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Application Briefs: Propulsion
What began as a research tool to collect aerodynamic data from research aircraft is now solving technical challenges for NASA.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The simulations provide insight on the models needed to simulate a full-scale landing event.
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Briefs: Medical
The handheld printer deposits sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds and its bio-ink accelerates healing.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This system would extend the life of CubeSat satellites.
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Briefs: Imaging
The engine could make rockets not only more fuel-efficient, but also more lightweight and less complicated to construct.
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Briefs: Energy
The system could allow for flight speeds of Mach 6 to 17 and would have applications in air and space travel.
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Briefs: Energy
A new catalyst and microchannel reactors improve efficiency and cost of the process.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This scalable power processing unit (PPU) is for use with low-power Hall effect thrusters.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Mechanical properties, such as strength and ductility, can be improved for car, plane, and building components.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Find the right components that protect your electronics from the effects of temperature and moisture.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Battery monitoring, flow meters, torque sensors, and more.
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Technology Leaders: Photonics/Optics
The method combines concepts of global and local stereo methods for accurate, pixel- wise matching at low runtime.
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INSIDER: Motion Control
This new advance could pave the way for smaller, lighter, and more effective micro flying robots for environmental monitoring, search and rescue, and deployment in hazardous...
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
Hybrid-electric propulsion systems hold clear potential to reduce aircraft carbon dioxide emissions and support the goal of greater sustainability in aviation.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Which machinery requires constant monitoring? According to one industry expert, the answer boils down to “Criticality.”
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Special Reports: Power
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Test & Measurement - February 2022
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...

Products: Test & Measurement
Liquid-cooled workstations, universal amplifiers, hydrogen sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
A 3D-printable elastomer yields soft, elastic objects that feel like human tissue.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The DPV concept matches the unique needs of electric vehicle cooling and energy management systems.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Learn how design engineers are making better gas meters.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Test servo drives, robot monitors, AC motors, and more
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A new fabrication technique helps improve the performance of flying micro-robots.
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Briefs: Motion Control
A remotely controlled microswimmer could navigate the human body and aid in drug delivery.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Synthesized micro-robots can convert their mechanical motion into a means of self-propulsion in water.
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Briefs: Motion Control
These “living machines” hold potential for applications from medical treatments to improving the environment.
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Products: Energy
Charger ICs, backup units, power supplies, and more.
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Question of the Week: Energy
Will ‘Ocean Batteries’ Catch On?
Our lead story today highlights an innovative energy approach from a Netherlands-based company called Ocean Grazer. Tied to existing wind farms, the team’s “Ocean Battery” pumps water from solid subsea reservoirs into flexible bladders located just above the seabed. When there is a demand for power, the...

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