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Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Access the latest news and technical advancements impacting Mechanical and Fluid systems. Explore articles and technical briefs about fastening, joining, mechanical components, fluid handling, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMs).

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Briefs: Automotive
This invention is a highly stable, heat-treatable, and tunable material.
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Briefs: Materials
This multifunctional hybrid laminate composite can be used for residential and commercial construction.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Products include an aerosol scattering sensor; metal foam; and a new coated drug capsule.
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Briefs: Medical
The simulator could help in the development of new back braces.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This retractable de-orbit device facilitates targeted re-entry, attitude and orbital control, and collision avoidance.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This packaging provides protection for SiC sensors and electronics in harsh, hightemperature environments.
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Facility Focus: Materials
Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.
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5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The biometric tool uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Salty air the Dutch city of Harlingen causes exposed metal parts to corrode.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Actuators, Encoders, Gripping Tools, and More
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The skin could help rehabilitation and enhance virtual reality by instantaneously adapting to a wearer's movements.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The algorithm speeds up the planning process that robots use to adjust their grip on objects.
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
The ESA has commissioned its industry partners to design a new docking system called the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM).
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Briefs: Motion Control
The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Transportation
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
“Cobots” allow companies of almost any size to automate processes that were previously out of reach.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New measurements could help experts guess the location and size of the next earthquake.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Our expert examines the pros and cons of welding, adhesives, and other metal joining methods.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A team in Germany has a quicker, cleaner approach to welding metal to plastic: The HPCI® Joining Gun.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than a single cell without a lens or any optical, electrical, or...
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Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
Machine vision systems shed light on processes too small or too fast to see with the human eye.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Although Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being used widely for pallet and box-level tracking in the commercial sector, significant technology gaps remain for tracking dense quantities at the item...
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Articles: Transportation
A prototype of the AC 'Biode' battery has been developed at 20W.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Briefs: Materials
To investigate oceans, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that sends data to the surface. Supplying constant power to scores of sensors designed to stay for long...
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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