Q&A: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Application Briefs: Motion Control
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new machine-learning approach that could be used to control a robot, such as a drone or autonomous vehicle, more effectively and efficiently in...
Q&A: Aerospace
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smart Factory/IIoT - September 2023
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in AI, robotics, connectivity and sensors. In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Sensor...
Briefs: Materials
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
INSIDER: Medical
A new type of ferroelectric polymer that is exceptionally good at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Application Briefs: Motion Control
White Papers: Motion Control
Engineer’s Guide to Replacing Problematic Hydraulic Cylinders With High-force Electric Actuators
This eBook from Tolomatic examines how new, high-force electric linear actuators are capable of delivering the power of hydraulics in many...
White Papers: Materials
Selecting the Right Material Properties for the Right Electric Motor
Finding materials with suitable thermal, structural, and electromagnetic properties for future electric powertrain components is vital. Material selection significantly...
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Selecting the Appropriate Sensors for Rotating Equipment Condition Monitoring
This comprehensive guide provides detailed insights on selecting appropriate sensors for condition monitoring of rotating equipment, considering measurement...
INSIDER: Nanotechnology
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a coating that could dramatically reduce friction in common load-bearing systems with moving...
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
Extreme environments in several critical industries — aerospace, energy, transportation, and defense — require sensors to measure and monitor numerous factors...
Briefs: Materials
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Briefs: Medical
Briefs: Materials
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A robot fish fitted with a twisted and coiled polymer (TCP) to drive it forward, a lightweight low-cost device that relies on temperature change to generate movement, could make underwater...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A Cornell-led collaboration harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold — freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they...
Briefs: AR/AI
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Articles: Medical
INSIDER: Aerospace
There is extensive research on how a fixed-position flap affects lift in the realm of fluid-structure interaction. However, taking the conversation in a new direction, researchers...
INSIDER: Data Acquisition
A self-navigating, cargo-carrying sailboat designed by a team of Rice University engineering students could be a sustaining link for Marines hunkered down on shore during war. The...
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Optics & Photonics Innovations - April 2023
Demand for satellite communications bandwidth is quickly outstripping supply. The solution: optical, laser-based technologies. Read all about it – and other major photonics advances – in this...
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