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5 Ws: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The biometric tool uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users
Application Briefs: Aerospace
The ESA has commissioned its industry partners to design a new docking system called the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism (IBDM).
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Current laser interferometry pressure pulse detection techniques use the shock-induced change in index of refraction to track detonation and/or shock fronts in a single fiber optic by reflecting laser light...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a calorimeter that is able to measure the total heat generated when specific types of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are driven...
Briefs: Energy
This technology has applications in sonar, range measuring, directional-force sensors, flow meters, and vibration/noise sensing and control.
Briefs: Energy
RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.
Products: Semiconductors & ICs
The GNV-720 and GNV-725 humidity temperature meters from Global Specialties feature three environmental sensors.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This innovation dynamically provides fast signal processing and precision measurement.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New measurements could help experts guess the location and size of the next earthquake.
Blog: Wearables
A new charging cell wants to use low-grade heat from our industrial processes to power our devices.
Podcasts: Data Acquisition
Will we be able to trust autonomous drones? We explore the question in our latest episode of Here's an Idea.
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first images...
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
Sherry Towfighian and her team made a big improvement on how microphones are manufactured.
Products: Electronics & Computers
3D-printing platforms, simulation software, transistors, and more.
Articles: Communications
Make the best selection for your hospital, clinic, or life science organization.
Products: Electronics & Computers
LIDAR Systems, Smart Cameras, Optical Communications, and more.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Machine vision systems shed light on processes too small or too fast to see with the human eye.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Laser illumination is scaling in a new direction.
Briefs: Motion Control
A perception system for soft robots was developed that is inspired by the way humans process information about their own bodies in space and in relation to other objects and people. The system includes a motion...
Articles: Aerospace
The Foldable Drone: a Morphing Quadrotor that can Squeeze and Fly
Davide Falanga, Kevin Kleber, Stefano Mintchev, Dario Floreano, and Davide...
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Flying animals both power and control flight by flapping their wings. This enables small natural flyers such as insects to hover close to a flower but also to rapidly escape danger. Animal flight has...
5 Ws: Wearables
A new wearable could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate than existing electrocardiograph machines.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Thermal cameras like forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors are actively deployed on aerial and ground vehicles, in watch towers, and at check points for surveillance purposes. More recently,...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Understanding how cars, planes, bridges, and other structures handle vibrations and dynamic loads can be critical to their design and performance. Researchers have developed a new way to measure...
Briefs: Energy
To investigate oceans, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that sends data to the surface. Supplying constant power to scores of sensors designed to stay for long...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA Langley Research Center developed a wind event warning technology that provides a practical early warning system (5-10 minutes) for a severe change in the wind vector. Events such as gusts, shear, microbursts, or...
Articles: Internet of Things
Battelle's simple, cost-effective sensor detects the onset of battery faults.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers have developed a formula that enables them to recreate different levels of perceived softness. Based on the results from their experiments, they created equations that can calculate how soft...
Articles: Test & Measurement
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
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Blog: Power
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News: Energy
Blog: Electronics & Computers
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Power
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Upcoming Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
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Upcoming Webinars: Sensors/Data Acquisition
From Spreadsheets to Insights: Fast Data Analysis Without Complex...
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