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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
The town of Linköping, Sweden, has a small fleet of autonomous electric buses that carry riders along a predetermined route. The bright vehicles, emblazoned with the tagline, “Ride...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A self-navigating, cargo-carrying sailboat designed by a team of Rice University engineering students could be a sustaining link for Marines hunkered down on shore during war. The...
Special Reports: Imaging
Optics & Photonics Innovations - April 2023
Demand for satellite communications bandwidth is quickly outstripping supply. The solution: optical, laser-based technologies. Read all about it – and other major photonics advances – in this...Briefs: Medical
The device uses soft robotics, ultra-thin electronics, and microfluidics.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As manufacturing automation rapidly advances, conveyors are not only being used for transportation but also accurate material (or product) placement.
INSIDER: Transportation
A new virtual testing environment breaks the ‘curse of rarity’ for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-making.
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
A Tech Briefs interview with DART team member Dr. Saverio Cambioni.
INSIDER: Energy
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications.
Quiz: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Labor shortages have caused farmers and food manufacturers to increasingly utilize agricultural robots for farming. Take this quiz to learn more.
Blog: Energy
The all-terrain walking mech’s aim is to give humans the size and strength of giants. It does just that — times 50.
Quiz: Manned Systems
Do you know the Artemis generation? Test your knowledge about performance and crew-related aspects of the Artemis generation.
Blog: Propulsion
Untethered soft robots are poised to become even more agile and controlled.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
Special Reports: Imaging
Lidar & Radar Solutions For ADAS/Autonomous Vehicles - March 2023
Lidar and radar technologies are critical to the safe navigation of self-driving or semi-autonomous cars and trucks. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of recent...Briefs: Propulsion
Biomimicking Hummingbirds for Better Drones
Hummingbirds have extreme aerial agility and flight forms, which is why many drones and other aerial vehicles are designed to mimic hummingbird movement.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT). ULTRASAT, an ultraviolet observatory with a large field of...
INSIDER: Transportation
While conventional aircraft rely on protruding fins to enable steering, a tailless design makes the body as smooth and sleek as possible, making it safer to fly in dangerous areas where...
INSIDER: Physical Sciences
It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, need to be large to produce a lot of thrust. Now, a new study from the...
Blog: Motion Control
By placing a metamaterial pattern on the surface of an object, the researchers were able to use sound to steer it in a certain direction without physically touching it.
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Unmanned Systems - February 2023
Unmanned helicopters take off...AI-powered machines tackle dangerous missions...autonomous robots become curious...rogue drones meet their match. Read about these and other advances in air, ground, and...Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To improve efficiency, it is necessary to characterize and reduce flow separation on curved surfaces.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A flapping-wing robot that can land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism.
Quiz: Transportation
The chances are very high that you're familiar with GPS. However, do you know how it came to be? Its trials and tribulations? Take this quiz to find out.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Vehicle Electrification - January 2023
Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Space Technology - January 2023
Read about robot construction workers on the moon, the first commercial space station, what's next for the James Webb Space Telescope, and much more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech...Products: Imaging
See what's new on the market, including a pressure transmitter, a new pressure instrument, new confocal controller, and more.
Briefs: Design
To overcome the limitations of using cleaning agents, sprays, or bulky high-cost sterilizing systems, NASA developed the Ultraviolet Germicidal Door Handle.
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