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Articles: Photonics/Optics
With AR eyeglasses, the screen of a mobile device can be transitioned to the lens of a pair of eyeglasses. The problem with that is that even though the technology has been around for a while, the...
Application Briefs: Medical
Inhalers are among the most commonly used devices for treating respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With each inhalation through the inhaler, the device...
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Any manufacturing facility that uses hydraulics powered by conventional fixed-speed hydraulic power units (HPUs) has engineers and personnel who know all too well how large, noisy,...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
While the U.S. historically has had much lower energy costs than in other parts of the world, today’s volatile energy market combined with the initiatives of many corporations to reduce carbon...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In-space and planetary surface assembly for human exploration is a challenging domain that encompasses various technological thrusts to support human missions. NASA is developing autonomous assembly agents to...
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Adas/Connected Car - June 2022
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines, see how advances in edge computing, lidar and camera technology, cabin design, and more are...Special Reports: Aerospace
Aerospace Manufacturing - May 2022
Demanding applications in the aerospace industry require products and systems that are manufactured using advanced technologies – in additive manufacturing, machining, metrology, and more. To help you keep...Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is adding function to fibers. We speak to MIT’s Dr. Yoel Fink about acoustic fabrics.
Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will We Use Our Clothes to Monitor Heartbeat?
A recent Tech Briefs story highlighted efforts by MIT Professor Yoel Fink and his team to create a fabric microphone. The computing material offers wearers the ability to someday monitor their heartbeat, as well the heartbeats of soon-to-be newborns.
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Researchers at Oxford University have used a sapphire optical fiber – a thread of industrially grown sapphire less than half a millimeter thick – that can withstand temperatures...
Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
Advanced Materials & Coatings - May 2022
Breakthroughs in plastics, composites, metals, and other materials technologies are enabling exciting new applications in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive to medical. Read more in this...Products: Test & Measurement
Rohde & Schwarz, Columbia, MD, launches its new LCR meter family of high-performance general-purpose impedance testers covering a wide range of applications. With its supported frequency range from 4 Hz to 10 MHz, the...
Products: Test & Measurement
Dual Locking C14 IEC Connector
The SG03DC from MEGA Electronics, New Brunswick, NJ, contains side locking tabs similar to the Raritan Securelock. It will mate with any standard nonlocking C13 Outlet along with...
Briefs: Medical
Graphene — hexagonally arranged carbon atoms in a single layer with superior pliability and high conductivity — could impact the development of future motion detection, tactile sensing,...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Researchers have developed electronic skin (e-skin) that is applied directly on top of real skin. Made from soft, flexible rubber, it can be embedded with sensors that monitor...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Engineers have remotely determined the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique called depth thermography. The method may be useful in applications where...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Methanol is sometimes referred to as ethanol's deadly twin. While the latter is the intoxicating ingredient in wine, beer, and liquor, the former is a chemical that...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year from more than 31 recognized pathogens including E. coli O157:H7, a particularly harsh strain of E. coli. Researchers...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Soft pressure sensors have received significant research attention in a variety of fields including soft robotics, electronic skin, and wearable electronics. Researchers have developed a highly sensitive...
Briefs: Wearables
Engineers have created a flexible electronic sensing patch that can be sewn into clothing to analyze sweat for multiple markers. The patch could be used to diagnose and monitor...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Through the use of magnetic fields, scientists have developed an electronic sensor that can simultaneously process both touchless and tactile stimuli. Prior attempts have so far failed to combine these functions on...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have developed color-changing, flexible photonic crystals that could be used to develop sensors that warn when an earthquake might strike next. The wearable, robust, and low-cost...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An ultra-sensitive heat sensor was developed that is based on the fact that certain materials are thermoelectric. The electrons in a thermoelectric material move from the cold side to the warm...
Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
RF & Microwave Electronics - May 2022
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in avionics systems,...INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft machines — a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links — are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g.,...
Question of the Week: Wearables
Would You Wear a Microgrid?
Our April issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a wearable microgrid that powers electronics by harvesting energy from the wearer’s body. The wearable (shown here) has three components: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dropped by a drone, the battery-free devices hover 100 meters in the air.
Blog: AR/AI
See what Ed Brown’s early days as a high-voltage power supplies designer tell him about today’s efforts with A.I.
Videos: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A variety of electronics and sensors are being integrated into today’s materials to spot a variety of parameters: from damage to a product design to stress on your heart.
Top Stories
Blog: Energy
A Proof‑of‑Concept Quantum Battery
Blog: AR/AI
Ultrasound Wristband Precisely Tracks Hand Movements in Real Time
Blog: Information Technology
Reciprocal Energy: A New Model for Grid-Friendly Data Centers
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Groundbreaking Study in Light Control Opens Door to New Technological...
INSIDER: Manned Systems
NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions
Quiz: Manned Systems
Webcasts
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Why Your Motor Behaves Badly: See BLDC Control Signals, Power, and EMI in One...
Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for...
Editorial Webinars: Aerospace
High-Speed Connectivity for Next Generation Aerospace & Defense...
Webinars: Automotive
Electronics Digital Twins: From Concept to Scalable Platform
Webinars: Software
Architecting the Future: Why Systems Engineering is the Backbone...
Webinars: Transportation
Engineering Fluid Conveyance Systems for Alternative Fuel...
