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.

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Briefs: Energy
Taking a cue from birds and insects, the wing design helps drones fly more efficiently and makes them more robust to atmospheric turbulence.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control
See how Blue Joule developed and delivered the Mini Mount (MM) Gimbal to Johns Hopkins University.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Torque limiters protect against damage and downtime caused by machine overloads.
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Blog: Regulations/Standards
As Brazil begins mass-producing a NASA-developed ventilator, a Tech Briefs reader asks why NASA didn't go open-source.
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Products: Imaging
Foam gasket tapes, data analytics software, ceramic tape, and more.
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Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.
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Products: Transportation
Safety-critical MEMS, absolute pressure sensors, thermal imaging cameras, and more.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Learn the USB3 and GigE vision standards, how they keep pace with imaging technologies, and how augmenting the cabling is critical for optimal performance.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
One unexpected application for spider silk is its use in the creation of biocompatible lenses.
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Articles: AR/AI
An A/C alternative, AI that sharpens blurry images, and a NASA energy harvester.
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Application Briefs: Materials
See how one company reached out to NASA with an offer to develop a custom sensor for the Mars 2020 mission rover.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Empa researchers were able to demonstrate real-time acoustic monitoring of laser weld seams.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Although life has not been found on Mars just year, a researcher from NYU thinks there could be life...under it.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control

As an integral part of onshore and offshore drilling, mud pumps circulate drilling fluids to facilitate drilling oil and natural gas wells. Mud pumps stabilize pressure and support the well during...

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Products: Semiconductors & ICs
Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include absorbers, tuned mass dampers, harmonic absorbers, and seismic dampers.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This approach allows scientists to study the communication within plants, providing valuable insights to improve crop yields.
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Briefs: Materials
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The gripper’s soft, sensitive fingers could enable robots to help with tying knots, wire shaping, or surgical suturing.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technology can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips.
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Briefs: Energy
The battery design increases the number of possible cycles from tens to more than 100 with little degradation.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Using ceramic material and graphene, the toughness of solid-state lithium-ion batteries can be doubled.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
New safety relay modules follow updated standards to give designers more options for a tailored electrical safety implementation.
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Blog: Aerospace

Watch below as NASA experts review how they plan to return samples from the surface of Mars back to Earth.

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Blog: Test & Measurement
The Perseverance rover has an almost human-like way of keeping its lenses clean.
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Blog: Propulsion
The Mars rover Perseverance has a helicopter. Will the rover have to carry it around?
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Products: Test & Measurement
Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.
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Webcasts

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Building an Automotive EMC Test Plan

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

The Moon and Beyond from a Thermal Perspective

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