Question of the Week: Transportation
Has the Vehicle Become Your “Second Space?”
"Honestly, the car has become an office for some people just so they can get away from the noise of their house," said Carla Bailo at CES 2021 last week. "The sound [in the car] is great, and you can connect from anywhere."
White Papers: Motion Control
Choosing the Best Type of Encoder For Your Application
This white paper describes the advantages and disadvantages of different types and configurations of encoders with a focus on devices using an Ethernet/IP interface.
Blog: Transportation
CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
White Papers: Motion Control
Precise Positioning: Choose the Ideal Table for Your Equipment
The positioning mechanism you choose must perform with accuracy and precision while offering the right attributes for your application. Your options for positioning tables...
Facility Focus: Aerospace
Facility Focus: Stanford University School of Engineering
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Biocontainment Unit for Virus-Sized Particles
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Liquid Sorbent Carbon Dioxide Removal System
Briefs: AR/AI
“Stethoscope” Monitors Machine Quality and Functionality
Briefs: Packaging & Sterilization
Inexpensive Method Decontaminates Personal Protective Equipment
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
New Method Makes Computer Memory from Titanium Oxide
Briefs: Energy
Lithium Metal Battery Allows Cold Charging
NASA Spinoff: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Water-Powered Engines Offer Satellite Mobility
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A Spiraling Robotic Gripper 'Twines' Like a Plant
As engineering professor Mable Fok saw how the pole beans in her garden wrapped tightly around any objects nearby, she had an idea:
What if a robotic gripper could do the same...
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Better Predicting Terminal Enclosure Temperature to Improve Heater Reliability
One of the most common failures in electric process heaters used in various industrial applications involves electrical terminations and not the heating elements....
INSIDER: Motion Control
Miniscule Machines Made of Metal and Plastic
Researchers have developed a technique for manufacturing micrometer-long machines by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way. The micromachines are made out of metal and plastic, in...
Special Reports: Transportation
ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Human-Like Hands with Flexible, Hybrid Pneumatic Actuators
Articles: Test & Measurement
Executive Roundtable: Robotics Design
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Machine Health & Asset Monitoring in Industrial Applications: A Look at Sensor Technologies
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Compact, Long-Reach Robotic Arm
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Efficient Pump Protection for Large Pumps: The Control Valve Alternative
Products: Motion Control
New Products: December 2020 Motion Design
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
20 Years of Science on the International Space Station
Products: Software
New on the Market: December 2020
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
16-Atom Molecular Motor
Briefs: Defense
High-Performance, Lightweight, Easy-to-Fabricate Heat Exchanger
Briefs: Aerospace
Multirotor Aircraft Noise Reduction
Articles: Unmanned Systems
2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Aerospace & Defense Category Winner — NiobiCon™
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Glove-Like Device Mimics Sense of Touch
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Blog: Unmanned Systems

Experts Weigh In: How Will a Robotic Future Impact Nature?
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar...
Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Videos: Test & Measurement

Test System Could Enable Reduced Helicopter Vibration
Blog: Automotive

CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
Videos: Automotive
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Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Reducing the Cost of Quality in Automotive BiW
Upcoming Webinars: Automotive
Electric-Vehicle Transmission Development Priorities
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The Critical Role of Fiber Optic Temperature Sensors in Medical...
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Zinc Die Casting Concepts to Achieve Precision, Performance, and...
Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement
Radar Measurements: Triggering, Analysis, and Generation
Upcoming Webinars: Materials
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar Atmosphere
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Combining Electronic, Photonic Chips Enables Super-Fast Quantum Light Detection
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motion Solutions for Electric Expansion Valves
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Special Section: The Winners of the 2020 'Create the Future' Design Contest
Briefs: Energy

Solid-State Technology Enables Smaller, Safer Batteries
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Double-Vacuum-Bag Process for Making Resin-Matrix Composites