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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: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This mechanism improves rotordynamic stability in turbomachinery.
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
The power and propulsion element of NASA’s Gateway is a high-power, 50-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft.
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Briefs: Propulsion
The low-density, graphene-based aerogel could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer.
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Briefs: AR/AI
“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.
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Briefs: Materials
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
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Briefs: Power
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: Power
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technology could help improve the reliability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Learn about a contactless holographic systems for machine, factory, and other rugged industrial applications.
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Question of the Week: Materials
Will Automotive and Aerospace Industries Adopt Self-Healing Composites?

An INSIDER story this month highlighted how researchers from RPI and the University of Washington have created a composite that reverses fatigue damage — after applying some heat.

Blog: Transportation
A reader asks our industry expert:""Do the materials of construction have a big effect on gear generated noise?"
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Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2021

In this new report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs and Tech Briefs magazines, discover how the latest advances in 3D printing, machining, molding and more are changing the way...

Question of the Week: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Will Spinning Magnets Clean Up Space Debris?

Our lead story today highlights an effort from the University of Utah to use spinning magnets – and robots – to someday retrieve scraps and bring them to a decaying orbit.

Blog: RF & Microwave Electronics
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Prof. Jake J. Abbott is leading a team that has discovered a way to manipulate orbiting debris with spinning magnets.
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Q&A: Transportation

Jingcheng Ma, along with a team of researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, found a way to make ultra-thin water-resistant surface coatings robust enough to...

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Articles: Propulsion
With Artemis II — the first crewed flight of SLS and Orion — four astronauts will travel to the lunar environment in 2024.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
The third flight of SLS and Orion will carry the first woman and first person of color to the Moon.
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Articles: Propulsion
Artemis I will launch from Kennedy Space Center into Earth orbit, where it will travel 40,000 miles beyond the Moon.
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Briefs: Aerospace
Applications include space structures, emergency shelters, backpack solar collectors, and inspection of hazardous environments.
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Articles: Transportation
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Briefs: Materials
Directly visualizing external stresses of plastics is useful in development of materials with improved mechanical properties.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Low-voltage DC stepper and servo drives offer space-saving options for applications traditionally handled by AC servo drives.
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Articles: Materials
A vision-based control algorithm saves a quadrotor after the complete loss of a single motor.
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Webcasts

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Building an Automotive EMC Test Plan

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

The Moon and Beyond from a Thermal Perspective

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