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Access the latest news and technical briefs covering micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMs) technologies and applications.

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Products: Electronics & Computers
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The retrofit uses unconventional technologies.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
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Briefs: Energy
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pellistor/Catalytic Bead (CB) sensors can respond to flammable gases such as hydrogen, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, methane, butane, propane, and carbon monoxide.
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Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Learn how to outfit your equipment with sensors.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Drive and control platforms provide the vital protection of people and machines in automated manufacturing efforts.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See how COMSOL is supporting upcoming modifications to railway infrastructure in India.
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Products: Materials
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
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Articles: Motion Control
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An intelligent robot being uses A.I. and sophisticated navigation to find good peaches and remove them from trees.
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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The valve enables telerobotic resupplying of media such as propellant and pressurant.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A new generation of long-life electric linear actuators has emerged to give designers more flexibility.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Linear motion bearings, magnetic angle encoders, isolation valves, and more.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Epoxies, reverse-engineering software, temperature loggers, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
This artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
SMA tube elements drive rotary and ring gear motion in compact, powerful actuators.
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Blog: Energy
While soft robots hold promise in applications ranging from search-and-rescue efforts to wearable exoskeletons, the technologies are often held back by the electronics, says William Grover, a...
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Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This episode of our Tech Briefs podcast series Here’s an Idea™ explores a variety of new-and-improved hearing aids, from $5 “do-it-yourself” devices to advanced systems that monitor brain waves.
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Products: Imaging
Temperature transmitters, robotic tool changers, epoxy adhesives, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These tiny aerial robots can operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
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Application Briefs: Motion Control
A valve actuator has deep-sea applications.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Encoders, quick disconnects, automation systems, and more.
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Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Editor Ed Brown explores what’s ahead for MEMS automobile navigation systems.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
High-precision medical sensors, battery-cell mappers, signal conditioners, and more.
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