provides simultaneous ohmic contacts and the process to make them.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.
Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.
Briefs: Automotive
This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.
Technology Leaders: Software
As lithium-ion battery production doubles, more viable energy storage solutions are needed.
Briefs: Materials
Made with “Jenga chemistry,” the material could help in understanding how high-temperature superconductors work.
Products: Test & Measurement
Adhesives, flame-retardant compounds, vision measurement, and more...
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Salty air the Dutch city of Harlingen causes exposed metal parts to corrode.
Briefs: Materials
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What's the best aluminum for extrusion? A Tech Briefs reader asks our expert.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision. As...
INSIDER: Power
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have reported a new mechanism to speed up the charging of lithium-ion batteries for...
Blog: Materials
A team in Germany has a quicker, cleaner approach to welding metal to plastic: The HPCI® Joining Gun.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
UCLA engineers have made major improvements on their design of an optical neural network — a device inspired by how the human brain works — that can identify objects or process...
Briefs: Imaging
A new imaging method extracts a color image from a single exposure of light scattered through a mostly opaque material.
Briefs: Materials
High quality camera performance on mobile devices has proven to be one of the features that most end-users aim for. The importance of optical image quality improvement and the trend to have thinner and thinner...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers at the University of Illinois have found a way to redirect misfit light waves to reduce energy loss during optical data transmission. In a study,...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A transistor has been made from linen thread, enabling the creation of electronic devices made entirely of thin threads that could be woven into fabric, worn on the skin, or implanted...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Through Livox, non-verbal people can speak, learn how to read and write, and understand abstract concepts.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
A method was developed to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive. Electronically active 2D materials, touted for their strength, are difficult to move to...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a formula that enables them to recreate different levels of perceived softness. Based on the results from their experiments, they created equations that can calculate how soft...
Briefs: Materials
By mimicking the outer coating of pearls (nacre or mother of pearl), researchers created a lightweight plastic that is 14 times stronger and eight times lighter (less dense) than steel. It could be...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Smart Electronic Skin for Robots and Prosthetics
Humans use the sense of touch to accomplish almost every daily task such as picking up a cup of coffee or shaking someone’s hand. Without it, humans can even lose their sense of balance when walking. Similarly, robots need to have a sense of touch in order to interact better with humans but robots...
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
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Podcasts: Defense
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