Mechanical/​Mechatronics

Stay updated on advancements in mechanical components and mechatronics systems. New technologies in MEMs, fluid systems, and propulsion are driving breakthroughs in transportation, electrification, autonomous driving, and manufacturing.

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Blog: Aerospace
NASA came to CES with a message: We're going back to the Moon, and we'll need help from industry to do it.
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Blog: Aerospace
Stuck in traffic? The Pegasus flying car can get you out of there.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A fun way to show the robustness of a soft robot? Swat it.
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2020
Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, presenting new design, manufacturing, and infrastructure challenges. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we...

Special Reports: Motion Control
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CONEXPO/IFPE - January 2020
Coming to Las Vegas in March, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are North America's largest events for the construction/commercial vehicle, fluid power, power transmission, and motion control industries. In this Special...

Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An upgraded mini robot can leap over obstacles with ease.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This microrobot with soft actuators can crash, fall, and collide without being damaged.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These louvers provide passive thermal cooling for CubeSats.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Manufacturers in almost every industry are looking to design lighter parts. Here are five lightweighting strategies.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving together to transport objects.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was developed...
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Load-bearing structures in cars and airplanes could be manufactured from the metal foam.
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Briefs: Transportation
This plant-based material can be manufactured using water as a solvent instead of other harmful solvents.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.
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Briefs: Materials
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
If you want to pursue in-house PCB prototyping and testing, there are several routes you can take.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Processors, imaging sensors, dimensioning systems, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
Electric motors and gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases from long-haul trucks.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Recovery of Mercury and Rare Earth Elements from Fluorescent Lamp Phosphors
This method will enable safer fluorescent light recycling.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
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Briefs: Energy
This approach is a cost-effective way to convert carbon dioxide gas into methane.
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Briefs: Materials
This microbot can walk on land, swim, and walk underwater.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
NASA and universities from across the country are teaming up to support a continued human presence on the Moon and ultimately Mars.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This technique lowers airstream noise generated at the side edges of deployed flaps, elevons, or slats.
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