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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
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Facility Focus: Wearables
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
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Products: Imaging
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
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Special Reports: Transportation
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Adas/Connected Car - December 2021
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...

Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Wearables
“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.
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Briefs: Materials
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
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Briefs: Aerospace
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
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Briefs: Unmanned Systems
UAVs can land on moving unmanned ground vehicles without GPS.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The portable device can differentiate among bacteria, viruses, and other biothreats.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Comfortable, form-fitting garments could be used to remotely track patients’ health.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The device could help doctors personalize treatments.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
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Briefs: Software
It can also find the nearest electric wall outlet to recharge without human assistance.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
The optical-based sensor detects the presence of hydrogen without electronics, making the process much safer.
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Briefs: Communications
The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensing and learning can be combined to create novel cameras for artificial intelligence systems.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
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UpFront: Energy
NASA's satellite data reveals the pandemic's effect on our atmosphere, and a team of shoebox-sized rover scouts is prepped for the lunar surface.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
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NASA Spinoff: Wearables
Software that monitors astronaut health in space now monitors high-risk patients at home.
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INSIDER: Motion Control
NASA Kennedy Space Center developed the Inductive Non-Contact Position Sensor for motion control applications. The sensor was designed to monitor the precise movements of an optical inspection system that...
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Articles: Imaging
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
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Facility Focus: Unmanned Systems
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
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