Sensors & Test

Browse extensive resources on the advances in Sensor and Test technologies. Find applications for smart sensor systems, data acquisition, transducers, detector systems plus the latest in advanced measuring instruments and monitoring systems, devices and instrumentation.

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Technology Leaders: Communications
Easy-to-use reverberation test systems (RTS) measure the performance of wireless devices and antennas.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Power supply ICs, temperature sensors, DC-DC converters, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
This paves the way for innovative and more energy-efficient printed electronics.
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Articles: Materials
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Directly visualizing external stresses of plastics is useful in development of materials with improved mechanical properties.
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Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
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5 Ws: Energy
The wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors.
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Articles: Green Design & Manufacturing
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An off-the-shelf USB camera captures the shadows made by hand gestures on the robot’s skin.
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Facility Focus: Software
The "ERDC" helps solve problems in civil and military engineering, geospatial sciences, water resources, and environmental sciences.
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Briefs: Materials
Applications include space structures, emergency shelters, backpack solar collectors, and inspection of hazardous environments.
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Articles: Communications
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Briefs: Motion Control
Low-voltage DC stepper and servo drives offer space-saving options for applications traditionally handled by AC servo drives.
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Briefs: Wearables
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Rugged Computing & Electronics - November 2021
From the battlefield to the oceans to the extremes of space, electronics and computing advances enable missions in the harshest conditions. To help you keep pace with the latest developments, we...

Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
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Blog: Energy
Forget puzzles — In the early days of quarantine, Notre Dame professor and robotics engineer Yasemin Ozkan-Aydin used the time at home to put together robots.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
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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INSIDER: Medical
Medical sensing technology has taken great strides in recent years, with the development of wearable devices that can track pulse, brain function, biomarkers in...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stacking extremely thin films of material on top of each other can create new materials with exciting new properties. But the most successful processes for building those...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
Although measuring the electrical activity of neurons is useful in many disciplines, making durable neural interfacing brain chip implants with negligible adverse...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic...
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Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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RF & Microwave Electronics - October 2021
In this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Aerospace & Defense Technology and Tech Briefs, read about how advances in RF electronics are enabling new applications in satellite and...

Special Reports: RF & Microwave Electronics
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Space Technology - October 2021
A new era of space exploration is set to begin with Artemis 1, the first in a series of increasingly complex NASA missions that will take humans back to the moon and then on to Mars. Read all about it in this...

Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
DATAQ® Instruments announced the Model DI-4730 high-voltage isolated data acquisition system.
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Articles: Materials
Learn seven key design considerations for implementing electrohydraulic valves.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A system uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.
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Products: Motion Control
Motion controllers, electric cylinders, cobot brakes, and more.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The technology could improve the control of prosthetic hands and provide a sense of “touch” for amputees.
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