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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: Energy
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The engine is approximately 10 billion times smaller than a car engine.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
An ultra-small actuator has nanometer-scale precision.
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Briefs: Medical
The sensor technology could also be used to create clothing that detects a variety of pathogens and other threats.
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
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Briefs: Wearables
The suit can be controlled with a double tap to the chest or via an app.
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Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The robots move more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots.
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Briefs: Materials
These elastomers have a wide range of uses for the building, automotive, and electronics industries.
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Application Briefs: Aerospace
Learn about the interconnects that are supporting today's miniature satellites.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Large machines can breathe in and out cooling blasts of water to keep their systems from overheating.
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Articles: Propulsion
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mankind’s understanding of the universe — and its origins — will increase exponentially.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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INSIDER: Power
Modern agricultural tractors contain so much cutting-edge technology, they rival even the latest spacecraft. But the back end is still old-school, relying largely on fossil fuels....
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INSIDER: Motion Control
Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of...
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Adas/Connected Car - December 2021
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Products: Imaging
Learn about a contactless holographic systems for machine, factory, and other rugged industrial applications.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technology could help improve the reliability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Transportation
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
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Briefs: Transportation
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
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Briefs: Wearables
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
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Articles: Materials
Learn what to look for when selecting computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming software for the DED manufacturing process.
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Briefs: Communications
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
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Briefs: Imaging
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: AR/AI
“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.
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Briefs: Transportation
The low-density, graphene-based aerogel could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer.
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Application Briefs: Energy
The power and propulsion element of NASA’s Gateway is a high-power, 50-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft.
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