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Briefs: Propulsion
The new technology demonstrates a 20 percent savings in fuel in typical passenger car low-load operating conditions.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Traditional robotic feet are made of rigid components. A team of engineers at UCSD turned to coffee grounds to make legged robots more flexible and able to walk on a variety of rough terrain.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will On-Demand Octane Improve Fuel Economy?
A video on Tech Briefs TV this month demonstrated a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory technology that enables on-demand octane by portioning ethanol from gasoline. PNNL researchers believe their invention could increase fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Do you agree? Watch the video on...
Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
Advances in Optics - June 2020
From Automotive LiDAR to Cubesats & space communications to smart cameras for robots, optics technology is enabling exciting new applications across a range of industries. Read all about it in this Special...Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
ADAS/Connected Car - June 2020
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 compendium...Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes while turning away bacteria.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Industrial PCs, power modules, processor blades, and more.
Q&A: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A robotic finger has a sense of touch that can be localized with high precision over a large, multi-curved surface.
Articles: Aerospace
Perseverance will have the ability to land in more challenging terrain than Curiosity, making more rugged sites eligible as safe landing candidates.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Ken Williford, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, to learn more about the science capabilities of Perseverance.
NASA Spinoff: Materials
Wool from special sheep keeps astronauts and emergency responders safe.
Articles: Energy
Nature-Inspired Energy Tech, Superelastic Tires, Wearable Supercapacitors, and more...
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This system can amplify a faint signal from a neighboring system even when that signal’s amplitude is as small as ten trillionths of a meter.
Facility Focus: Imaging
Rensselaer Engineering focuses on solving the “grand challenges” facing humanity.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Electrical cables are used in services such as power delivery, automation signaling, and communications.
Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Tim Brosnihan, Executive Director of SEMI’s MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG), talks about the current state of the MEMS industry and trends for the future,
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Find the right pressure sensors for your sterilization applications.
Application Briefs: Wearables
Learn abut Bosch Sensortec's “Light Drive” system.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Positioning System
H2W Technologies (Santa Clarita, CA) offers the SRT-030/360-026-01 two-axis X-Theta positioning system for motion control applications that require coordinated linear and rotary positioning. The system consists...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
An inexpensive gyroscope could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
Articles: Motion Control
The right sensors can cut machine building costs, improve flexibility, and boost customer satisfaction.
Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
In places of limited accessibility and harsh conditions, replacing failed transmissions is a challenging and tremendously costly task.
Articles: Materials
Taking a holistic approach to sealing systems in hydraulic systems using chrome alternatives helps engineers achieve optimum function.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New measurement methodologies can save you time that would otherwise be wasted on returning and reordering bearing.
Blog: Materials
The Los Angeles, CA-based company Nanotech Energy is using graphene to prevent thermal runaway and create a non-flammable battery.
Blog: Materials
A proof-of-concept soft robot has a cheetah-like gait that avoids the usual crawl.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
See how NASA engineer Mike Buttigieg is creating a device that will free up ventilators for patients with COVID-19
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
Products: AR/AI
The ADISRA SmartView 4.0 HMI allows builders to see what's going on in their machines.
Top Stories
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
Revolutionizing the Production of Semiconductor Chips
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Aerial Microrobots That Can Match a Bumblebee's Speed
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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News: Energy
INSIDER: Imaging
A New Tool for Measuring Femtosecond Lasers
Articles: Aerospace
Countering the New Threat from the Sky: Advanced IR Imaging Zoom Lenses...
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Energy
Powering America’s EV Future: Connect, Collaborate, Innovate
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Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
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The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
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