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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Briefs: Automotive
A combination of additives shows promise for boosting battery performance in very cold or hot weather.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Products include an aerosol scattering sensor; metal foam; and a new coated drug capsule.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The simulator could help in the development of new back braces.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This technology provides simultaneous ohmic contacts and the process to make them.
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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: Semiconductors & ICs
This hands-on, educational tool highlights the properties of SMA wire.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This packaging provides protection for SiC sensors and electronics in harsh, hightemperature environments.
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Facility Focus: Electronics & Computers
Glenn's research facilities have contributed to decades of technology advances.
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Briefs: Aerospace
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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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Low-Bandwidth Radar Technology Provides Improved Detection of Objects
Radar technologies were originally designed to identify and track airborne military targets. Today, they're more often used to detect motor vehicles, weather formations, and geological terrain. Until now, scientists believed that radar accuracy and resolution are related to the...
Briefs: Materials
Made with “Jenga chemistry,” the material could help in understanding how high-temperature superconductors work.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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: Internet of Things
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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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: Robotics, Automation & Control
The technology can be used in commercial motors, robotic systems, and hybrid and electric vehicles.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Researchers have developed a self-contained wheel unit that combines a wheel and an electric motor.
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Briefs: Motion Control
A technology uses a combination of WiFi signals and accelerometer technology to track devices in near-real-time.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
“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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Question of the Week: Aerospace
For developers of A.I.-guided drones and autonomous technologies, failure is not an option.
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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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Products: Energy
OnLogic has introduced the Karbon 700 high-performance rugged computer.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Most of us know optical lenses as curved, transparent pieces of plastic or glass, designed to focus light for microscopes, spectacles, cameras, and more. For the most part, a lens’...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
UCLA engineers have made major improvements on their design of an optical neural network — a device inspired by how the human brain works — that can identify objects or process...
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Briefs: Imaging
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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