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Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
NASA's Dry Goods Delivery System, a lung-heart sensor on a chip, and more.
Briefs: Aerospace
The miniaturized, autonomous, reconfigurable solar sail is capable of very fine maneuvering by small surface deformation.
Briefs: Materials
The new filament allows low-cost printers to produce parts with mechanical properties competitive with injection molded plastics.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Sensors in the hand can actually detect forces being transmitted through the thickness of the robot.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The new technology demonstrates a 20 percent savings in fuel in typical passenger car low-load operating conditions.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Traditional robotic feet are made of rigid components. A team of engineers at UCSD turned to coffee grounds to make legged robots more flexible and able to walk on a variety of rough terrain.
Briefs: Wearables
The rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes while turning away bacteria.
Products: Imaging
Industrial PCs, power modules, processor blades, and more.
Q&A: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A robotic finger has a sense of touch that can be localized with high precision over a large, multi-curved surface.
Articles: Aerospace
Perseverance will have the ability to land in more challenging terrain than Curiosity, making more rugged sites eligible as safe landing candidates.
Articles: Photonics/Optics
Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Ken Williford, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, to learn more about the science capabilities of Perseverance.
NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
Wool from special sheep keeps astronauts and emergency responders safe.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This system can amplify a faint signal from a neighboring system even when that signal’s amplitude is as small as ten trillionths of a meter.
Facility Focus: Data Acquisition
Rensselaer Engineering focuses on solving the “grand challenges” facing humanity.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electrical cables are used in services such as power delivery, automation signaling, and communications.
Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tim Brosnihan, Executive Director of SEMI’s MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG), talks about the current state of the MEMS industry and trends for the future,
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Find the right pressure sensors for your sterilization applications.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn abut Bosch Sensortec's “Light Drive” system.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Positioning System
H2W Technologies (Santa Clarita, CA) offers the SRT-030/360-026-01 two-axis X-Theta positioning system for motion control applications that require coordinated linear and rotary positioning. The system consists...
Briefs: Motion Control
An inexpensive gyroscope could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
Articles: Motion Control
The right sensors can cut machine building costs, improve flexibility, and boost customer satisfaction.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
In places of limited accessibility and harsh conditions, replacing failed transmissions is a challenging and tremendously costly task.
Articles: Motion Control
Taking a holistic approach to sealing systems in hydraulic systems using chrome alternatives helps engineers achieve optimum function.
Articles: Materials
New measurement methodologies can save you time that would otherwise be wasted on returning and reordering bearing.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A proof-of-concept soft robot has a cheetah-like gait that avoids the usual crawl.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See how NASA engineer Mike Buttigieg is creating a device that will free up ventilators for patients with COVID-19
Blog: Medical
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The ADISRA SmartView 4.0 HMI allows builders to see what's going on in their machines.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Researchers described a new strategy of designing metamolecules.
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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
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
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Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Power
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
Podcasts: Power
