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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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Briefs: Imaging
The device could reduce the need for painful biopsies by 50 percent.
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Briefs: Wearables
This patch offers noninvasive and continuous monitoring of various biomarkers for a range of physiological conditions.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Researchers have created the prototype for a handheld device to measure a biomarker for cancer. The device works much like the monitors that people with diabetes use to test their blood-sugar levels...
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Briefs: Imaging
The system turns faces into thermostats, providing more comfort with less energy.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include monitoring the temperature of processor chips in superconductor-based quantum computers, which must stay cold to work properly.
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature superconducting thermometer with big potential applications, such as monitoring the...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
A new study has confirmed the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, which uses sensors and machine learning to...
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Special Reports: Software
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ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
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Articles: Wearables
A battery-less pacing system enables painless defibrillation.
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5 Ws: Medical
A low-cost sensor enables at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection.
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NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
NASA’s neutral body position research was used in the design of a medical massage chair.
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Articles: Aerospace
We explore the major scientific breakthroughs achieved during 20 years of human presence on the ISS.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The mobile system could reduce healthcare workers’ exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
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Articles: Motion Control
Smart electric actuators not only enable fine position adjustments, but they also provide real-time feedback on the extent of those adjustments.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn about the sensors assessing and analyzing plant equipment.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A panel of experts explains how robots are playing a larger role in manufacturing.
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Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Medical Robotics - November 2020
From the operating room to the assembly line, robots are changing the medical industry. Check out the latest advances and amazing applications in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical...

Products: Electronics & Computers
The SHFQA Quantum Analyzer from Zurich Instruments operates at up to 8.5 GHz and can perform direct readout of superconducting and spin qubits.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
With Nikon's Layer Thickness software module, comprehensive information about a specimen is obtained more quickly than if an operator is making all the measurements by hand.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
A "TPSI" process makes it possible to distinguish between the front and back of optical surfaces, and to characterize the quality of both in a single measurement.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
See what kinds of applications are possible when you can literally see light propagating through space.
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Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Multi-sensor imaging systems, eyesafe laser finders, machine vision algorithms, and more.
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NASA Spinoff: Aerospace
A technique to assess astronauts’ balance recovery helps people assess their risk of falling.
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Briefs: Wearables
The technology, which could be added to smart watches, could detect the onset of Parkinson’s disease or help with stroke rehabilitation.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The network is designed for remote, low-resource locations where power and communications infrastructure are scarce.
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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
Once installed at Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will introduce incredible opportunities for astrophysics.
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