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Products: Motion Control
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The inexpensive, convenient devices can measure exposure to a class of chemicals that can be harmful during pregnancy.
5 Ws: Communications
Who
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is still a major threat to public health. Wearing a facemask is a step in protecting against infection; the new facemask also diagnoses the wearer with COVID-19.
Briefs: Materials
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology provides accurate results on concentrations below levels that represent an immediate danger to life and health.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
Briefs: AR/AI
The device paves the way for better prosthetic control and seamless interaction with electronic devices.
Briefs: Energy
The method could be applied to carbon waste streams.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
Briefs: Software
This evaluation tool for low-altitude air traffic operations can be used by the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry.
Briefs: Transportation
Vibration-absorbing resonators could better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined.
Briefs: Energy
An already ubiquitous material in outdoor photovoltaic modules could be repurposed for indoor devices with low-capacity batteries.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Implantable chips visible only in a microscope point the way to developing chips that can be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions.
Briefs: Wearables
Monitoring urine sugar levels is important during early stages of diabetes, and diaper sensors represent an attractive solution.
Briefs: Motion Control
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A system uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Power distribution units, pressure sensors, connector straps, and more.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn about the batteries, skin sensors, flexible antennas, and other cutting-edge research coming from Penn State Engineering.
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
A new high-speed sensor pushes the boundaries in light-starved conditions.
Application Briefs: AR/AI
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
Special Reports: Materials
Medical Robotics - September 2021
Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic devices...Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - September 2021
An automated CT system “sees” deep inside electronics to spot hidden defects...a NASA moon mission spinoff now monitors forest fire emissions...a novel way to test bonded structures in critical aerospace...Special Reports: Materials
Moisture & Pressure Protection - September 2021
Engineers face multiple challenges when battling moisture and condensation buildup in their projects. Knowing what types of products – such as desiccants, pressure relief valves, etc. – are...Briefs: Materials
Researchers have developed graphene-based sensing technology using G-Putty material — a highly malleable graphene blended putty. The printed sensors are 50 times more sensitive than the...
Briefs: Data Acquisition
This work could help severely injured people, such as soldiers, regain the ability to control their movements.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
These tactile imaging sensors can measure pressure distribution without using pressure-sensitive materials.
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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
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