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Products: Test & Measurement
Positioning System
H2W Technologies (Santa Clarita, CA) offers the SRT-030/360-026-01 two-axis X-Theta positioning system for motion control applications that require coordinated linear and rotary positioning. The system consists...
Application Briefs: Communications
Learn abut Bosch Sensortec's “Light Drive” system.
Technology Leaders: Electronics & Computers
Tim Brosnihan, Executive Director of SEMI’s MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG), talks about the current state of the MEMS industry and trends for the future,
Facility Focus: Imaging
Rensselaer Engineering focuses on solving the “grand challenges” facing humanity.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Ken Williford, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, to learn more about the science capabilities of Perseverance.
Articles: Imaging
Perseverance will have the ability to land in more challenging terrain than Curiosity, making more rugged sites eligible as safe landing candidates.
Q&A: Robotics, Automation & Control
A robotic finger has a sense of touch that can be localized with high precision over a large, multi-curved surface.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Industrial PCs, power modules, processor blades, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electrical cables are used in services such as power delivery, automation signaling, and communications.
Briefs: Communications
This system can amplify a faint signal from a neighboring system even when that signal’s amplitude is as small as ten trillionths of a meter.
NASA Spinoff: Materials
Wool from special sheep keeps astronauts and emergency responders safe.
Blog: Materials
A proof-of-concept soft robot has a cheetah-like gait that avoids the usual crawl.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
See how NASA engineer Mike Buttigieg is creating a device that will free up ventilators for patients with COVID-19
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
Facility Focus: Aerospace
This NASA center hosts the world’s greatest collection of wind tunnels and flight simulation facilities
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Photodetectors, ultrafast lasers, energy sensors, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This device could enable rapid, inexpensive liquid biopsies to help detect cancer and develop targeted treatment plans.
Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include distributed computer systems, computer security, and commercial satellite systems.
Briefs: Power
This diffuser provides double the pumping efficiency in one-quarter the space.
Briefs: Aerospace
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
Briefs: Materials
This passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This diagnostic device allows doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma.
Products: Test & Measurement
Sealing connection tools, oscilloscopes, snap-action switches, and more...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A liquid crystal elastomer can be programmed to exhibit controllable, dynamic behavior without the need for complex electronic components.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This lightweight and efficient mechanism enables retention, release, and deployment of solar arrays and antennas.
Briefs: Materials
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These “developable mechanisms” are built into the surfaces of structures.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
Articles: Materials
A cryptographic ID tag, a high-reliability NASA switch, and a stretchable thermoelectric generator...
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Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
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Podcasts: Medical
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Podcasts: Power
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