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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers are tapping into dynamically controlled LEDs to create a simple illumination system for 3D imaging.
INSIDER: Materials
When SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off the Florida coast in August following its first crewed mission, the two astronauts inside could not exit the capsule immediately....
INSIDER: Energy
The pursuit of fusion as a safe, carbon-free, always-on energy source has intensified in recent years, with a number of organizations pursuing aggressive...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
IR and UV Optics
Edmund Optics (EO) (Barrington, NJ) has released Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) Wedged Windows, which are ideal for infrared (IR) applications, and TECHSPEC® Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) Aspheric Lenses, which have high...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) and NASA’s Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) recently recorded an image showing three of the four inner rocky planets. The...
Podcasts: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
In this episode of Here's an Idea, we look at a set of robots already helping out hospitals in the fight against COVID-19.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Should you replace your big coordinate measurement machine with laser radar? Or should you just add a laser scanner with a CMM? A reader asks our expert.
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists around the world are working to develop electronic skins that attach to the body and monitor vital signs. These E-skins need to be comfortable, breathable, and flexible for everyday...
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Light-emitting diodes — LEDs — are important in many more applications than just illumination. These light sources are useful in microelectronics too. Smartphones, for example, can...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A hacker can reproduce a circuit on a chip by discovering what key transistors are doing in a circuit — but not if the transistor “type” is...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A research team from National University of Singapore (NUS) has taken a first step towards improving the safety and precision of industrial robotic arms by developing a new range of...
Special Reports: Transportation
LIDAR Technology - February 2021
LIDAR sensors and systems are the "eyes" of ADAS and autonomous vehicles. Read about the latest advances in this compendium of articles from the editors of Automotive Engineering and Autonomous Vehicle...Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include aiding patients with impaired hand muscle strength and in manufacturing for operating tools for extended periods of time.
Briefs: Motion Control
This system can track the motion of the entire body with a small sensory network.
Articles: Test & Measurement
Once confined to the role of machine visualization, modern unified HMI software now delivers better user interfaces, containerization, and remote device management.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Industrial robots, motor disconnect switches, position sensors, and more.
Briefs: Materials
Applications include detection of explosives, navigation, and aerospace altitude sensing.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A smart fiber being tested on the International Space Station could be used to develop space dust telescopes and allow astronauts to feel through their pressurized suits.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This optical-based device measures position, velocity, and torque.
Briefs: Materials
The stretchable sensor has applications in environmental monitoring and healthcare.
Products: Test & Measurement
Disconnect terminal blocks, oscillioscope probes, test modules, and more.
Q&A: Energy
USC researchers found a way to use idle oil and gas wells for energy storage.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This concept could help break through the present-day data-return bottleneck in deep space missions.
Briefs: Materials
This system treats light-responsive disorders or deficits such as eating disorders, sleep problems, hormone-sensitive cancers, and cardiovascular disorders.
Briefs: Wearables
Material for Wearable Biosensors
Electrospinning is used to make porous silicone that allows sweat to evaporate.
NASA Spinoff: Wearables
With a technique first used at NASA, researchers are making glasses that can improve your concentration.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Applications include terahertz medical imaging and communications.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
These nanomaterial strain sensors are ten times more sensitive when measuring minute movements compared to existing technology.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Quiz: Materials
Blog: Aerospace
Tech Briefs Wrapped 2025: Top 10 Technology Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: AR/AI
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
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Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Power
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Podcasts: Power
