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Spider Silk Can Create Lenses Useful for Biological Imaging
Articles: Imaging
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in Hyperspectral Imagers
Application Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Measuring Surface Roughness with an Atomic Force Microscope
Thin films and engineered surfaces are used in a myriad of applications including semiconductor electronics, data storage, and precision optics. In many cases, surface roughness and...
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Breathable Electronics for Wearable Technologies
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Electronically Controlled 2D Reflector Improves Microwave Communications
Briefs: Communications
Tunable, Chip-Based, Vortex Microlaser and Detector
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Smart Windows Self-Illuminate on Rainy Days
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Markerless Motion Capture Technology Could Help Skeleton Athletes’ Training
Special Reports: Materials
Test & Measurement - September 2020
See how the latest test tools and methodologies are enabling new applications in aerospace, electronics, robotics, healthcare, and other key industries. This compendium of recent articles is presented by...
Briefs: Materials
Nanomaterial Gives Robots Chameleon Skin
White Papers: Imaging
Design-for-Assembly Fundamentals To Get PCBs Back Faster
If your PCB cannot be fabricated and assembled, any other design decisions simply do not matter. Additionally, just because your board can be fabricated, does not necessarily mean it...
White Papers: Photonics/Optics
Single-molecule Localisation Microscopy (Smlm): How to Overcome the Abbe Diffraction Limit?
The Abbe diffraction barrier, which fundamentally restricted the lateral optical resolution to 200 – 300 nm until the early 1990s, can be overcome...
Question of the Week: Imaging
Do the Advantages of Tiny Cameras Outweigh Privacy Risks?
A recent Tech Briefs TV video showcased a wireless camera from the University of Washington – a device that is small enough to fit on an insect’s back, literally.
While the imaging advancement offers potential applications in biology and exploration, the UW team acknowledged...
White Papers: Medical
Distributed Sensing Beyond Rayleigh Scattering Limits in Single and Multicore Fiber Waveguides
Optical fibers with enhanced scattering properties can provide distributed reflection signals beyond the limits set by Rayleigh scattering in...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Configurable Circuit Technology Poised to Expand Silicon Photonic Applications
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
New Method Measures Temperature Within 3D Objects
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth...
Articles: Motion Control
Man vs Machine: Who Reigns Supreme for Quality Inspection?
Briefs: Communications
Graphene Smart Textiles for Heat-Adaptive Clothing
Briefs: Imaging
Ultrathin, Fully Packaged, High-Resolution Camera
Briefs: Imaging
Ultrafast Camera Captures Transparent Objects and Phenomena
Briefs: Aerospace
Directional UAV Localization of Power Line Ultraviolet Corona
Products: Motion Control
New Products: August 2020 Motion Design
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Model Recovers Data Lost from Images and Video in Low Dimensions
Briefs: Imaging
Light-Emitting Nanoparticles for Imaging Living Cells
Products: Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: August 2020
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Neural Hardware for Image Recognition in Nanoseconds
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Pseudo-Random Coding Technique for 3D Imaging
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Orbiting Instrument Hints That Stored Magnetic Energy Heats Solar...
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Test System Could Enable Reduced Helicopter Vibration
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CES 2021: How COVID-19 Turned the Car into a Personal 'Second Space'
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Reducing the Cost of Quality in Automotive BiW
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Electric-Vehicle Transmission Development Priorities
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Radar Measurements: Triggering, Analysis, and Generation
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Lithium-Ion Batteries Critical to Mars Spacecraft
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System Recycles and Purifies Large Volumes of Helium for SLS