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Briefs: Transportation
Micro-supercapacitors could revolutionize the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have...
Articles: Transportation
Battery engineers targeting electric vehicles (EVs) continue to research designs with solid-state electrolyte because of the alluring twin promises of significantly higher energy densities...
INSIDER: Medical
In a global first, scientists have demonstrated that molecular robots are able to accomplish cargo delivery by employing a strategy of swarming, achieving a transport efficiency five times...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Would You Wear a Microgrid?
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
Blog: Automotive
More “talking across industries” can drive growth in additive manufacturing, says an industry expert.
Videos: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A variety of electronics and sensors are being integrated into today’s materials to spot a variety of parameters: from damage to a product design to stress on your heart.
Blog: Packaging & Sterilization
Tiny manufactured nanopillars slice and dice bacteria, cicada-style.
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) research team has improved the performance of a p-type semiconductor transistor using inorganic metal halide perovskite. One of...
5 Ws: Green Design & Manufacturing
Wireless sensors inspired by Dandelions could be used to monitor climate change.
INSIDER: Materials
A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers have developed a polymer with robust piezoelectric effectiveness, resulting in 60% more efficient electricity generation than previous iterations.
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Is the Future of Computing in Fabrics?
Fabric-based computing is the future, according to a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Medical Robotics - April 2022
Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Self-healing materials, quick disconnects, and eco-friendly micro-supercapacitors.
Briefs: AR/AI
The advance could accelerate engineers’ design process by eliminating the need to solve complex equations.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
Briefs: Medical
Potential applications for a graphene atomic-level sensor include detecting COVID, ALS, and cancer.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
By electrically stimulating nerves, this therapy can reduce epileptic seizures and soothe chronic pain without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include detection of chemical and biological agents as well as dangerous gases from vehicle emissions.
Briefs: Materials
The device ultimately should be able to provide accurate signals from a person who is walking, running, or climbing stairs.
Briefs: Materials
The Slinky-like sensor survives washing machines, cars, and hammers.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A reversible polymer changes color when it senses a material is about to fail.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The material improves connectivity while maintaining recyclability and low cost.
Briefs: Materials
The flexible, washable microgrid uses the human body to sustainably power small electronics.
Briefs: Energy
The material enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles.
Briefs: Materials
The battery is smaller than a traditional lithium-ion battery due to the elimination of dendrites.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Making one kilometer of a two-lane road would use up about three million masks.
Briefs: Materials
Surgeons can use the heart model as a tool for planning and practice.
Top Stories
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
Turning Edible Fungi into Organic Memristors
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Revolutionizing the Production of Semiconductor Chips
News: Energy
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
World’s Smallest Programmable, Autonomous Robots
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
On-Demand Webinars: Power
E/E Architecture Redefined: Building Smarter, Safer, and Scalable Vehicles
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
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Upcoming Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
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Podcasts: Defense
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