Materials & Manufacturing

Browse innovative developments in materials and manufacturing that significantly impact military, medical devices, automotive, and industrial manufacturing. Advances in plastics, metals, and composites are transforming 3D printing and rapid prototyping.

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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
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NASA Spinoff: Imaging
Technology used to search for extraterrestrial life can characterize radioactive material.
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5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The handheld 3D skin printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The basis for the technology is a special resin that can be cured with UV light.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bridget Pelaez spoke to Tech Briefs about the 1,000 face shields being printed for Florida hospitals.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See how Prof. Olaf Diegel built a hands-free door opener.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D printing is being used to quickly create life-saving parts and prototypes like masks, shields, and ventilator valves.
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Massive manufacturing bots have evolved into something new — collaborative robots.
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Question of the Week: Test & Measurement
Would You Use a CurveBoard?
MIT researchers have invented a way to integrate “breadboards” — flat platforms widely used for electronics prototyping — directly onto physical products.
INSIDER: Imaging
Some molecules, including most of the ones in living organisms, have shapes that can exist in two different mirror-image versions. The right- and left-handed versions can sometimes have different...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Materials called perovskites show strong potential for a new generation of solar cells, but they’ve had trouble gaining traction in a market dominated by silicon-based...
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Products: Test & Measurement
Perovskites Goodfellow (Coraopolis, PA) recently announced a new range of perovskites, a group of materials that demonstrate great potential for optoelectronic applications. Perovskites have a unique and versatile crystal...
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Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Different line scan prism manufacturers might compare two possible curves in their advertising and argue that the steeper flanks should enable better color reproduction with greater selectivity.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Vision-based convolutional neural network system detects phone usage, eating, and drinking.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
Altering the traditional intensity distribution of fiber lasers improves weld quality.
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Articles: Imaging
There are longwave, midwave, and shortwave camera systems—each with its own advantages for specific industries and uses.
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Briefs: Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Increase battery life and reduce data loads with an analog-first processing architecture.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To clear up some of the confusion about what the industry means when it says 5G, here’s a guide to what it’s all about.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility managers, real estate owners, as well as commercial and industrial businesses are looking to deploy IoT.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Tech Briefs checks back in with CEO Jon Sumroy about his award-winning product: the mifold grab-and-go car seat.
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Articles: Connectivity
Your preview of one of the largest technical mobility events of the year.
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Briefs: Materials
This cost-saving piping insulation has uses in refrigerated containers that protect food, medicine, and other perishables.
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Articles: Materials
In the past 15 years, Renee Bernstein doubled the growth of her company by focusing her attention to research and product development.
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Briefs: IoMT
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
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Briefs: Materials
These materials can be used in aerospace vehicles, automobiles, clothing, helmets, and chemical sensors.
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Q&A: Manufacturing & Prototyping
David Kaplan is solidifying silk to make products like rods and plates for medical implants.
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Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
nTopologyNew York, NY In today’s strategic information environment, the ability to rapidly respond to ever-changing technology needs is an essential asset for any organization that provides...
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