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NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Technology used to search for extraterrestrial life can characterize radioactive material.
Briefs: Materials
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
Briefs: Materials
This imaging technique could impact optical communications and signal processing.
Briefs: Materials
Additive Manufacturing Method for Sub-Microscale Three-Dimensional Structures
Applications include MEMS, microlattice fabrication, and other sub-microscale 3D structures with a broad range of materials.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Special light sources and sensors see around corners or through gauzy filters, enabling reconstruction of the shapes of unseen objects.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here's what you'll need to know when you’re choosing an encoder for a motion control system.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at Purdue University have been working to develop new technologies to help stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, which kill 3,000 people a year, by detecting them more...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Some molecules, including most of the ones in living organisms, have shapes that can exist in two different mirror-image versions. The right- and left-handed versions can sometimes have different...
INSIDER Product: Imaging
Final Vision Inspection (FVI) SystemCyberOptics® Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) has launched the Multi-Reflection Suppression™ (MRS™)-enabled 3D MX3000 Final Vision Inspection (FVI) system for memory modules. The launch extends...
INSIDER: Imaging
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators have developed a way to retrofit the transmission electron...
Blog: Aerospace
NASA’s big return to the Moon by 2024 will call for the support of small technologies – specifically, the miniature spacecraft known as CubeSats.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Unmanned Systems - March 2020
The latest advances in aerial, ground, and underwater unmanned systems are covered in this special report, a compendium of recent articles from the editors of Tech Briefs and Aerospace & Defense Technology.Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Midwest Engineered Systems, Waukesha, WI, offers the ADDere metal 3D printing system that consists of a 6-axis industrial robot combined with a 2-axis coordinated motion workpiece positioner. The laser wire additive system...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Thermal cameras, testing software, an ion air knife, and more.
Briefs: Energy
These thin films hold great promise for solar cells and LEDs.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This vibrometer has uses in analyzing spasms in humans, as a breath analyzer for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, and as a preventative healthcare sensor.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
In the middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “Tray vision.”
Articles: Materials
There are longwave, midwave, and shortwave camera systems—each with its own advantages for specific industries and uses.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Altering the traditional intensity distribution of fiber lasers improves weld quality.
Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vision-based convolutional neural network system detects phone usage, eating, and drinking.
Application Briefs: Software
Anand Gopalan, CEO of Velodyne Lidar, Inc., discusses lidar software for ADAS and autonomous vehicles
Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Different line scan prism manufacturers might compare two possible curves in their advertising and argue that the steeper flanks should enable better color reproduction with greater selectivity.
Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
CT vs. structured light scanning — See which option is best for you.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The NASA study is a first step in developing a model to deploy in future disasters.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Perovskites
Goodfellow (Coraopolis, PA) recently announced a new range of perovskites, a group of materials that demonstrate great potential for optoelectronic applications. Perovskites have a unique and versatile crystal...
Blog: Test & Measurement
Editor Bruce A. Bennett shares his observations from SPIE Photonics West, including the emergence of LiDAR.
Blog: Electronics & Computers
See what caught Bruce A. Bennett's eye during Day 1 of Photonics West 2020 in San Francisco.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast: Additive Manufacturing
Podcasts: Defense
A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
On-Demand Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Streamlining Manufacturing with Integrated Digital Planning and Simulation
On-Demand Webinars: Automotive
