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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Simple Retrofit Transforms Electron Microscopes into High-Speed Atom-Scale Cameras
Products: Photonics/Optics
New Products: March 2020 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Technology Leaders: Imaging
Spectral Sensitivity Curves of Cameras
Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Vision-Based System Validates Driver Monitoring
Articles: Test & Measurement
Shortwave Infrared Cameras for High-Temperature Manufacturing and R&D Processes
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INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Small, Precise Gyroscope Navigates Without GPS

Blog: Aerospace

NASA Langley Opens Applications for $20,000 UAV Competition

Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping

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Blog: Electronics & Computers

Answering Your Questions: What Will Drive Growth of Class 8 Electric...

Articles: Aerospace

Celebrating Women in Engineering & Science: Jasmin Moghbeli, NASA Astronaut

Videos: Energy

A.I. Method Could 'Supercharge' Electric Vehicle Battery Development

Latest Briefs & News

INSIDER : Imaging
New Products: March 2020 Photonics & Imaging Insider
Final Vision Inspection (FVI) System

CyberOptics® Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) has launched the Multi-Reflection Suppression™ (MRS™)-enabled 3D MX3000 Final Vision Inspection (FVI) system for memory modules. The launch extends the memory module inspection system...

Application Briefs : Automotive
IMU Contributions to Navigation and Safety for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicles
An interview with Mike Horton, CTO of ACEINNA, Inc. (Boston, MA).
Products : Test & Measurement
New on the Market: March 2020
Thermal cameras, testing software, an ion air knife, and more.
Articles : Electronics & Computers
Products of Tomorrow: March 2020
Biodegradable batteries, solid-state ultracapacitors, and infrared camouflage.
Briefs : Imaging
NASA Space Data Can Cut Disaster Response Times, Costs
The NASA study is a first step in developing a model to deploy in future disasters.
Technology Leaders : Photonics/Optics
3D Scanning Inspection
CT vs. structured light scanning — See which option is best for you.
Briefs : Communications
Researchers Generate Terahertz Laser with Laughing Gas
In the middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “Tray vision.”
Briefs : Test & Measurement
Researchers Create Nanoscale Sensors to Better See How High Pressure Affects Materials
Researchers have developed new nanoscale technology to image and measure more of the stresses and strains on materials under high pressures.
Briefs : Electronics & Computers
3D Inductor Technology Expands Microchip Capability
Using 3D components on a standardized 2D microchip manufacturing platform uses up to 100 times less chip space.
Blog : Test & Measurement
New Discoveries, From Just a Grain of Moon Dust
“We’re analyzing rocks from space, atom by atom,” says researcher Jennika Greer.
INSIDER : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microchip Capability Expanded with New 3D Inductor Technology

A team of engineers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has boosted the performance of its previously developed 3D inductor technology by adding as much as three orders...

Briefs : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Augmented Reality System Lets Smartphone Users Interact with Virtual Objects
This system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cellphone screens and lets people interact with those objects by hand as if they were really there.
Briefs : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Threads Detect Gases When Woven into Clothing
Equipment-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military, and rescue applications.
Briefs : Imaging
Estimated Spectrum Adaptive Postfilter (ESAP)
This program enhances images and videos for smartphones, tablets, and PCs.
Products : Software
Product of the Month: February 2020 Tech Briefs
Varjo™ Technologies announced a 2D/3D immersive "Workspace."
Briefs : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bomb Detection Method Detects Peroxide-Based Explosives
The ultra-fast method analyzes a wider range of materials than current thermal-based detection systems.
Facility Focus : Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility Focus: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Explore Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's first space flight complex.
Briefs : Electronics & Computers
3D Printing of Plastics with Electrical Circuits
This innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, and biomedical devices.
Briefs : Photonics/Optics
Long-Distance LADAR System and Method
The system provides three-dimensional imagery of potential threats at closer ranges.
Briefs : Test & Measurement
Smartphone System Tests for Lead in Water
This inexpensive system can detect lead levels below EPA standards.
Briefs : Imaging
Technique Creates Transparent Polythene Films as Strong as Aluminum
The films could be used in impact-resistant glazing, windscreens, and displays.
INSIDER : Data Acquisition
Simulated Image Demonstrates Power of Nasa's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope

Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million miles from Earth, scanning the universe at warp...

Question of the Week : Aerospace
Will We Use Satellites to Fix Satellites?

A recent INSIDER described one researcher’s idea to fix a broken satellite: Send up a repair satellite! Read the Tech Briefs Q&A for details.

Webcasts

On-Demand Webinars: Medical

Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: The Future State

Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

From Drudgery to the Effective Use of Design and Process FMEAs

Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Heavy-Duty Engine Design for a Transitioning Market

Upcoming Webinars: Photonics/Optics

High-Powered Directed Energy Laser Projects: Destroy the Target,...

Upcoming Webinars: Photonics/Optics

Optical Coating Design

Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Rapid Decompression and Sealed Containers: Why Choose Magnet...

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