Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Mechanical Components

Find multimedia resources and technical briefs covering complex mechanical components and technologies. Find the latest applications that design engineers are using to meet their design challenges.

Blog: Energy
A 'Charging Room' Powers Devices Through the Air
Prof. Alanson Sample and his team want to turn entire buildings into wireless charging zones. Learn how their system delivers electricity over the air.
Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Problem of Obsolete Avionics
Learn different strategies for addressing outdated avionics, like adding in commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New on the Market: September 2021
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Centimeter-Long Snail Robot Powered with Light
The soft robot harvests energy from a laser beam and can crawl on horizontal surfaces and climb vertical walls and an upside-down glass ceiling.
Facility Focus: Wearables
Facility Focus: The Pennsylvania State University School of Engineering
Learn about the batteries, skin sensors, flexible antennas, and other cutting-edge research coming from Penn State Engineering.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow: September 2021
Water-sensing smartphone screens, a NASA-developed RF switch, and an ultrasound patch.
Technology Leaders: Communications
Optimizing 5G Fiber Optic Filament Production
Ball screws are helping manufacturers meet the growing demand for fiber optic cables generated by 5G communications.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New Products: September 2021 Battery Technology
Lithium batteries, compartment gaskets, chargers, and more.
Special Reports: Design
Medical Robotics - September 2021

Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic...

Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
An Electronics Recycling Approach Gets the Most Out of Nanowires
Researchers at North Carolina State University demonstrated a low-cost technique for retrieving — and then reusing — nanowires from electronic devices.
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Symmetric Multiprocessing or Virtualization

The continuous advance in multicore technologies is the catalyst for software innovation that is spawning a new generation of embedded systems that are less costly to develop, higher performing,...

White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
RTX – The Ideal RTOS Platform for the IoT Era

Next-generation industrial, vision, medical, and other systems that depend on determinism seek to combine high-end graphics, rich user interfaces, Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud...

Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Making High-Duty-Cycle Industrial Automation Affordable
A new generation of long-life electric linear actuators has emerged to give designers more flexibility.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
NanoGear Molecular Gear
Oscillatory and rotational motions of different parts are combined to pave the way to developing super-miniaturized mechanical devices.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products: August 2021 Motion Design
Linear motion bearings, magnetic angle encoders, isolation valves, and more.
Briefs: Motion Control
Coiled Linear Actuators for Soft Robotics
This artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Giving Robots Better Moves
RightHand Robotics combines machine vision with an intelligent gripper design to make more adaptable robots.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Basic Pneumatic Circuits
These common pneumatic circuits can be used alone or as building blocks in larger pneumatics systems.
Briefs: Aerospace
Soft Mate Lifting Device
This below-the-hook device enables gentle crane placement to decrease the risk of property damage.
Briefs: Materials
Shape Memory Alloy Tubular Structure
Applications include vehicle and aircraft tires, sports helmets, military equipment, and seals and couplings.
Products: Software
New on the Market: August 2021
Epoxies, reverse-engineering software, temperature loggers, and more.
Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
Standard Water Treatment Eliminates Enveloped Viruses Including Coronavirus
This treatment has the potential to remove from drinking water nearly all viruses that have an “outer fortress.”
Briefs: Aerospace
Spacecraft Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Capture via Deposition
Applications include manned deep space exploration and terrestrial CO2 removal systems.
Briefs: Materials
New Spraying Method for Producing Ceramic Coatings
High-quality coated components can be integrated into complex systems in a sustainable way.
Briefs: Energy
“Cold Tube” Cools Without Air Conditioning
Chilled panels use less energy than conventional A/C and work in open spaces.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Soft Robotic Gripper Based on Twining Plants
The robot firmly but gently grasps objects as small as 1 millimeter in diameter.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Nanoparticle Gel Unites Oil and Water in Manufacturing-Friendly Approach
This novel gel-creation method could open applications in water filtration, batteries, and smart windows.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Pre-Treatment Solution for Water Recovery
The solution increases water recovery, prevents mineral scaling, and cuts the volume of brines in half.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tension Element Damping (TED) with Hydraulics for Large Displacements
Applications include wind turbines, solar arrays, commercial space mobile launchers, and industrial process stacks and equipment.

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Webcasts

Tech Talks: Medical

Transforming Catheter Design with Advanced Performance Materials

Upcoming Webinars: Automotive

The Role of Multi-Angle Spectrophotometers in Color Measurement

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Software Reuse in Automotive Engineering

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Articles: Materials

Evaluating Electrically Insulating Epoxies

Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Concentric Nested Toroidal Inflatable Structures

Blog: Electronics & Computers

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Videos