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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Emerging robotics technology may lead to better buildings in less time.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This month’s Here’s an Idea episode highlighted a number of on-body sensors. Penn State professor Larry Cheng, for example, found a way to 3D-print a sensor directly on the skin (shown in the above image),...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Podcasts: Medical
In this episode of our Here's an Idea podcast, we speak to engineers who are building a variety of wearables. And some sensors blend in more than others.
Blog: Transportation
Software and electrical engineering is converging in today’s vehicles. A reader asks our expert: “How do you decide which items to test first?”
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A robot being developed at Tel Aviv University "hears" electrical signals, thanks to a natural sensor: the ear of a dead locust.
5 Ws: Test & Measurement
With a smartphone camera, a new diagnostic test provides a positive or negative COVID-19 result in 15 to 30 minutes.
Technology Leaders: Internet of Things
The importance of a proactive and systematic method for collecting machine and process data within a smart manufacturing environment cannot be overstated.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The technique could have applications in diagnosing and monitoring the lungs of patients with COVID-19.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device has applications in medical diagnostics and homeland security.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
See how NASA Langley tests a variety of advanced aircraft concepts. including ways to make flying both cleaner and quieter.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The stretchable electronics are more stable as they change shape, which could lead to next-generation sensors for healthcare applications.
Q&A: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Professor Shirley Meng explains why there's a demand for stretchable batteries.
Articles: Aerospace
Perseverance is the first leg of a round trip to Mars.
Briefs: Energy
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The next generation of waterproof smart fabrics can be laser-printed and made in minutes.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
Products: Materials
Vision software, thermal sensors, ceramic pastes, and more.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The technology could continuously monitor fluid flow in pipes on the International Space Station and prevent satellites from colliding.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
In-air UAV docking, digital communication via touch, and a computer-vision monitor for diabetes.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Sensors need to be flexible, stretchable, biodegradable, safe, and stable for use in the body.
Articles: Communications
Is "SPE" the future of industrial automation and automotive? It certainly has the potential, says Mike Anderson.
Briefs: Aerospace
A mathematical framework can help engineers make informed decisions about which sensors to use and where they must be positioned in aircraft and other machines.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics, but a challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability.
Application Briefs: Internet of Things
A "smart building" platform incorporates hardware, software, and cloud analytics to form a digital "backbone."
Briefs: Wearables
A patch of needles connected to a paper sensor diagnoses conditions such as prediabetes.
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
With new vehicles, automotive manufacturers will need to closely monitor the current flowing to the motor.
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