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Briefs: Materials
The carbon fiber reinforced material can be repeatedly healed with heat.
Briefs: Materials
The synthetic material is soft but can withstand heavy loading with minimum wear and tear for engineering applications.
Briefs: Materials
Inspired by barnacles, the paste provides an effective way to treat traumatic injuries and help control bleeding during surgery.
Briefs: Materials
Parts remain crack-free and defect-resistant, making them conducive for use in metal-based 3D-printing applications.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Sensing is incorporated directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A 3D-printable elastomer yields soft, elastic objects that feel like human tissue.
Briefs: Energy
The sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, and long operating life.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A new fabrication methodology addresses the need for a thin, double-sided circuitry board.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Four industry experts explore the future outlook for smart sensors and IIoT.
Q&A: Semiconductors & ICs
Professor Jiwoong Park and his team have made a material that is crystalline in the X-Y direction, but amorphous in the Z direction.
Briefs: Motion Control
A remotely controlled microswimmer could navigate the human body and aid in drug delivery.
Briefs: Materials
These “living machines” hold potential for applications from medical treatments to improving the environment.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A software makes industrial robots nimbler and almost as sensitive as human hands.
Briefs: Energy
The material could pave the way for better, safer solid-state batteries.
Briefs: Materials
This technology has potential as a portable power supply in several applications, including electric vehicles, cellphones, and wearable technology.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Will ‘Ocean Batteries’ Catch On?
Our lead story today highlights an innovative energy approach from a Netherlands-based company called Ocean Grazer. Tied to existing wind farms, the team’s “Ocean Battery” pumps water from solid subsea reservoirs into flexible bladders located just above the seabed. When there is a demand for power, the...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new robot developed by Caltech researchers LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying.
INSIDER: Physical Sciences
A pair of University of Houston engineers has discovered that they can create upward fountains in water by shining laser beams on the water’s surface. Jiming Bao, professor of...
Podcasts: Energy
Dr. Frits Bliek and his team at Ocean Grazer are building an "Ocean Battery" that brings hydrodam technology to the sea.
Question of the Week: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Will a Breath-Like Approach Cool Down Machinery?
University of Central Florida researchers are developing a human-like way for large machines to cool off: Letting the machines "breathe." (See our January issue of Tech Briefs to learn more.)
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Using ultrabright X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a team of researchers led by Rice University has determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A combination of materials can morph into various shapes before hardening.
Blog: Materials
An everyday material that we all know well may lead to safer, longer-lasting batteries for the electric vehicle.
Question of the Week: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Would You Try ‘Intelligent’ Lawn Care?
Our lead story today featured “Best of Innovation” products at CES, including a smart irrigation system called “OtO Lawn.” The cloud-connected system only requires a hose and a Wi-Fi connection. A user goes into their phone and moves a joystick to determine zones requiring lawn care. The technology...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Have a look at the 'Best of Innovation' technologies at CES 2022, including a foldable EV, "see and spray" agriculture, ocean batteries, and more.
Question of the Week: Photonics/Optics
Would You Use A.I-Driven Laser Cutters like SensiCut?
Laser cutters are a popular tool for today’s design engineers. Users, however, still face difficulties distinguishing among stockpiles of metals, woods, papers, and plastics.
Blog: Design
Duke scientists have created a fabric that releases heat once you start sweating.
Special Reports: Power
Vehicle Electrification - January 2022
Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...Top Stories
Blog: Design
The Kitchen Tech Hack Aiming to Revolutionize 3D Printing
Quiz: Aerospace
National Astronaut Day 2026: Astronauts and Space Missions Quiz
Blog: Aerospace
Lincoln Laboratory Laser Communications Terminal Launches on Historic...
Articles: Design
Redefining the Automotive Industry with Versatile Innovation
Blog: Aerospace
915 Hours in Space: An Interview with Retired NASA Astronaut Linda Godwin
News: Energy
Webcasts
Webinars: Energy
Hidden Measurement Errors in AI Data Center Power Integrity
Webinars: Materials
Superior Environmental Protection with Ultra-Thin Parylene and Multilayer...
Summits: Software
Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
Webinars: Power
Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
Webinars: Software
Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for Tight-Tolerance...
