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White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Inside Story on Thermally Actuated Valves
As aerospace and defense platforms face tighter space and weight constraints, power limitations, and increasingly high operating temperatures, engineers are turning to passive temperature control...White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Rightsize Your Servo Linear Actuators Accurately To Avoid Costly Design Failures
Relying solely on motor-based force/speed curves often leads to undersized actuators and costly system delays. This white paper explores the critical gap between...Briefs: Materials
Researchers have developed five new ways to securely connect large concrete pieces. These connection methods are intended for a type of material called “precast concrete,” in which parts such as beams and columns are made in a factory and assembled later at a construction site. Read on to learn more.
Briefs: Design
Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams. The soft robot operates autonomously, can climb slopes at angles of up to 80°, and can carry loads up to 12 times its weight. Read on to learn more.
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Small Actuator Selection Guide
From packaging to life science applications to office equipment to factory automation, smooth motion, fast accelerating and highly accurate are hallmarks of high quality linear movement actuators. Together with...INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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...
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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...White Papers: Medical
Programmable Linear Position Sensor Technology White Paper
This white paper describes new technology that enable engineers to easily program key functions into a linear position sensor and the inductive sensing technology that makes it...Technology & Society: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Two former college roommates have commercialized their robotic knee brace for extending the reach of physical therapists through telehealth.
Quiz: Materials
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.
Articles: Motion Control
While growing up, many of us were fascinated by watching gears turning, whether in bicycles, clocks or garbage trucks packing trash on the old rear-load machines. Today, gearing systems play a crucial role in machinery, transmitting power efficiently and reliably across a wide range of applications. Read on to learn more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Missions to the moon and other planets will require large-scale infrastructure that would benefit from autonomous assembly by robots without on-site human intervention. NASA Ames Research Center has developed a novel and efficient mobile bipedal robot system to construct low-mass, high precision, and largescale infrastructure. Read on to learn more.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers have built a self-powered device that detects toxic amines in water using electrochemiluminescence (ECL).
INSIDER: Motion Control
A new prototype of a knitting machine creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction — forward, backward, and diagonal — so users can construct a wide variety of shapes and add...
Podcasts: Energy
In this sponsored episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Margaux Ningre-Coirier, Aerospace Sales and Market Development Manager at Omniseal Solutions, is the guest to analyze how advanced sealing solutions are becoming the hidden enablers of safe, efficient hydrogen-powered advanced air mobility (AAM). Listen now!
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Engineer’s Guide to Driving 3-Phase AC Induction Motors with Inverters
Matching three-phase AC motors with variable frequency drives introduces specific thermal, electrical and control considerations that call for close attention during...INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Imagine a tiny robot, no bigger than a leaf, gliding across a pond’s surface like a water strider. One day, devices like this could track pollutants, collect water samples or scout...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Berkeley alumni Todd Roberts (MEng’20 ME) and Owen Kent (B.A.’17 Film) have shown how an idea can turn into a product that makes a difference. The pair first developed Reflex,...
Quiz: Design
It seems like there are new applications for 3D printing every day. How much do you know about its history?
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Design Considerations for Modern Packaging Lines
This white paper explores design considerations for modern packaging lines, focusing on achieving reliable and cost-effective performance. It identifies key industry pressures like the need for...White Papers: Motion Control
ROBOTRAX System
Tsubaki KabelSchlepp’s ROBOTRAX® System is engineered for precision, durability, and versatility in robotic cable management. Designed for three-dimensional swivel and rotation movements, the ROBOTRAX® System ensures a long...Articles: Materials
See the products of tomorrow, including an artificial neuron made of conductive plastics that can perform advanced functions similar to those of biological nerve cells; a new method that significantly boosts the performance and stability of solar cells; and more.
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
DieQua’s New GearSync Servo Drives Offer Advanced Precision and Reliability
These servo reducers deliver exceptional performance for even the most demanding applications. They are expertly designed to meet the needs of industries such as...Q&A: Automotive
Piyush Upadhyay and his team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a self-fixturing tool that can be attached to a robot, freeing friction stir welding from an anvil so it can be used with complex shapes.
White Papers: Electronics & Computers
Motor Technology Solutions for Smart Electronics Manufacturing
As electronics manufacturing evolves, so do the demands for smarter, more efficient motor solutions. This whitepaper from Dunkermotoren dives into the megatrends of energy...Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Mariam Sulleiman, Graduate Researcher, University of Texas at Austin from Austin, TX, is the 2025 Rising Star Award Winner for Manufacturing.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A team of engineers has developed a low-cost, durable, highly-sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that can be added to robotic hands like a glove, enabling robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans. Read on to learn more.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An EPFL Ph.D. student has developed a 3D-printable clever device that significantly dampens the flow-induced vibration caused by rotating parts.
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Advancing All-Solid-State Batteries
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Batteries that Can Withstand the Cold
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My Opinion: We Need More Power Soon — Is Nuclear the Answer?
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