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Instrumentation

Explore a range of technical briefs and articles on advanced instrumentation. Find the latest applications that design engineers are using to meet their design challenges.

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Blog: Medical
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
How CSEM and its partners are using magnetic levitation to counter unwanted vibrations from components aboard satellites.
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INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Inside every cellphone is a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in cellphone communication. Buffeted by the...
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Automation can crumble, even when only one cog is loose, says Brad Walters from Monnit.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
For the first time, a team has measured the volume of individual droplets smaller than 100 trillionths of a liter, with an uncertainty of less than 1%.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Battery monitoring, flow meters, torque sensors, and more.
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Test & Measurement - February 2022
From space vehicles to the modern battlefield to the human body, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...

Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Charger ICs, backup units, power supplies, and more.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future...
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Application Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
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Products: Photonics/Optics
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), mankind’s understanding of the universe — and its origins — will increase exponentially.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The "AOM" performs complex observations with ten observation modes and 175 strategies.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Better detection of microwave radiation will enable improved thermal imaging, electronic warfare, radio communications, and radar.
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Briefs: Energy
Applications include avionics, data storage, process control, reconfigurable manufacturing lines, and civil and structural engineering.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Holographic lenses render visible and infrared starlight into either a focused image or a spectrum.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA's NEID tool delivered its first batch of data on the nearest and best-studied star, our Sun.
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Briefs: Wearables
Speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home can monitor regular and irregular heartbeats without physical contact.
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Q&A: AR/AI
New lithium-ion batteries that can be charged in 10 to 15 minutes at a roadside charging station.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This is a novel remote sensing instrument with myriad applications.
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Briefs: Automotive
The technology could help improve the reliability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Scientists are working to improve the image resolution of X-ray techniques.
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Blog: Energy
Tech Briefs readers ask two industry experts about the effectiveness of CT scans when you want a deeper look at a battery.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Laser-distance sensors, light monitoring, flow meters, and more.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The instrument identifies, quantifies, and characterizes contamination, even on irregularly shaped surfaces.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
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