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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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Filaments with embedded circuitry can be used to print complex shapes for biomedical and robotic devices.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This innovation could lead to better drones, satellites, and biomedical devices.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Breathalyzer Detects Marijuana
The device determines if a driver is under the influence of marijuana.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Explore Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA's first space flight complex.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Life-saving sensors, soft hearing implants, and a new water-decontamination method
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Articles: Data Acquisition
5G has the potential to provide connectivity for a range of different uses in manufacturing.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Bomb Detection Method Detects Peroxide-Based Explosives
The ultra-fast method analyzes a wider range of materials than current thermal-based detection systems.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This system autonomously prepares samples for online automated analysis.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The switch is a major new step toward building a computer that uses light instead of electricity to process information.
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Briefs: Imaging
This system places virtual objects within real-world backgrounds on cellphone screens and lets people interact with those objects by hand as if they were really there.
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NASA Spinoff: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Research in astronaut monitoring leads to virtual reality spinoffs.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Learn about the latest measurement technology designed to ensure accurate testing of helical compression and extension springs.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Photovoltaics used in solar panels are sensitive to environmental factors and often suffer degradation over time. International Electrotechnical Commission standards for...
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA is using the International Space Station as a testbed for 3D printing.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here are five technologies that aim to add intelligence to the most surprising household objects.
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A fun way to show the robustness of a soft robot? Swat it.
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Blog: Test & Measurement
As additive manufacturing supports the creation of critical metal parts, designers need to know that the parts are high-quality.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Vitrek introduces the PA920 Series ultra-high-accuracy power analyzer.
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Briefs: Power
Embedded Gas and Temperature Sensors for Extreme Environments
Innovative process control systems for improved efficiency and lower emissions in current and future fossil-fuel-based power systems and related applications require durable, embedded sensor technology that can operate at higher temperatures and in harsh conditions.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This technology is a novel, rugged, and economic diagnostic and sensor platform technology.
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Briefs: Aerospace
A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.
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Briefs: Motion Control
These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.
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Briefs: Motion Control
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving together to transport objects.
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NASA Spinoff: Photonics/Optics
Isolators used to control semiconductor manufacturing keep the James Webb Space Telescope steady.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
According to the United Nations, 2.1 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and the majority live in developing nations. A process was developed...
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Various components are used to assemble robots that are more aware of their surroundings.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Ultra-thin SiC microstructures enable batch fabrication of MEMS, NEMS, pressure sensors, and biosensors.
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Briefs: Defense
The non-destructive coating has applications in structural health monitoring, aerospace, automotive, and military/defense.
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