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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A tiny sensor chip records multiple lung and heart signals along with body movements.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These 12 products are the nominees for the 2021 Tech Briefs Readers’ Choice Product of the Year.
UpFront: Materials
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.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Rugged laptops, DC-DC converters, CMOS sensors, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The portable device can differentiate among bacteria, viruses, and other biothreats.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
UAVs can land on moving unmanned ground vehicles without GPS.
Briefs: Materials
The film monitors how well aircraft and spacecraft withstand the mechanical stresses of flight.
Briefs: Imaging
The camera combines lasers, computers, and terahertz waves to see “unseen” details.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
Briefs: Communications
“Dumb” headphones are made smart by turning them into sensors.
Briefs: Internet of Things
The phased array antenna based on large-area electronics technology could enable many uses of emerging 5G and 6G wireless networks.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
It can also find the nearest electric wall outlet to recharge without human assistance.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
Products: Robotics, Automation & Control
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
On isolated mountaintops across the planet, scientists await word that tonight is the night. The complex coordination between dozens...
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?
Articles: Imaging
When even your iPhone can easily become a thermal imager, today's top cameras offer better sensitivity and measurement accuracy.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
Application Briefs: Imaging
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
Products: Test & Measurement
Infrared lens testers, fiber optic transceivers, spectral radiometers, and more.
Application Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Unmanned aircraft present a range of optics challenges.
Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
Freetouch turns a smartphone into a touchscreen remote control.
UpFront: Manufacturing & Prototyping
How to be a NASA intern; a new ideas for moon fabrics; and NASA's need for a better rover.
Products: Test & Measurement
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
Top Stories
Blog: Lighting
A Stretchable OLED that Can Maintain Most of Its Luminescence
INSIDER: Energy
Advancing All-Solid-State Batteries
Blog: Power
My Opinion: We Need More Power Soon — Is Nuclear the Answer?
Quiz: Energy
Blog: Lighting Technology
Microscopic Swimming Machines that Can Sense, Respond to Surroundings
Blog: Data Acquisition
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