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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Besides miniature spacecraft propulsion systems, the valve could also have applications in the industrial processing industry where low flow devices are commonly used.
Briefs: Design
A self-aligning, self-healing system for pneumatics and cryogenics with applications in aerospace.
Briefs: Motion Control
Gust load alleviation is an increasing concern for the design of fixed-wing aircraft with ultra-high aspect wings.
Briefs: Materials
Applications include a smart fabric for exoskeletons, an adaptive cast that adjusts its stiffness as an injury heals, or a deployable bridge that could be unrolled and stiffened.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The moving assembly line remains an integral piece of most automobile manufacturing.
Articles: Motion Control
Key considerations to keep in mind while selecting the best encoder for your application.
Application Briefs: Motion Control
Although the basic function of cotton gins is quite old, today’s versions can benefit further from modernized control systems.
INSIDER: Materials
Mimicking the human body, specifically the actuators that control muscle movement, is of immense interest around the globe. In recent years, it has led to many innovations to improve...
INSIDER: Software
A new method of generating gaits for robotic assistive devices aims to guarantee stability and achieve more natural locomotion for different users. The method is being developed by a team at...
Quiz: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA plans to retire the International Space Station by 2030; its operations will be transitioned to commercial low-Earth orbit destinations. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the ISS.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A life-saving device developed by Vascular Perfusion Solutions uses compressed oxygen to extend the life of organs for transplants.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Envisioning smaller and more lightweight robotics, designers realized that cobots could be used for millions of assembly tasks now being carried out by humans.
Articles: Energy
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A number of the engineers I’ve interviewed have taken their inspirations from nature. As one said to me, nature has been evolving and perfecting its designs over thousands of years — we should take...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
CTO Daniella Sladen and her team at Zulu Pods have created an oil-delivery system that fits in the palm of your hand.
Briefs: Medical
A patented self-contained device for isolating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), proteins, and cells without using pipettes or centrifuges has been developed at NASA’s...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Any manufacturing facility that uses hydraulics powered by conventional fixed-speed hydraulic power units (HPUs) has engineers and personnel who know all too well how large, noisy,...
Briefs: Motion Control
Legged robots are very promising for use in real-world applications, but their operation in narrow spaces is still challenging. One solution for enhancing their environmental adaptability...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Specialists in fluid dynamics at Rice University and Waseda University in Tokyo have developed their computer simulation methods to the point where it’s possible to accurately model moving...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A mechanical jumper developed by University of California Santa Barbara engineering professor Elliot Hawkes and collaborators is capable of achieving the tallest height — roughly 100 feet (30 meters)...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Inspired by the natural dexterity of the human hand, a team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has created a reconfigurable hybrid robotics system that is able to...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
In a global first, scientists have demonstrated that molecular robots are able to accomplish cargo delivery by employing a strategy of swarming, achieving a transport efficiency five times...
INSIDER: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Physicists at the University of Würzburg have propelled micrometer-sized drones significantly smaller than red blood cells, exerting precise control, using only light.
Special Reports: Wearables
Medical Robotics - April 2022
Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...Articles: Materials
Self-healing materials, quick disconnects, and eco-friendly micro-supercapacitors.
Products: Electronics & Computers
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reversible polymer changes color when it senses a material is about to fail.
Top Stories
Blog: Lighting
A Stretchable OLED that Can Maintain Most of Its Luminescence
INSIDER: Design
Advancing All-Solid-State Batteries
Blog: Energy
Batteries that Can Withstand the Cold
Blog: AR/AI
My Opinion: We Need More Power Soon — Is Nuclear the Answer?
News: Power
Blog: Aerospace
Webcasts
On-Demand Webinars: Transportation
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spreadsheets to Insights: Fast Data Analysis Without Complex...
Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace
Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
Beyond AI-Copy-Paste Engineering: Advanced AI-Integration Success...
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
Upcoming Webinars: Power
