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INSIDER: Design
Although many roboticists today turn to nature to inspire their designs, even bioinspired robots are usually fabricated from non-biological materials like metal, plastic, and...
INSIDER: Design
Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Yufeng Chi is part of a team of Berkeley engineers that has developed Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, open-source robot made of...
White Papers: Power
Use of Adhesives and Sealants for Hermetic Wire Feedthroughs
The hermetic sealing of electrical and optical feedthroughs is a critical area for assuring the longevity and reliability of devices such as optical assemblies, thermocouples, EV...White Papers: Aerospace
Renishaw Enables Extreme Precision for Space Agency’s Experiments
Renishaw’s advanced probing technology played a crucial role in supporting major space agency’s cutting‑edge particle physics research. Recent breakthroughs in particle...Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In today’s fast-evolving manufacturing landscape, augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) often are touted as game changers. But what’s the real-world value...
Blog: Materials
Researchers from The Ohio State University recently discovered that common edible fungi, such as shiitake mushrooms, can be grown and trained to act as organic memristors, a type of data processor that can remember past electrical states.
White Papers: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Role of Linear Actuators in the Miniaturization of Medical Equipment
The medical industry is constantly growing, which has led to stricter requirements for medical equipment. Installation space is one particular area where designers and...Blog: Electronics & Computers
A team of engineers at Sandia National Laboratories has developed ways to rapidly evaluate new thermal protection (heat shield) materials for hypersonic vehicles.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and...
Technology & Society: Medical
Two former college roommates have commercialized their robotic knee brace for extending the reach of physical therapists through telehealth.
INSIDER: Energy
This research demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery materials much safer, longer lasting, and more powerful by fundamentally redesigning how fullerene molecules are connected.
Podcasts: Automotive
To help pass the time during your commute or while working around the house or in the garage, we've launched the SAE Automotive Engineering podcast.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University have created a fast, highly accurate simulator for spray-based concrete 3D printing that could enable stronger, more complex, and less wasteful construction by predicting how concrete behaves and solidifies, even around rebar.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
As electric vehicle designs change and production targets grow even more aggressive, advanced laser welding technologies have continued to evolve to help manufacturers be more efficient and stay competitive. Read on to learn more about it.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
As engineering continues to shape society and drive innovation, here are the year’s top 10 engineering stories that resonated most with Tech Briefs' audience.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Learn which of our little tests were the most popular this year. Find out which five quizzes topped our 2025 list. Thanks for yet another year of loyal readership; we appreciate your devotion to Tech Briefs. Happy Holidays!
Podcasts: Power
To help pass the time during your commute or while working around the house or in the garage, we've launched the SAE Automotive Engineering podcast.
White Papers: Green Design & Manufacturing
Engineering Precision Sealing for the Next Generation of Electric Aircraft
As the aerospace industry rapidly advances toward more sustainable and high-performance flight capabilities, next-generation propulsion systems are significantly...Podcasts: Aerospace
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Corsha CEO Anusha Iyer explains how machine identity, continuous authentication, and secure connectivity are accelerating digital transformation for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center. Listen now!
Quiz: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
If you’ve ridden in a modern car, bus, truck, aircraft, or even on certain bicycles, you’ve used hydraulic brakes. You most certainly have used them, but do you know how they work? Find out with this quiz.
Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Manufacturers face increasing pressure to reduce downtime, improve precision, and accelerate time-to-market while managing complex production environments. This...
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
We here at Tech Briefs want to remedy that toxic part of the holidays. So, we put together a list of terrific gift ideas for anyone — but especially the engineer — in your life.
INSIDER: Imaging
Miniaturization ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors that are also superconducting, thereby enhancing their speed and energy efficiency and enabling new quantum technologies. However,...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
The phrase ‘liquid metal’ may bring to mind something hazardous, like mercury or molten steel. But in the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) in EPFL’s School of...
Blog: Design
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin are leading an academic and industry all-star team that aims to revolutionize the production of semiconductor chips with a new 3D printing method.
Podcasts: Energy
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Packet Digital CEO Terri Zimmerman breaks down the company’s push to expand U.S.-based production of advanced lithium-ion batteries for military unmanned aircraft systems. Listen now!
Quiz: Communications
As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next year. Test your knowledge about the mission in this quiz.
Webinars: Automotive
Today’s automotive manufacturing demands progressively lighter, stronger, and more sustainable components, and zinc die casting processes and...
Top Stories
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Ultrasound Wristband Precisely Tracks Hand Movements in Real Time
Podcasts: Electronics & Computers
Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers
Quiz: Manned Systems
National Astronaut Day 2026: Astronauts and Space Missions Quiz
Articles: Design
Redefining the Automotive Industry with Versatile Innovation
Application Briefs: Connectivity
Blog: Aerospace
Lincoln Laboratory Laser Communications Terminal Launches on Historic...
Webcasts
Webinars: Connectivity
Virtual. Physical. Connected: How Smart Testing Is Changing Automotive...
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Superior Environmental Protection with Ultra-Thin Parylene and Multilayer...
Summits: Energy
Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
Webinars: Power
Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
Webinars: Software
Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Why Your Motor Behaves Badly: See BLDC Control Signals, Power, and EMI in One...
