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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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Blog: Data Acquisition
A reader asks: How can self-driving car manufacturers guarantee safety when snow, ice, or mud impair a vision system?
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INSIDER: Data Acquisition
A team of Brown University physicists has developed a new type of compact, ultra-sensitive magnetometer, 20 times more sensitive than many traditional sensors. The new...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have made it possible to remotely determine the temperature beneath the surface of certain materials using a new technique they call depth...
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Briefs: Imaging
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
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Briefs: Materials
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This kiosk provides an accessible and affordable method for rapid, one-stop diagnostics to reduce time to treatment.
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Briefs: Materials
These sensors monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This device could be used to find threats to ecosystems.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These biosensors could lead to improved glucose monitors for millions of people who suffer from diabetes.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This approach allows scientists to study the communication within plants, providing valuable insights to improve crop yields.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology shows potential for the detection of subtle human motions and the real-time monitoring of body postures for healthcare applications.
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Products: Data Acquisition
Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.
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Products: Materials
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
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Articles: Test & Measurement
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
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Briefs: Energy
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viability.
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Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.
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Articles: Imaging
When inspecting products for instance, machine vision is not only faster but also far more accurate.
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Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
As an integral part of onshore and offshore drilling, mud pumps circulate drilling fluids to facilitate drilling oil and natural gas wells. Mud pumps stabilize pressure and support the well during the...
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The Perseverance rover has an almost human-like way of keeping its lenses clean.
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INSIDER: Imaging
Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its hundreds...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Carolin Frueh is among only a handful of researchers who have persisted in using a complex technique that can diagnose a problem from thousands of miles away based on how a...
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Blog: Aerospace
A reader asks our NASA expert: "What kind of redundancy is built into the Mars 2020 rover?"
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Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tektronix announced new digital storage oscilloscopes.
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Products: Data Acquisition
Photoelectric sensors, cable connectors, power monitors, and USB3 cameras.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Aircraft may have a huge amount of data available, but this doesn’t mean it’s the right data to troubleshoot a problem.
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