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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The walking quadruped is controlled and powered by pressurized air.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The machines fold themselves within 100 milliseconds and can flatten and refold thousands of times.
Briefs: Motion Control
A catalytic reaction causes a two-dimensional, chemically coated sheet to spontaneously morph into a three-dimensional gear.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Encoders, quick disconnects, automation systems, and more.
Articles: Motion Control
Designers who must sense motor position, speed, or acceleration have a lot of choices, including resolvers, optical encoders, and Hall-effect devices.
Articles: Materials
Learn the distinct forms that linear bearings take, and where the bearings are being used today.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A valve actuator has deep-sea applications.
Products: Materials
Battery analyzers, uninterruptible power supplies, adhesives, and more.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The structures’ small size and porosity make them well-suited for building components such as replacement joints.
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
See how makers of an automated truck wash system added a monitoring option for customers.
Briefs: Aerospace
Potential applications include parachutes, hot air balloons, weather balloons, blimps, sails, and parasails.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Cable ties, milling software, snap-action switches, and more.
Articles: Aerospace
These 6 advancements are leading us to cleaner, faster aircraft.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensors could be used in medical applications such as neuroscience and metabolism processes.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The new hinge is the key to get loadbearing, large quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The paper-like material could be useful in soft robots, sensors, artificial muscles, and electric generators.
NASA Spinoff: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
With a clever design by NASA, waiting for hot water could be a thing of the past.
Facility Focus: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Notable graduates of the school include Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, Google executive Eric Schmidt, Internet pioneer Bob Kahn, former Chrysler head Lee Iacocca, and six NASA astronauts.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center developed designs for two micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) motion and position sensors: a single-axis accelerometer and a gyroscope....
Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
What you need to know before you incorporate large diameter aspheres into your optical systems.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A flexible, free-standing THz sensor array images blind ends of irregularly shaped objects.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Taking inspiration from the insect, Tufts researchers created light-activated composite devices that execute precise, visible movements and form complex three-dimensional shapes, like a "photonic sunflower. "
Articles: Software
The more complex the vehicle, the greater the need for comprehensive design solutions.
Facility Focus: Energy
See the advanced materials, complex systems, and bioengineering technologies being created at Cornell.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Edge computing, focused applications, and open connectivity let designers start with little data on their digital transformation journey.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Displacement sensors, metal 3D printers, shielding materials, and more.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Specially designed brake controls are a critical factor of brake performance in any application.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Pneumatic technologies such as control valves continue to evolve, incorporating sensors, industrial network interfaces, wireless technology, and more.
Briefs: Automotive
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Podcasts: Medical
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Podcasts: Power
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