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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new proof-of-concept photonic pH sensor could advance studies of tissue regeneration.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is useful for energy, industrial, and aerospace applications.
Briefs: Imaging
Imaging technology used to map the universe shows promise for more accurately and quickly identifying cancer cells in the operating room.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Biologically inspired ultrathin arrayed camera captures super-resolution images.
Briefs: Imaging
This technique offers enhanced resolution and improved system reliability for mapping and obstacle recognition and navigation for vehicles.
Briefs: Materials
This gel-like material leads a path toward “mechanoceuticals.”
Articles: Test & Measurement
A neural stimulator, a battery testing device, and a strain sensor.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
This device could be used to find threats to ecosystems.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
These biosensors could lead to improved glucose monitors for millions of people who suffer from diabetes.
Briefs: Imaging
An ultrafast image sensor with a built-in neural network can be trained to recognize certain objects.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This approach allows scientists to study the communication within plants, providing valuable insights to improve crop yields.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The hydrogel could be made into a contact lens that effectively treats corneal melting.
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.
Briefs: Imaging
Video can be recreated from motion-blurred images and new cameras may someday retrieve 3D data from 2D medical images.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Data storage boards, modular plugs, equipment enclosures, and more.
Products: Electronics & Computers
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
Articles: Automotive
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
Briefs: Energy
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viability.
Products: Test & Measurement
Positioning devices, vibration transmitters, brushless DC motors, and more.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The gripper’s soft, sensitive fingers could enable robots to help with tying knots, wire shaping, or surgical suturing.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
With the emergence of a new generation of ultra-efficient electronic chips, the Wiegand technology is showing significant promise, especially in the exciting area of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Articles: Test & Measurement
When inspecting products for instance, machine vision is not only faster but also far more accurate.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This approach could be used to cost-effectively make soft robots and wearable technologies.
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
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...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Food supply” goes beyond just crop production. See how NASA is offering a more comprehensive look at food security and agriculture.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
We plug in our headphones everyday. Now a robot can perform the task.
Blog: Aerospace
The Perseverance rover has an almost human-like way of keeping its lenses clean.
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Will ‘Roboats’ Catch On?
Our July issue of Tech Briefs highlighted a fleet of “roboats” that could someday transport people, collect trash, and self-assemble into floating structures.
The Roboat autonomous robotic boats — rectangular hulls equipped with sensors, thrusters, microcontrollers, GPS modules, cameras, and other hardware —...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
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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