Test & Measurement

Measuring Instruments

Explore a range of technical briefs and articles digging deep into advanced measuring instruments and devices. Find the latest developments that design engineers are using to meet their design challenges.

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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Find the right pressure sensors for your sterilization applications.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Small Accurate Temperature Sensor Würth Elektronik (Waldenburg, Germany) is introducing a 2.0 × 2.0 × 0.5 mm temperature sensor. Its accuracy in the measuring range of -40 to 125°C is ±0.5°C, while in the range of -10 to...
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Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tim Brosnihan, Executive Director of SEMI’s MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG), talks about the current state of the MEMS industry and trends for the future,
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Articles: RF & Microwave Electronics
NASA's Mars 2020 rover looks virtually the same as Curiosity but there are a number of differences.
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Tech Briefs spoke with NASA’s Ken Williford, Mars 2020 Deputy Project Scientist, to learn more about the science capabilities of Perseverance.
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Articles: Aerospace
Learn about the four goals of the Mars 2020 mission.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Read our special series on the Mars 2020 mission, featuring interviews with NASA experts and designers of the Perseverance rover.
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Products: Electronics & Computers
The K6PM provides continuous, remote thermal monitoring of critical components such as high-voltage control panels, transformers, and hydraulic equipment.
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Briefs: Motion Control
An inexpensive gyroscope could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
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Blog: Imaging
An empty airport tells you more than you might think.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Photodetectors, ultrafast lasers, energy sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The technique could be used to improve navigation for robots, drones, or pedestrians.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This diagnostic device allows doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method uses fiber optic probes for measurement of semiconductors, optical coatings, magnetic read/write heads, and precision machines.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This fast, flexible tool allows researchers to quickly compare and prioritize strategies for converting biomass to fuels and products.
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Products: Test & Measurement
The ADISRA SmartView 4.0 HMI allows builders to see what's going on in their machines.
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Products: Data Acquisition
Sealing connection tools, oscilloscopes, snap-action switches, and more...
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Briefs: Aerospace
Landers to small bodies such as comets and asteroids can use this program to estimate the terrain richness of the previously unmapped small body.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Engineers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding metals in oil and gas pipelines.
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Briefs: Communications
A team is exploring new materials for telecommunications and LIDAR applications.
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Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A team used to making pollutant-detection systems is adapting their technologies to spot coronavirus.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
A Berkeley Lab system provides a much more sensitive probe of the chemical state of battery electrodes, especially when the battery is operated under high capacity mode.
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Articles: Motion Control
Here's what you'll need to know when you’re choosing an encoder for a motion control system.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Manufacturers are beginning to realize the same benefits by cloud-connecting their equipment and processes on the shop floor.
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Vision-based 3D printing, network analyzers, particulate sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The lasers are small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
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NASA Spinoff: Test & Measurement
Technology used to search for extraterrestrial life can characterize radioactive material.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include homeland security, vehicle anti-collision systems, telecommunications systems, and industrial instrumentation.
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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Would You Use a CurveBoard?
MIT researchers have invented a way to integrate “breadboards” — flat platforms widely used for electronics prototyping — directly onto physical products.

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