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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Smart devices measure electrical signals from the skin, indicating stress levels and emotions.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stennis now is testing RS-25 rocket engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) that will carry humans back to the Moon.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
The newest version of these combs could revolutionize clocks, telescopes, and telecommunications.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
This eye-on-a-chip can help treatment of dry eye disease.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
The instrument has uses in photography where the goal is to image a dim object near a bright one.
Articles: Imaging
An A/C alternative, AI that sharpens blurry images, and a NASA energy harvester.
Briefs: Materials
Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body.
Briefs: Materials
The material was designed specifically for biomedical or wearable technologies, since sweat and volatile organic compounds evaporate away from the skin.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This technology provides rapid results, improving hospital workflow and patient care.
Briefs: Data Acquisition
The “E-dermis” will enable amputees to perceive through prosthetic fingertips.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This neurostimulator could deliver fine-tuned treatments to patients with diseases such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s.
Products: Test & Measurement
Foam gasket tapes, data analytics software, ceramic tape, and more.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Ultra-Sensitive Device Detects Magnetic Fields
The magnetic device is inexpensive to make, works on minimal power, and is 20 times more sensitive than many traditional devices.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Carnegie Mellon researcher Lerrel Pinto wants to prove that sound can be a valuable asset for robots.
Blog: Transportation
Deciding between edge computing and cloud computing? Make sure to consider these four major factors, says our industry expert.
Question of the Week: Test & Measurement
Will Rovers Find Life Below the Surface of Mars?
Our lead story today highlighted a hypothesis from astrophysicist Dimitra Atri. Atri believes that the sub-surface conditions of Mars could be home to organic molecules.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reader asks: How can self-driving car manufacturers guarantee safety when snow, ice, or mud impair a vision system?
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Dr. James Rees is spending the time in his lab testing sensors made from bacteria.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
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...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers have developed a new way to build power efficient and programmable integrated switching units on a silicon photonics chip. The new technology is...
INSIDER: Test & Measurement
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...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In a potential breakthrough in wearable sensing technology, researchers from Cornell and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have designed a wrist- mounted device that continuously tracks the...
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Smart Manufacturing - August 2020
Factories are getting "smarter" and more automated by the day, thanks to advances in connectivity, controls, sensors, and robotics. See the future of manufacturing in this compendium of recent articles from the...Special Reports: Connectivity
Medical Sensors & Wearables - August 2020
The wearable medical device market is expected to reach nearly $20 billion by 2025, driven by advances in sensor technology. This compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical Design Briefs...Briefs: Imaging
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
Briefs: Wearables
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The lab-on-a-chip device allows researchers to look at several different aspects of a disease simultaneously.
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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INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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