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Test & Measurement

Learn what's trending in test, measurement, and monitoring technologies. Explore the latest products, applications, and technical briefs covering advanced measuring instruments, monitoring systems, devices, and instrumentation.

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INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
Engineers and technicians can use their differences to help each other solve technical problems.
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Quiz: Test & Measurement
Do you know the Artemis generation? Test your knowledge about performance and crew-related aspects of the Artemis generation.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Yonder Deep team installed an entire suite of sensors in its AUV, versatile enough to withstand the frigid Arctic waters as well as the coastal waters of Southern California.
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
The first study on how purified boron nitride nanotubes remain stable in extreme temperatures in inert environments.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - March 2023
The first 3D-printed nano-alloy...plasma treatment increases plastic part value 10x...light-powered catalysts aid drug manufacturing...how to build better "soft" robots. Those are just a few of...

Special Reports: Automotive
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Lidar & Radar Solutions For ADAS/Autonomous Vehicles - March 2023
Lidar and radar technologies are critical to the safe navigation of self-driving or semi-autonomous cars and trucks. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of recent...

Briefs: Test & Measurement
Improving Accuracy of Battery Charge Measurement
The issue of battery usage inefficiency in EVs resulting from an inaccurate battery charge measurement may finally get resolved.
Articles: Test & Measurement
The ability to charge electric vehicles at a very fast rate is a key to electrifying mobility across the U.S.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s historic achievement of fusion ignition Dec. 5 at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) positions the United States...
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Blog: Power
By placing a metamaterial pattern on the surface of an object, the researchers were able to use sound to steer it in a certain direction without physically touching it.
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Blog: Medical
Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled.
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Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
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Test & Measurement - February 2023
From the racetrack to the battlefield to deep space missions, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The research team has been developing very large, detailed models — like their simulations of the San Francisco Bay Area for M7 Hayward fault earthquakes — which has 391 billion model grid points.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
2D materials can be packed together more densely than conventional materials, so they could be used to make devices that run faster and perform better.
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Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
Despite recent supply-chain disruptions, semiconductor buyers are increasingly spoiled for choice when it comes to chip manufacturers.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The work shows the real-world viability of their easy-to-use and inexpensive methods of testing.
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Application Briefs: Automotive
Thorough vehicle dynamics tests provide the data that will inform the final setup of the chassis and the characteristics of the control systems.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
A flapping-wing robot that can land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism.
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Q&A: Materials
Researchers have developed a theory that predicts the limits to which metals can be subjected to cyclic stress before failing.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A counterintuitive way to protect atomically thin electronics: adding vibrations to reduce vibration issues.
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Special Reports: Test & Measurement
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Vehicle Electrification - January 2023
Innovation is happening at a rapid pace in the e-mobility space. Read this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Truck & Off-Highway Engineering to learn about...

Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Device detects pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation in real time.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
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Briefs: Design
The device is 100 percent electrically controllable regarding the colors of light it absorbs, which gives it massive potential for widespread usability.
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Application Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This measurement technique is particularly useful for, but not limited to, samples containing organic compounds.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Discussing the basic design concepts of a UV-visible-NIR range microscope-spectrometer in several different configurations.
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Special Reports: Transportation
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ADAS/Connected Car - December 2022
In this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering magazines, see how advances in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, lidar and radar, and...

Articles: Nanotechnology
This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow.
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